The draft Renewable Energy Policy 2025 needs revision
The long-awaited draft of the new Renewable Energy Policy (REP) 2025 was published in February, inviting suggestions and advice for refinement.
8 April 2025, 07:00 AM
Tannery industry: Does the 2024 proposed minimum wage meet expectations?
Proper implementation of the new minimum wage needs extended attention.
9 October 2024, 03:00 AM
A man-made disaster and the major economic losses it caused
While the micro and messo levels of losses are immediate and short term, macro level losses would be medium to long term.
25 July 2024, 06:00 AM
Safety in RMG industry / How are local monitoring agencies faring 10 years after Rana Plaza?
Bangladesh still lacks strong governing institutions that could effectively monitor safety issues in the RMG industry
4 May 2023, 16:00 PM
CPD POWER & ENERGY STUDY / COP26: Will world leaders make commitment out of the box?
The COP26 began at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow yesterday. The whole world is closely watching how much of their expectation on reducing climate vulnerabilities is being addressed through required actions.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Taming coronavirus rampage / We are heading towards a bumpy road, but are we prepared?
Bangladesh has decided to gradually resume economic activities, a decision that was taken at a time when the daily detection of coronavirus patients in the country is on the rise -- from 418 on 26 April to 1,034 on 11 May.
12 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Opening factories would do more harm than good
The recent events in the garment sector regarding the workers’ unpaid wages, layoffs, retrenchment and opening of factories without proper safety measures portray that the May Day does not bear any more significance than a normal day.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Taming Coronavirus Rampage / Prioritisation, selection and distribution of the stimulus package
On 5 April, the honourable prime minister has announced the second stimulus package in view of addressing the adversity of coronavirus on our economy.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM
The draft Renewable Energy Policy 2025 needs revision
The long-awaited draft of the new Renewable Energy Policy (REP) 2025 was published in February, inviting suggestions and advice for refinement.
8 April 2025, 07:00 AM
Tannery industry: Does the 2024 proposed minimum wage meet expectations?
Proper implementation of the new minimum wage needs extended attention.
9 October 2024, 03:00 AM
A man-made disaster and the major economic losses it caused
While the micro and messo levels of losses are immediate and short term, macro level losses would be medium to long term.
25 July 2024, 06:00 AM
How are local monitoring agencies faring 10 years after Rana Plaza?
Bangladesh still lacks strong governing institutions that could effectively monitor safety issues in the RMG industry
4 May 2023, 16:00 PM
COP26: Will world leaders make commitment out of the box?
The COP26 began at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow yesterday. The whole world is closely watching how much of their expectation on reducing climate vulnerabilities is being addressed through required actions.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
We are heading towards a bumpy road, but are we prepared?
Bangladesh has decided to gradually resume economic activities, a decision that was taken at a time when the daily detection of coronavirus patients in the country is on the rise -- from 418 on 26 April to 1,034 on 11 May.
12 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Opening factories would do more harm than good
The recent events in the garment sector regarding the workers’ unpaid wages, layoffs, retrenchment and opening of factories without proper safety measures portray that the May Day does not bear any more significance than a normal day.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Prioritisation, selection and distribution of the stimulus package
On 5 April, the honourable prime minister has announced the second stimulus package in view of addressing the adversity of coronavirus on our economy.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Taming coronavirus rampage: An efficient and inclusive approach is the need of the hour
The outbreak of coronavirus is deepening in the country and the risks on public health and overall economy is getting high.
28 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Decent living through revised wages: “Fair price” first
The discussion on the revision of minimum wages in Bangladesh's apparels sector over the last eight months has ended with a partial announcement of minimum wages by the Minimum Wage Board (MWB) on September 13, 2018.
22 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Why the business-as-usual approach cannot sustain graduation momentum
As we know by now, Bangladesh has attained all three criteria for graduation from the least developed country (LDC) group.
22 March 2018, 18:00 PM
RMG sector: Lessons for the future
The formation of Accord and Alliance in 2013 and their activities for workplace safety in the RMG sector have led to important organisational learning for Bangladesh.
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Emerging Asian markets and export diversification
Widening comparative advantage in global export market has not only triggered economic growth but also ensured expected structural transformation as has been revealed in many Asian developing economies such as South Korea,
22 February 2017, 18:00 PM