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From Bangladesh to the world: scaling a low-cost model for vision care

In a recent conversation with The Daily Star, Anne Coolen discusses technology in global health, the RGIL model, community health workers, partnerships, and skills needed by young professionals.
27 November 2025, 11:54 AM

Why the culture of glorifying overwork needs to stop

Being the last person to leave the office was a badge of honour in the old world
25 November 2025, 12:59 PM

From policy to production: bringing equality into RMG and agro-processing management

Capacity development in Bangladesh’s ready-made garments (RMG) sector has long meant training workers on skills at the sewing line.
25 November 2025, 12:53 PM

The Gen Z guide to financial sanity in your 20s

Financial sanity in our twenties is not about becoming a finance bro overnight or rejecting every impulse purchase that brings us joy. It is about building a system that can survive our bad weeks, unexpected expenses, and the constant oscillation between “I am going to be rich” and “why is everything so expensive?”
18 November 2025, 06:04 AM

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
16 November 2025, 18:44 PM

How to project confidence in a job interview

Confidence in an interview is not a personality trait reserved for extroverts. It is a set of behaviours that signal preparation, clarity, and calm.
11 November 2025, 05:52 AM

Where women lead the line: a new route to RMG supervision

For years, women have been the public face of Bangladesh’s ready-made garments industry. The empowerment narrative is familiar. Yet on most production floors, women remain concentrated in helper and operator roles. Where day-to-day decisions are taken, the picture is stark. Only around 3 to 5% of supervisory posts are held by women, a share that was lower still a few years ago.
11 November 2025, 05:31 AM

Jobs of the week

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9 November 2025, 06:12 AM

Bangladesh is the next big market for computing growth

In an interview with The Daily Star, Lee outlines how the Taiwanese technology giant is positioning itself for the next decade, both globally and in Bangladesh.
6 November 2025, 09:17 AM

The trouble with companies using AI for the sake of it

It has become almost fashionable for companies to claim they are using AI. Every boardroom, every quarterly report, every strategic offsite seems to revolve around the same language of transformation.
6 November 2025, 09:06 AM

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
2 November 2025, 07:41 AM

US companies announced over 25,000 job cuts this month: report

US companies announced over 25,000 job cuts this month, according to a recent Reuters report, as firms around the globe ramp up layoffs.
29 October 2025, 06:10 AM

Having a one-to-one with your boss about moving on

A focused one-to-one with your manager is the right place to test ideas, map options and, if necessary, set a respectful course away from your current role. Handled well, it protects relationships, reveals opportunities you cannot see from your desk, and reduces the risk of impulsive exits.
28 October 2025, 07:21 AM

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
27 October 2025, 06:41 AM

How to futureproof your IT leadership career

AI is rewriting job descriptions, regulations are tightening, and value is shifting from projects to enduring products and platforms. To prosper through the next decade, treat your career as a system with three compounding levers: capability, credibility, and capital.
21 October 2025, 05:05 AM

Jobs of the week

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19 October 2025, 08:12 AM

Korvi Rakshand represents Bangladesh at UNESCO Award’s 20th anniversary

Korvi Rakshand, Founder and Executive Director of the JAAGO Foundation, represented Bangladesh at the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education, hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain at the University of Bahrain.
14 October 2025, 07:53 AM

The Gen Z guide to smarter learning

For Gen Z students who have grown up navigating both online classes and algorithmic chaos, learning smarter isn’t about working harder or longer. It is about using the right tools with the right mindset.
14 October 2025, 05:44 AM

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
12 October 2025, 08:53 AM

High-performance computing: a path forward for Bangladesh

In this conversation, Professor Torsten Hoefler, a globally recognised expert in supercomputing, Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, and recipient of the 2024 ACM Prize in Computing, shares his insights on the potential of HPC to catalyse development in Bangladesh.
7 October 2025, 04:28 AM