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When brand essence pales  

A  few years ago, arguably the doyen of marketing Dr. Philip Kottler made an observation that for all its manufacturing presence Bangladesh didn't have an 'international' brand identity. There were approving nods in the seminar hall from persons ranging from...

Will we ever have (taka) trillionaires?

Minus the "Taka," the above heading is from Tim McDonald's...

A fragmented multilateralism?

Amid ongoing attacks by US President Donald Trump, the battle...

Rich-poor gap must be reduced

This is really perplexing that Bangladesh has topped the list...

Current account deficit and BOP concerns  

On two broad macro-economic   parameters, there has been   a certain   ...

Dhaka's video gaming problem  

Digital games are bad for children as they can easily...

Nurturing possibilities

The decision of Glaxo Smith Kline Beecham (GSK) to close...

Rohingya crisis: Global sympathy is not enough

Bangladesh has been bearing the heavy cost of sheltering the...

Frequent power outages plague parts of rural Bangladesh

Over the past nine years, the government has drastically improved...

In memory of Guru Suruj Dewan

An entire village is in deep mourning over the death...

Curing Dhaka's diseased lungs

Hatirjheel was supposed to be the lungs of Dhaka City....

Deciphering the mind of bullies

Bullying, not necessarily, involves physical assault. In popular notion in...

The promise and pitfalls of AI: Fuelling economic inequality

Like any transformative trend, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)...

Road accidents: Roadblock to achieving SDGs

Death toll from road accidents continues to occur almost every...

The fat and the lean of it

In the space of less than a year, scientific studies...

Developing a vibrant bond market

Bond market in Bangladesh remains largely underdeveloped.  Dominated by the...

Plight of hajj pilgrims

Last year, thousands of hajj pilgrims had suffered for the...

Of work, leisure and retirement

Some people dread the very idea of retirement. They can't...

Is road safety a distant dream?

The Road Transport Bill, 2018, the draft of which was...

Corporatisation of RMG industry

A report carried in this paper  on August 26  titled, ...

Rawhide business in the doldrums

Although the prices of commodities in general show an upward...

Trump's policies will displace the dollar

Back in 1965, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, then France's Minister of...

Import of double-decker buses and handicaps of BRTC

The usefulness of double-decker buses in the fleet of the...

Agriculture most vulnerable to climate change

As an economy, Bangladesh has performed remarkably well in recent...

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