Economic growth

How Bangladesh can build its trade negotiation capabilities

Bangladesh must proactively pursue trade agreements that ensure favourable market access while also strengthening its export competitiveness.
17 September 2025, 06:51 AM

Beyond development paradox & unnayan without democracy

As Bangladesh seeks to recalibrate its path in the aftermath of recent upheavals, the time is ripe to revisit an oft-invoked but under-examined agenda: institutional reform. Institutions are crucial to understand, as they are foundational for governance, transformation, and economic development.
16 May 2025, 18:00 PM

The future of work: Challenges and opportunities for youth employment

There is no denying the fact that the greatest wealth of a nation is neither its geographical size nor its natural resources, but its skilled human resources.
23 March 2025, 05:00 AM

Don’t Be blind to the truth: Vision impairment is an economic crisis in disguise

Vision impairment significantly impacts socioeconomic growth, particularly for low-income workers. Accessible eye care, such as affordable spectacles, enhances productivity and transforms lives, emphasizing the need for integrated eye health initiatives within public health frameworks to address this critical issue.
10 October 2024, 09:39 AM

The ecocidal mindset of our policymakers

The question posed by the bureaucrat reflects not only the depth of his ignorance but also reveals the general mindset of our policymakers.
24 March 2024, 00:00 AM

Dhaka sees changing skyline indicative of growing economic strength

Even though high-rises are mostly Dhaka centric, they reflect an overall economic strength of the country, according to experts
22 January 2024, 16:45 PM