Girls must grow up in a safe environment to lead our future
Why is violence against children, especially girls, increasing, and what can be done to stop it?
11 October 2025, 13:56 PM
Opinion / What are the current realities of Bangladesh’s economy?
Over the past few years, the economy has been facing tough challenges.
27 September 2025, 06:00 AM
Why the reproductive autonomy of women must be ensured
About 77 percent of women in the country are unable to make their own decisions about childbearing.
23 August 2025, 07:00 AM
Reading his diaries and understanding the man
I do not remember who gave me the book—it may have been a friend, colleague, or a student of mine.
22 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Having their say: Well-being, choice and voice of Bangladeshi women
Development is all about enlarging freedoms for all so that every human being can pursue the choices they value and raise their voices in support of those choices.
18 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Opinion / Strategies we can employ in tariff talks with the US
We must realise that the US has started the tariff war with a political agenda.
15 July 2025, 05:00 AM
Let’s not forget the silent emergencies of the world
In Gaza, the risk of famine is increasing due to protracted military operations. Humanitarian efforts are constrained both by inadequate relief materials and inaccessibility to the most affected areas.
12 July 2025, 07:00 AM
The cost of marrying off girls too soon
Child marriage is closely linked to high adolescent pregnancy rates.
26 June 2025, 04:00 AM
RIP to GDP? Not So Fast
Recently, David Pilling had a write-up entitled “Do we need to say RIP (Rest in Peace) to GDP?” The write-up draws on his latest book The Growth Delusion on which he recently spoke at the Oxford Literary Festival.
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Counting what counts in development
To most people, “development” is best measured by the quantity of change – like gains in average income, life expectancy, or years spent in school. The Human Development Index (HDI), a composite measure of national progress that my office at the United Nations Development Programme oversees, combines all three statistics to rank countries relative to one another.
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM