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Jobs of the week

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31 May 2026

Clicks, culture, and the curious feminisation of marketing

The post-war consumer economy depended heavily on household purchasing, and it quickly became clear that these decisions were not made in boardrooms or sales meetings, but in kitchens and living rooms.
26 May 2026

Jobs of the week

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24 May 2026

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
10 May 2026

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
3 May 2026

Breaking into investment banking in the US

For Bangladeshi professionals hoping to make a similar move, his experience offers a practical look at what investment banking involves, how MBA recruitment works, and what it takes to build a sustainable career in a demanding industry.
28 April 2026

Jobs of the week

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26 April 2026

Women entrepreneurs could power Bangladesh’s renewable energy transition

A mix of financial innovation, targeted outreach, community engagement, and risk-sharing will be essential if more women are to participate in renewable energy enterprises.
21 April 2026

Jobs of the week

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19 April 2026

Breaking into tech in the US

For mid-career professionals from non-STEM backgrounds, breaking into that ecosystem is often less about learning to code and more about understanding how to position existing experience, build the right skills, and navigate a highly competitive hiring market.
14 April 2026

Jobs of the week

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12 April 2026

How we learn from work and what we often miss

The idea of “learning from execution” challenges the tendency to treat results as self-explanatory and argues that without deliberate analysis, both success and failure can mislead.
8 April 2026

The rise of D2C in Bangladesh

Walk through any university campus, scroll through Instagram shops, or browse local marketplaces, and one pattern becomes clear: Bangladesh is not just seeing more startups, it is seeing the birth of its first generation of direct-to-consumer brands.
8 April 2026

Jobs of the week

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29 March 2026

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
8 March 2026

A guide to navigating the workplace in Ramadan

In Bangladesh, Ramadan reshapes not only personal routines but also institutional rhythms. Office hours adjust, traffic patterns shift, and workplace energy follows a different arc across the day.
3 March 2026

Jobs of the week

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1 March 2026

The ‘Asian tiger’ dream is stalling. It is time Bangladeshi founders look to the Gulf

There is a familiar refrain doing the rounds in Dhaka’s startup circles. “The ecosystem is dead.” “The ship is sinking.” The mood is understandable, but it misdiagnoses the problem. Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem is not dying. It is just working from the wrong map.
24 February 2026

Jobs of the week

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22 February 2026

Why entrepreneurship must be Bangladesh’s next national mission

Traditional employment is under pressure everywhere, squeezed by automation, artificial intelligence, slower growth and the aftershocks of the pandemic. Young people are hit first and hardest, pushed into unemployment, underemployment, or insecure work.
17 February 2026