There is need for a well-designed and effective industrial policy wherein monetary (interest rate subsidies) and fiscal incentives (reduced taxes or tax holidays) should be transparent and time-bound.

AS I finished writing condolence letters to my Nepalese colleagues and friends, who fortunately were spared from the deadly earthquake though some had to take shelter in tents for the whole week...

Ultimately, upholding women's rights will not only make economies work for women, it will also benefit societies as a whole by creating a fairer and more sustainable future.

DESPITE ongoing efforts to catalyse global development cooperation, there have been significant obstacles to progress in recent years.

Asian Development Bank revises down its growth projection for Bangladesh to 6.1 percent for 2015 fiscal from its earlier projection of 6.4 percent.

THE tragedy that took place on April 24, 2013 in a suburb of Bangladesh, a few miles away from the capital, became a global tragedy.

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are poised to hold their annual meetings, but the big news in global economic

A recent headline in The Daily Star announced that the inflation rate in Bangladesh rose by 0.13 percent in March as compared to

GIVING up the spotlight is never easy. The United States, like many aging celebrities, is struggling to share the stage with new faces, especially

THIS is the time of the year that draws the attention of most people on economic and financial matters. The Finance Ministry and the National

EXTREME poverty is officially defined in Bangladesh in terms of total living expenses of a family falling short of the cost of minimum

THE Western media was all about Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, when he died recently.

Angers that seemed exaggerated and distant even a decade ago -- global warming, ozone depletion, desertification and even

Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are the two biggest political parties in Bangladesh. But instead of

BANGLADESH'S War of Independence in 1971 was the culmination of a prolonged movement for emancipation from economic, political and cultural subjugation by West Pakistan.

APRIL 24, 2013 changed our lives forever. We woke up to altered realities of manufacturing where new safety standards became our sole tool of survival. Platforms like Accord and Alliance stepped in.

THE postindustrial economy is indifferent to men's strength. The attributes that are most valuable for business -- innovation, leadership, passion, open communication, the ability to focus -- are not predominantly male.

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today forecast that Bangladesh’s economy will grow by 6 percent in the current fiscal year, down from the government’s target of 7.3 percent and World Bank’s 6.2 percent.

The inflation rate in the county has risen by 0.1 percent in February than that of January this year.

AS the country battles with layers of snow in the biting cold, its economy brings some positive news.