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Uncertain politics, unsettling economy
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Bangladesh in the age of global economic flux
27 July 2025, 06:00 AM AN OPEN DIALOGUE
Rohingya repatriation at a crossroads
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How extortion is strangling businesses
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Banning hundi won’t solve Bangladesh’s forex problem

Eminent economists have blamed the hundi market for the sorry state of Bangladesh’s forex reserves and the downward pressure on our exchange rate.
17 March 2023, 15:00 PM

Our world is becoming economically fragmented

Even though globalisation may have peaked, it is far from being wholly reversed, and Western countries need to stop weaponising trade and economic policy.
19 February 2023, 02:00 AM

What is holding Bangladesh's GDP growth rate down?

Pursuing GDP growth at the expense of people’s well-being will bring it down.
4 February 2023, 15:00 PM

With the right policies, we can be cautiously optimistic about 2023

Emerging markets and developing economies are expected to grow at the rate of 3.4 percent, maintaining the steady growth from 2022's expansion.
21 January 2023, 15:00 PM

Has Bangladesh become 'a dual society'?

There is an abundance of wealth in pockets and for a segment of the upper crust of civil society commingling with the underlying sub-strata consisting of the populace who fight hunger and poor health.
7 January 2023, 13:00 PM

From COP27 to COP28: The tricky road ahead

Attribution Science can play a leading role in figuring out which countries the money should flow to
11 December 2022, 05:33 AM

In a time of crisis, global leaders have failed us

Countries in Southeast Asia had until recently taken for granted a stable relationship between China and the US to preserve their own prosperity.
26 November 2022, 15:00 PM

Bad economic policies and Biden’s loss

One of the few axioms of US politics is the loss of seats by the president's party in midterm House elections
12 November 2022, 14:17 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

What Bangladesh needs to consider before devaluing the taka further

The taka has been devalued against the dollar in seven steps this year.
15 October 2022, 12:00 PM

How do third world countries dodge the looming economic crisis?

While the participants in the Ukraine war are spending billions of dollars each day on weapons and other destructive arsenals, millions of people and the leaders in South Asia and Africa are passing days in anxiety with rising external debt, a strong dollar, lingering supply chain disruptions, and food shortages.
1 October 2022, 14:22 PM

Queen Elizabeth II and my aunt: Reflections on death and loss

Both Najma and Elizabeth II are glowing examples of their lifelong love and selfless service.
19 September 2022, 12:16 PM

Good planning requires accurate data

An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
20 August 2022, 14:45 PM

The newest challenge to environmental goals

It was reported that US President Joe Biden will be travelling to Saudi Arabia next month and finally kowtow to its rulers.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Monitoring, better statistics and jawboning can check inflation

How do you control inflation in a market economy?
13 June 2022, 13:36 PM

‘Price Controls! Can’t we do anything else to beat inflation?’

What does a government do to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by rising prices and shortages?
4 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Will Ankhi be able to take the SSC exam this year?

I have known Ankhi since she was two-years-old. She is the daughter of Ali and Kohinoor who have struggled their entire life to support their children as they climb the steps to get out of poverty through education.
21 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Could Bangladesh be the next Sri Lanka?

Public demonstrations, political protests calling for the government to resign, and long queues at gas stations and grocery stores have been a regular feature in Sri Lanka for the last few weeks.
7 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Why do we love to hate Dhaka?

Over the years, I have offered in these columns my ideas on solving some of Dhaka’s problems: overcrowding, traffic, and open garbage on the streets.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM

How to make the Universal Pension Scheme successful

The Bangladesh government recently announced a move to roll out a pension plan, initially named the Universal Pension Scheme (UPS), during the 2022-23 fiscal year.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM