The budget must rebuild social protection for a changing economy
4 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh has reached a point where social protection can no longer be treated as a set of small compensatory programmes for the poor.
4 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh needs to move up in global value chains through industrial upgrading
17 May 2026, 09:00 AM
Bangladesh’s participation in global value chains remains narrow and concentrated in low-value segments.
17 May 2026, 09:00 AM
Bangladesh’s food insecurity warning cannot be ignored
27 April 2026, 09:00 AM
The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) carries an uncomfortable message for Bangladesh.
27 April 2026, 09:00 AM
2026-27 budget must stabilise economy amid mounting pressures
2 April 2026, 08:00 AM
The 2026-27 budget comes at a critical moment for the country.
2 April 2026, 08:00 AM
What US trade probes mean for Bangladesh
15 March 2026, 00:00 AM
The United States’ recent decision to launch two separate investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974—one concerning global industrial overcapacity and another focusing on forced labour—signals a sharper turn in Washington’s trade policy.
15 March 2026, 00:00 AM
US Section 301 investigations: what they mean for Bangladesh’s trade future
14 March 2026, 20:40 PM
For Bangladesh, these moves are more than distant geopolitical gestures
14 March 2026, 20:40 PM
Can Family Card reset our social protection system?
2 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Social protection is not charity. It is an economic policy.
2 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Trump's reciprocal tariffs: What the US Supreme Court ruling means for Bangladesh
21 February 2026, 13:28 PM
For Bangladesh’s garment sector - highly dependent on the US market -predictability is almost as important as the tariff rate itself
21 February 2026, 13:28 PM
Political economy of regional integration
The aspiration for deeper regional integration is high on the political agenda of most of the leaders in South Asia. Since the early
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Is Bangladesh all set to be a middle income country?
BANGLADESH has recently been upgraded from low income country (LIC) to lower-middle income country (LMIC) as per the World Bank's classification.
5 March 2016, 18:00 PM
How to tackle 'entitlement failure' in infrastructure?
In the discourse on infrastructure and economic growth the dominant area of discussion is on the quantity and quality of infrastructure
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Making the most of the demographic dividend
As people's economic behaviour varies at different stages of life, changes in a country's age structure can have substantial effects on its economic performance.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Demystifying non-tariff barriers in South Asia
In the initial years of SAARC in the 1980s, the popular hypothesis for the reason behind limited intra-regional trade was the prevailing
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh needs a new investment regime
Looking at the trend in the investment-GDP ratio since 1979-80, we can suggest four different investment regimes in Bangladesh.
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Our garment industry at a crossroad
In order to maintain the competitive advantage, there is a tendency of putting downward pressure on workers' wages and benefits. In this context, for the workers' welfare, there is a critical need for reducing the cost of doing business in Bangladesh.
26 June 2015, 18:00 PM
From 'good-enough' jobs to 'decent' jobs
Though there are many views on 'inclusive growth', the key consensus is that inclusive growth is a growth process which reduces poverty, inequality and social exclusion and promotes 'decent' jobs and economic and social cohesion.
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Is it a sustained driver of economic growth and employment creation?
There is need for a well-designed and effective industrial policy wherein monetary (interest rate subsidies) and fiscal incentives (reduced taxes or tax holidays) should be transparent and time-bound.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM