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Abdullah Shibli

AN OPEN DIALOGUE

Dr Abdullah Shibli is an Economist, and IT consultant. He previously worked for Harvard University and the World Bank.

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Is the Trump administration committing war crimes in Venezuela?

2 January 2026, 07:00 AM
Since September last year, the Trump administration has taken a hard line against Venezuela.
2 January 2026, 07:00 AM
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Uncertain politics, unsettling economy

7 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Bangladesh's much-anticipated parliamentary elections are scheduled for next February. And they could not have come at a more fraught time for the country. More than 16 months have passed since the interim administration took office, and unofficial estimates indicate a downward trend in the government's approval ratings.
7 December 2025, 07:00 AM
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Can Mamdani deliver on the issues that secured his win?

10 November 2025, 05:00 AM
This was the first election since Trump took office in January that provided an opportunity to gauge voters' current political mood.
10 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Migrant workers

Japan has opened its door for Bangladesh, let’s not ruin it

25 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Bangladesh plans to send one lakh people to Japan over the next five years.
25 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Bangladesh-India relations

Will the upcoming election stabilise Bangladesh-India relations?

14 October 2025, 04:00 AM
There are several areas where Bangladesh and India can collaborate.
14 October 2025, 04:00 AM
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Remembering Salahuddin Ahmed, a mentor and friend

28 September 2025, 06:39 AM
Salahuddin Ahmed had a career that only a few can imagine.
28 September 2025, 06:39 AM
Ukraine’s peace lies in compromise

AN OPEN DIALOGUE / Ukraine’s peace lies in compromise

25 August 2025, 05:00 AM
Before Biden, various US presidents had respected an unwritten understanding between Russia and the West that Ukraine would not be invited to join NATO.
25 August 2025, 05:00 AM
Why opinion polls still matter

AN OPEN DIALOGUE / Why opinion polls still matter

10 August 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion polls are, in a sense, a necessary evil. They can often incur the wrath of those in power, or of individuals whose views are not corroborated by, or match, the information provided by a survey.
10 August 2025, 04:00 AM
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Patrick Modiano's So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborho

So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood is Patrick Modiano's first publication since 2014 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in
25 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Can we get there by 2030?

The title of this essay may raise a few eyebrows in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has already embraced the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and there is no doubt that the government and civil society are marching ahead to reach the various targets.
11 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Can UK afford the Brexit divorce bill?

The Brexit vote last June and the letter invoking Article 50 on March 29 this year by the government of Theresa May has set in motion
2 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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A Geneva Convention for cyber security

Cyber security and the threat by hackers have been in the news headlines in the recent past. Two of the most recent incidents are well known: the Bangladesh Bank cyber theft in February 2016 and the recent WannaCry attacks for ransom in May 2017.
29 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh labour compensation laws

Bangladesh labour compensation laws - Need for an upgrade

The recent boiler accident at Jamuna Auto Rice Mills, located in Gopalganj in Dinajpur district, which killed 18 workers and injured 10 others...
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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USA-China policy reset: Security concerns override economics

During the last US presidential elections, candidate Donald Trump always had rather harsh words including warnings for China,
12 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Reversing the declining price of RMG exports

Bangladesh is running out of breath as it tries to reach the USD 50 billion garments export target for 2021 set by the industry in 2014.
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Aerial view of Dhaka city

A tale of two cities

I read with interest a recent story on Dhaka, the city where I was born, on the pages of this newspaper.
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Can we have a fact based discussion?

Should Bangladesh go ahead with the coal-powered plant in Rampal? I struggled with the question for many months before I could put together a coherent line of thought and argument.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Challenges facing the Chinese President

CHINA'S President Xi Jinping has been walking a very delicate tightrope since the inauguration of the new President of the USA who has threatened to launch an economic war with China.
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Life and Peace

The apartment is quiet when Sarah wakes up this morning. She doesn't feel like getting up from bed and wants to just lie there, as though frozen, for a few minutes.
10 February 2017, 18:00 PM
The humble economist

The humble economist

All indications are that the world economy will experience robust growth in the coming months barring any oil shocks, outbreak of open hostilities in the Far East, collapse of the British economy following Article 50 notification, and a financial crisis akin to the Greek economic crisis of yesteryears.
10 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Economics of inclusion

In recent years, many developing countries have witnessed rapid growth in GDP but this has happened in sync with a surge in the number of people left behind.
21 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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A book of unsolved mysteries

Atrick Modiano, the French language novelist and winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature,is an enigmatic
15 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh and the new economic world order

Bangladesh has so far been watching from the sidelines as a major international shake-up currently takes shape in the global economic and political landscape.
1 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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The looming US-China economic clash?

It is no secret that President-elect Donald Trump's election caused some concerns in the corridors of power in Beijing.
19 December 2016, 18:00 PM
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Can President-elect Donald Trump deliver on his economic promises?

During his presi-dential campaign, Donald Trump, the candidate, made a number of promises to the US voters, and now it is time to ask whether he can deliver on them! Some of his promises are easy to keep,
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
How Bangladesh can become more competitive

How Bangladesh can become more competitive

According to the recently published “Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) 2016-2017”, Bangladesh is now ranked 106th among the 138 countries included in the survey.
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Danger

Is US public opinion turning against free trade?

It’s no secret that the American public is now increasingly voicing their concerns about free trade and trade pacts such as NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
7 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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A portrayal of different stages of life

Short stories by Alice Munro, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013, are a veritable delight to read.
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Pagination

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