Is the Trump administration committing war crimes in Venezuela?
Since September last year, the Trump administration has taken a hard line against Venezuela.
2 January 2026, 07:00 AM
2 January 2026, 07:00 AM
Uncertain politics, unsettling economy
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
7 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Can Mamdani deliver on the issues that secured his win?
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
10 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Japan has opened its door for Bangladesh, let’s not ruin it
Bangladesh plans to send one lakh people to Japan over the next five years.
25 October 2025, 04:00 AM
25 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Will the upcoming election stabilise Bangladesh-India relations?
There are several areas where Bangladesh and India can collaborate.
14 October 2025, 04:00 AM
14 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Remembering Salahuddin Ahmed, a mentor and friend
Salahuddin Ahmed had a career that only a few can imagine.
28 September 2025, 06:39 AM
28 September 2025, 06:39 AM
AN OPEN DIALOGUE / Ukraine’s peace lies in compromise
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
25 August 2025, 05:00 AM
AN OPEN DIALOGUE / Why opinion polls still matter
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
10 August 2025, 04:00 AM
Remembering a man with a magical touch
A globe-trotter, Kaiser Zaman, an organiser during Bangladesh’s Liberation War and a well-known humanitarian, passed away on June 19, 2023 in Dhaka, at the age of 78.
23 July 2023, 06:19 AM
Why did the World Bank and IMF come under fire from Guterres?
The UN Secretary-General appears frustrated for three reasons
9 July 2023, 03:00 AM
Why the FY23-24 budget will not curb the rate of inflation
Unfortunately, the budget will do nothing to ease the hardship and the budgetary crunch felt by the common man.
24 June 2023, 16:00 PM
A pioneer of modern economics who popularised ‘rational expectations’
A titan in the field of economics, Robert Emerson Lucas Jr (known to his devotees as “Bob”) passed away on May 15 in Chicago.
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM
The looming US default and some lessons
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen announced on May 1 that unless the US Congress raises the ceiling, the US government could run out of cash as early as June 1.
28 May 2023, 05:00 AM
The Fed faces an uphill task
The trade-off between a rate hike and a lower GDP growth rate is increasingly becoming fragile.
14 May 2023, 04:00 AM
AI will replenish, complement and enhance human intelligence
Students in higher education in the USA have been using software tools enhanced by AI for years.
30 April 2023, 05:00 AM
The enormous potential of AI cannot be dismissed
The advance of AI will be facilitated if governments and/or international organisations can create guidelines to address privacy, security, and equal access issues.
15 April 2023, 12:00 PM
How the poor dodge the pangs of hunger
The landless casual workers in rural areas and the urban poor face a bleak prospect.
1 April 2023, 19:30 PM
Banning hundi won’t solve Bangladesh’s forex problem
Eminent economists have blamed the hundi market for the sorry state of Bangladesh’s forex reserves and the downward pressure on our exchange rate.
17 March 2023, 15:00 PM
Shabbir Ahmed Shuvo: An inspiration for future (and all) generations
Shabbir Ahmed Shuvo, a Bangladeshi scholar of international repute, has left his legacy for many generations to come.
5 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Our world is becoming economically fragmented
Even though globalisation may have peaked, it is far from being wholly reversed, and Western countries need to stop weaponising trade and economic policy.
19 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Staying on top of the 4IR at the policy level
Bangladesh is poised to join the ranks of middle-income countries in 2026, and industrial growth will form the backbone of our economy as we make this transition.
10 February 2023, 18:00 PM
What is holding Bangladesh's GDP growth rate down?
Pursuing GDP growth at the expense of people’s well-being will bring it down.
4 February 2023, 15:00 PM
With the right policies, we can be cautiously optimistic about 2023
Emerging markets and developing economies are expected to grow at the rate of 3.4 percent, maintaining the steady growth from 2022's expansion.
21 January 2023, 15:00 PM
Has Bangladesh become 'a dual society'?
There is an abundance of wealth in pockets and for a segment of the upper crust of civil society commingling with the underlying sub-strata consisting of the populace who fight hunger and poor health.
7 January 2023, 13:00 PM
From COP27 to COP28: The tricky road ahead
Attribution Science can play a leading role in figuring out which countries the money should flow to
11 December 2022, 05:33 AM
In a time of crisis, global leaders have failed us
Countries in Southeast Asia had until recently taken for granted a stable relationship between China and the US to preserve their own prosperity.
26 November 2022, 15:00 PM
Bad economic policies and Biden’s loss
One of the few axioms of US politics is the loss of seats by the president's party in midterm House elections
12 November 2022, 14:17 PM
Economics Nobel for Central Bankers?
Winners of the Nobel Prize in economics this year were rewarded for their work in the 1980s that 'significantly improved' the world's understanding of banks.
29 October 2022, 14:00 PM