Brexit: Rise of neo-nationalism and protectionism?
While European leaders dreamt of an intertwined economy across Europe 43 years ago, the British people desired something else.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Making the budget work
The mid-year event of discussing the national expenditure and income, and their implications, has caught the attention of a broader section of people over the years. The national budget, which is also supposedly the reflection of the political
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Quick implementation for quick results
WITH the fiscal year crossing its halfway mark, discussions on the implementation status of annual development programmes (ADP)
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Visa hassles for Bangladeshis
The tourism industry has indeed become a major impetus to growth through its direct and indirect positives.
14 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Banking sector for sustainable growth
Bangladesh's financial sector is dominated by the banking sector. The dominance of the banking sector makes the financial sector vulnerable on the one hand, but highlights the crucial importance of the sector in resource mobilisation and economic growth, on the other. The role of the banking sector in accelerating growth is contingent upon the soundness and depth of the sector. In Bangladesh the banking sector has travelled through a journey where the sector has experienced several ups and downs. Reforms measures have been undertaken in an attempt to improve upon the structural constraints of the sector.
4 February 2016, 18:00 PM
CORRUPTION HURTS
After experiencing many ups and downs over the last four plus decades, the economy of Bangladesh has transformed into a promising one on many accounts.
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Loan default and flaunting money
Recently, in Davos at the World Economic Forum, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan sent a strong message to the Indian businessmen who default thousands of crores of bank money...
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM
The environment we live in
Two reports appeared on the same day. Sal forests in Gazipur are heavily degraded. They have reduced by 79 percent within a decade.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Economist with a passion for the poor
Dr Mahabub Hossain dedicated his life to understand and explain the dynamics of the agricultural economy of Bangladesh.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Welcome to Bangladesh
Tightening of recent security measures at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, is a laudable initiative of the government.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN 2015
The year 2015 is ending with some positive notes for the Bangladesh economy, though challenges continue to accompany them.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
WTO's Nairobi Package for LDCs
The outcome of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation has received mixed reactions. From very depressing
20 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The pleasure of giving
The recent announcement of Silicon Valley's power couple - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his doctor wife Priscilla Chan...
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Rural transformation in focus
RURAL Bangladesh is changing its face. Both physically and structurally. With the rise of various new and emerging activities
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Pledges of Paris climate summit
Understandably, a significant amount will be required by poor countries as they are the most vulnerable to climate change. Additionally, they are also engulfed with environmental problems such as pollution and resource degradation which make their development unsustainable.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Counting a woman's worth
Despite an increase in the total working age of the female population, women's contribution to GDP is only about 30 percent. This is not only due to their greater involvement in the less productive informal sector but also because they are engaged mostly in unpaid activities within the household which are not counted in the traditional measure of GDP.
16 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Mitigating the implications of TPP
The recently adopted mega trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) led by the USA, has received mixed
25 October 2015, 18:00 PM
THE NOBEL MIND ON ECONOMIES OF POOR COUNTRIES
THE winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in the field of economics, Angus Deaton, professor of Economics and International Affairs of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, spent his career working on consumption, poverty and inequality.
18 October 2015, 18:00 PM
A BETTER TOMORROW
The issue of exploitation of child domestic labour does not catch our attention unless there is sensational news of torture in the media.
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Will the killings affect the economy?
Following the killing of an innocent Italian citizen on September 28 in Dhaka, tensions have been engulfing us on all sides. Diplomatic missions, quite naturally, alerted their citizens to stay safe and take precautions while moving around the city.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM