A gradual, homegrown approach to reforming political parties
Our political system stifles democracy and holds back economic progress.
6 May 2025, 04:00 AM
Popular mandate and the road to consensus and change
The current situation requires cooperation, institutional restructuring and free and fair elections.
10 April 2025, 02:00 AM
How parties can reach a consensus on reforms and elections
Prolonged uncertainty or a rigid "reform first, elections later" or “my way or the highway” stance will only deepen the crisis.
18 March 2025, 05:00 AM
Towards a common minimum reform programme
A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.
19 February 2025, 04:00 AM
Navigating development pathways in the evolving global order
The fundamental principles of a country’s development policy originate from the aspirations of the people through their struggles.
4 May 2024, 13:00 PM
Three perils unaddressed in the new budget
It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.
4 June 2023, 14:00 PM
Three questions for the new budget
Since the budget is a political process, the rules of the budgetary game are set within that continuum.
1 June 2023, 02:00 AM
Can Bangladesh become a regional industrial hub with Japan’s help?
Japan has critical interest in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Bangladesh, given that around 80 percent of its total trade volume passes through the ocean.
9 May 2023, 05:00 AM
A gradual, homegrown approach to reforming political parties
Our political system stifles democracy and holds back economic progress.
6 May 2025, 04:00 AM
Popular mandate and the road to consensus and change
The current situation requires cooperation, institutional restructuring and free and fair elections.
10 April 2025, 02:00 AM
How parties can reach a consensus on reforms and elections
Prolonged uncertainty or a rigid "reform first, elections later" or “my way or the highway” stance will only deepen the crisis.
18 March 2025, 05:00 AM
Towards a common minimum reform programme
A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.
19 February 2025, 04:00 AM
Navigating development pathways in the evolving global order
The fundamental principles of a country’s development policy originate from the aspirations of the people through their struggles.
4 May 2024, 13:00 PM
Three perils unaddressed in the new budget
It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.
4 June 2023, 14:00 PM
Three questions for the new budget
Since the budget is a political process, the rules of the budgetary game are set within that continuum.
1 June 2023, 02:00 AM
Can Bangladesh become a regional industrial hub with Japan’s help?
Japan has critical interest in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Bangladesh, given that around 80 percent of its total trade volume passes through the ocean.
9 May 2023, 05:00 AM
Tracing the origins of Bangladesh’s economic woes
Bangladesh’s economy is overwhelmingly dominated by informal sectors. The informalisation stems from deindustrialisation, which has set in prematurely in the country.
29 March 2023, 17:00 PM
SDGs: Where are we in achieving them?
The Covid-19 crisis necessitates a new roadmap for humanity. No other previous crisis caused as much devastation and reversals in gains in development since the 1990s.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
An alternative national budget for next fiscal year
The national budget for fiscal 2020-21 is being formulated at a time when the global coronavirus pandemic is leaving a long-lasting stain on the economy.
4 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Digital revolution: Prospects and preparations
The digital revolution is shaping ways and means of people and planet by blurring fence lines amongst physical, digital, and biological worlds.
17 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Fractured institutions and the absence of an inclusive political system
An assessment of implementation of 17 goals and 169 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is required since SDGs are
14 February 2019, 18:00 PM