AI will replenish, complement and enhance human intelligence
Students in higher education in the USA have been using software tools enhanced by AI for years.
30 April 2023, 05:00 AM
The enormous potential of AI cannot be dismissed
The advance of AI will be facilitated if governments and/or international organisations can create guidelines to address privacy, security, and equal access issues.
15 April 2023, 12:00 PM
How the poor dodge the pangs of hunger
The landless casual workers in rural areas and the urban poor face a bleak prospect.
1 April 2023, 19:30 PM
Banning hundi won’t solve Bangladesh’s forex problem
Eminent economists have blamed the hundi market for the sorry state of Bangladesh’s forex reserves and the downward pressure on our exchange rate.
17 March 2023, 15:00 PM
Shabbir Ahmed Shuvo: An inspiration for future (and all) generations
Shabbir Ahmed Shuvo, a Bangladeshi scholar of international repute, has left his legacy for many generations to come.
5 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Our world is becoming economically fragmented
Even though globalisation may have peaked, it is far from being wholly reversed, and Western countries need to stop weaponising trade and economic policy.
19 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Staying on top of the 4IR at the policy level
Bangladesh is poised to join the ranks of middle-income countries in 2026, and industrial growth will form the backbone of our economy as we make this transition.
10 February 2023, 18:00 PM
What is holding Bangladesh's GDP growth rate down?
Pursuing GDP growth at the expense of people’s well-being will bring it down.
4 February 2023, 15:00 PM
With the right policies, we can be cautiously optimistic about 2023
Emerging markets and developing economies are expected to grow at the rate of 3.4 percent, maintaining the steady growth from 2022's expansion.
21 January 2023, 15:00 PM
Has Bangladesh become 'a dual society'?
There is an abundance of wealth in pockets and for a segment of the upper crust of civil society commingling with the underlying sub-strata consisting of the populace who fight hunger and poor health.
7 January 2023, 13:00 PM
From COP27 to COP28: The tricky road ahead
Attribution Science can play a leading role in figuring out which countries the money should flow to
11 December 2022, 05:33 AM
In a time of crisis, global leaders have failed us
Countries in Southeast Asia had until recently taken for granted a stable relationship between China and the US to preserve their own prosperity.
26 November 2022, 15:00 PM
Bad economic policies and Biden’s loss
One of the few axioms of US politics is the loss of seats by the president's party in midterm House elections
12 November 2022, 14:17 PM
Economics Nobel for Central Bankers?
Winners of the Nobel Prize in economics this year were rewarded for their work in the 1980s that 'significantly improved' the world's understanding of banks.
29 October 2022, 14:00 PM
What Bangladesh needs to consider before devaluing the taka further
The taka has been devalued against the dollar in seven steps this year.
15 October 2022, 12:00 PM
How do third world countries dodge the looming economic crisis?
While the participants in the Ukraine war are spending billions of dollars each day on weapons and other destructive arsenals, millions of people and the leaders in South Asia and Africa are passing days in anxiety with rising external debt, a strong dollar, lingering supply chain disruptions, and food shortages.
1 October 2022, 14:22 PM
Queen Elizabeth II and my aunt: Reflections on death and loss
Both Najma and Elizabeth II are glowing examples of their lifelong love and selfless service.
19 September 2022, 12:16 PM
Why so many delayed flights this year?
I must concede that personality-wise, I am somewhat neurotic about delays, long queues, immigration desks, lost luggage, and the other woes that accompany aeroplane travels.
3 September 2022, 10:37 AM
Good planning requires accurate data
An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
20 August 2022, 14:45 PM
Digital divide gets wider if there is power failure and servers go down frequently
Bangladesh needs a fault-tolerant digital system.
6 August 2022, 16:00 PM