Bangladesh built its sukuk market on the wrong blueprint
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The growing cancer crisis among Bangladeshi women
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The human cost of wasting Rohingya aid funds
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Bonn dialogue on trade-climate interface: Can trade promote mitigation action?
30 June 2026, 17:25 PM
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Mental health: The health budget's blind spot
30 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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How the FY2026-27 budget repeats the habits of the past
30 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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Budget reform must start with what's feasible
30 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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The real test after Beijing
30 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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From ambition to execution: The real test of the FY2026-27 budget
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MACRO MIRROR
China’s role is key to resolving the Rohingya crisis
The Rohingya crisis needs to be resolved diplomatically and via political means.
2 November 2022, 08:49 AM
When will impunity for crimes against journalists end?
Violence against journalists have been on the rise in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
1 November 2022, 18:15 PM
Economic and political reforms must go hand in hand
All our institutions are crumbling because of politicisation, inefficiencies, and corruption.
1 November 2022, 15:13 PM
End of the Bolsonaro Era: What the World Can Learn from Brazil
With a sliver of sanity realising the urgent need for damage control, Brazilians have voted out their most dangerous populist leader.
1 November 2022, 11:30 AM
Changes in Labour Rules will actually reduce maternity benefits
Laws and policy frameworks must be sensitive towards the rights of maternity protection
31 October 2022, 18:30 PM
No smooth sailing ahead for Rishi Sunak
We must wait till November 17 to see how Rishi formalises his plans to prevent a recession creeping into the world’s sixth largest economy.
31 October 2022, 17:00 PM
#ChallengingTimes ahead for the Awami League?
It appears as though allowing the practice of “buying” nominations for too long may have hurt the party’s internal democracy.
31 October 2022, 15:00 PM
How can Bangladesh circumvent the global oil war?
Bangladesh should immediately get into negotiations with energy-exporting countries to come up with favourable arrangements.
31 October 2022, 13:00 PM
How political violence affects children
According to the World Health Organization, experiencing violence in childhood impacts one’s lifelong health and well-being.
31 October 2022, 09:41 AM
Mid-sized cities are our new urban frontier
A resilient and adjustable urban development policy for mid-sized cities is necessary to decentralise Dhaka.
30 October 2022, 18:30 PM
How to avoid conflict of interest in resolving election stalemate
Ahead of the general election next year, it is likely that there will be political unrest, social instability and turmoil.
30 October 2022, 16:00 PM
Can an IMF loan rescue Bangladesh's economy?
Our current economic situation is one in which countries usually look to the IMF for balance of payment support.
30 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Superpower rivalry in the knowledge economy: Is the balance of power shifting?
Of the world’s 114 smartest factories that deploy cutting edge Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, China owns a whopping 42.
30 October 2022, 11:12 AM
How erratic weather has affected our food production
More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.
30 October 2022, 06:15 AM
How decentralisation helped China and Vietnam grow
The achievements of pro-market reforms in these two countries over the past four decades have been stupendous.
30 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Why is workplace safety for women such a big ask?
The truth is that women are at risk of violence regardless of whether they work in homes, factories, fields or offices.
29 October 2022, 15:00 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
Learning to live with less?
In some neighbourhoods, when the power goes out, people emerge from their apartments and socialise.
29 October 2022, 10:00 AM
Partition 1947: Lessons we need to un/learn
Narratives from the peripheries are needed to balance out the indocentrism of Partition Studies
28 October 2022, 20:00 PM
Something is rotten in the state of things
The irony is, the top bureaucrats, who fail to secure our national interests, have no qualms in claiming the larger share of the development pie for themselves.
28 October 2022, 15:00 PM