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Sabbir Ahmad

Dr Sabbir Ahmad is a researcher, mentor, and a leader in project delivery and engineering. He can be reached at sabbir@ieee.org.

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We must collectively stop tolerating preventable deaths

7 March 2026, 01:19 AM
If our infrastructure is a threat, the ground beneath is a ticking clock, too.
7 March 2026, 01:19 AM
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Deferment or not, Bangladesh must prepare for LDC graduation

4 March 2026, 00:11 AM
Our current image, built on resilience under difficult conditions, is admirable but insufficient for the next chapter.
4 March 2026, 00:11 AM
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Global tourism resilience day / Our tourism needs a policy reset

17 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Our economy’s overwhelming dependence on garment exports leaves us exposed to global supply chain disruptions, automation threats, trade policy shifts, etc. Tourism offers a useful means of diversification, and it brings foreign currency directly.
17 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh bureaucratic reform 2026

Can the next government tame the bureaucracy?

6 February 2026, 00:34 AM
As Bangladesh approaches the pivotal February 12 election, a singular, urgent demand resonates from tea stalls to boardrooms: the dismantling of a bureaucratic apparatus that has strangled national progress for decades.
6 February 2026, 00:34 AM
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Opinion / Could Starlink solve the connectivity challenges in Bangladesh?

26 March 2025, 07:00 AM
A business model is required to reduce the cost of initial setup and monthly subscription fee of Starlink services.
26 March 2025, 07:00 AM
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How can we help beat the culture of littering? 

10 July 2023, 10:26 AM
Littering is a persistent problem in Bangladesh, one that all too often gets ignored by individuals and the society at large.
10 July 2023, 10:26 AM
National Budget 2020-21

Telecom—the next golden goose?

24 June 2020, 18:00 PM
On a sunny November afternoon in 1997, a ringtone buzzed while I was riding a rickshaw together with a friend.
24 June 2020, 18:00 PM
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Road to herd immunity: The hard truth

31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
As the number of infections and deaths from Covid-19 increase, economies around the world have started to feel the heat.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
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Paradox of analogue life in a digital age

Last Christmas break, I took my daughter out to dinner when she flew in to see me in Vancouver.
9 May 2020, 18:00 PM
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