Should vaccines be considered ‘global public goods’?
The Daily Star newspaper recently announced on its front page, “COVID Vaccines. One Lakh Pfizer Shots to Arrive Next Month” (May 19, 2021).
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
What we need to know about artificial intelligence and privacy rights
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel Klara and the Sun, his first since receiving the award in literature in 2017, has some relevance for policymakers and ordinary citizens across the globe.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Food insecurity increases amidst the latest Covid-19 spike
Food insecurity in Bangladesh during the pandemic is rising. Even in the best of times, millions of people in the country go hungry.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
World faces a looming crisis compounded by vaccine inequities
In a world that has always favoured the rich over the poor—both within a country and across nations—the Covid-19 pandemic will worsen this maldistribution further unless actions are taken soon to rectify it.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
The latest Suez crisis and the economic fallout
The latest crisis surrounding the Suez Canal appears to have come to a favourable resolution, avoiding a full-blown disaster. The world was watching with bated breath for almost 10 days, as the Suez Canal drama was playing out last week.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
NRB expertise and skills must be tapped aggressively
Non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB) have played an important role in the economic growth of the motherland. Whether it is the remittances we are talking about or the “diaspora network” that facilitates technology transfer,
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
What path lies ahead for Afghanistan?
From 1979 onwards, since the Soviet Army moved into Afghanistan to support Babrak Karmal and the communist regime, the country has been embroiled in one conflict after another.
20 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Can raising the minimum wage sometimes hurt the workers?
Raising the minimum wage is supposed to benefit the workers, particularly those who are making less than the minimum and are struggling to make a decent living.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Skill set workers need for the future job market
As we fight to overcome the damages done by the Covid-19 pandemic and restart and recalibrate our economies, this is a golden opportunity to ask what we can do to prepare ourselves better for the next decade. One thing is certain.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
How can our new graduates stay ahead in the tough job market?
I entered the job market when I was a graduate student at Dhaka University and have switched jobs many times since then.
6 February 2021, 18:00 PM
A case for improving labour conditions in Southeast Asia
It has been well-known for a long time that Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Middle East and South Asian countries are at the receiving end of all sorts of uncertainties one can think of.
20 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Brexit, the EU-UK agreement, and the economic impact
Some politicians promise an El Dorado if you vote them into power. Others tell stories, some true and some not so, to get the voters to believe them.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Reasons to be optimistic about the economic prospects for 2021
End of the year op-eds, or the thought of it, bring for me anxiety as well as joy. I feel anxious because I can’t decide what to write about, or find issues to vent about, as the year draws to a close.
26 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Remembering the hardships we faced in 1971
Bangladesh is celebrating the 49th anniversary of the nation’s Victory Day today.
15 December 2020, 18:00 PM
The ‘dalals’: How essential are they?
The other day I was chatting with Abu, a long-time friend of mine who has been living in Bangladesh for the last one year.
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Poverty during the pandemic: Three stories
In this time of the pandemic and the resultant economic slowdown, one has to be mindful of the effects of these twin curses on the poor of Bangladesh.
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A life dedicated to public service
Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri, popularly known as SB Chaudhuri, the former Governor of Bangladesh Bank, passed away on November 11 at United Hospital, Dhaka.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Can Biden fix the economy and kill the virus at the same time?
While the recent US Presidential Election has left a number of issues unresolved, one thing is clear.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM
The Story Behind the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics
The Nobel Prize for Economics this year was shared by two Americans, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson of Stanford University.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 and the economic challenges for South Asian countries
One of the industries hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown policies has been the travel and hospitality (T&H) sector.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM