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The 'third person in the room': Taming technology

How often these days do we hear a parent say,...

Climate change, disaster management and human rights

In the fourth week of September this year, a UN...

Mismatch between import liberalisation and export competitiveness

After liberation in 1971, Bangladesh adopted an industrial policy pursuing...

Rooftop solar power -- a sustainable option for Bangladesh

The days are coming soon when buyers will not be...

Air quality monitoring results show alarming signs

Cool and dry months are expected now in Bangladesh. Dhaka...

Isms, prisms, & schisms: 'Gods' that invariably fail

In a year when the global economy is headed south,...

Removing barriers to a vibrant bond market

A working committee formed by the government few months back...

Offshore banking in Bangladesh and impact of recent regulatory changes

Offshore banking in Bangladesh came into being in 1985 through...

Man, machines & the resource menu: Mending a broken circle

Even as the global economy keeps shrinking this year, key...

De-dollarisation of reserve currency: Reality checks

Sporadic hiccups of de-dollarisation moves by Chinese yuan and the...

Abrar Killing: A wake-up call

Abrar Fahad, a second year student of Bangladesh University of...

Indo-Pacific strategy:  Growing opportunities for shared prosperity, sustainable growth

There is nowhere I would rather be U.S. Ambassador than...

Agro-food processing industry in Bangladesh: An overview

The agro-food processing industry constitutes an important industry in the...

Some miss letters badly, some pick email

Rabindranath Tagore's Amol in his play titled 'Dakghor' waits for...

Workload & wires: Killing us softly?

Just the metamorphosis of the term "burned out" tells us...

CONCLUDING CLEAN DEAL IN PURCHASING LAND

In our common psyche, owning a piece of land is...

Longer term financing and its tradability

Business entities, established with capital injected by owners, are of...

Life insurance -- a 'sunrise industry' in Bangladesh

Living in a high growth era, people in Bangladesh are...

Beyond the headlines: The development story behind irregular migration

Last week, a too-familiar human tragedy captured news headlines. 39...

Philips Curve: Flat, dormant or dead?

High-growth monetary policy to combat unemployment tends to push inflation...

Curbing meddling by the tobacco industry

The tobacco industry's new rhetoric that smoking is harmful and...

Soaring solar energy: Flat-footed Bangladesh?

Who would believe the United States would be taking a...

Why rich cities rebel: Three recent cases

Three of the world's more affluent cities have erupted in...