Abdullah Shibli

AN OPEN DIALOGUE

Dr Abdullah Shibli is an Economist, and IT consultant. He previously worked for Harvard University and the World Bank.

Rohingya repatriation at a crossroads

The international community must facilitate the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to their homeland.

1w ago

How extortion is strangling businesses

The scourge of chandabaji has been eating away at business profits and also depleting the take-home wages of workers.

3w ago

The case for a prompt election in Bangladesh

There is an urgent need for an announcement on a deadline for the election.

1m ago

A polymath with a melodious voice

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, the musicologist, singer, scholar, and prolific writer, passed away on May 10.

1m ago

Next budget should prioritise poverty elimination

It is expected that the upcoming national budget will address the economic well-being of the poor.

2m ago

Economic lessons from the tariff war

Our understanding of tariffs might not be complete.

2m ago

Trump's tariff war: How Bangladesh can mitigate its economic impact

Since taking oath in January, US President Donald Trump has made raising tariffs on foreign goods a cornerstone of his foreign policy.

3m ago

How Bangladesh can recover its stolen assets

Bangladesh intensifies efforts to recover stolen assets and combat money laundering.

3m ago
December 27, 2020
December 27, 2020

Reasons to be optimistic about the economic prospects for 2021

End of the year op-eds, or the thought of it, bring for me anxiety as well as joy. I feel anxious because I can’t decide what to write about, or find issues to vent about, as the year draws to a close.

December 16, 2020
December 16, 2020

Remembering the hardships we faced in 1971

Bangladesh is celebrating the 49th anniversary of the nation’s Victory Day today.

December 6, 2020
December 6, 2020

The ‘dalals’: How essential are they?

The other day I was chatting with Abu, a long-time friend of mine who has been living in Bangladesh for the last one year.

November 25, 2020
November 25, 2020

Poverty during the pandemic: Three stories

In this time of the pandemic and the resultant economic slowdown, one has to be mindful of the effects of these twin curses on the poor of Bangladesh.

November 15, 2020
November 15, 2020

A life dedicated to public service

Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri, popularly known as SB Chaudhuri, the former Governor of Bangladesh Bank, passed away on November 11 at United Hospital, Dhaka.

November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020

Can Biden fix the economy and kill the virus at the same time?

While the recent US Presidential Election has left a number of issues unresolved, one thing is clear.

November 1, 2020
November 1, 2020

The Story Behind the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics

The Nobel Prize for Economics this year was shared by two Americans, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson of Stanford University.

October 18, 2020
October 18, 2020

Covid-19 and the economic challenges for South Asian countries

One of the industries hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown policies has been the travel and hospitality (T&H) sector.

October 12, 2020
October 12, 2020

From the Archives: The impending return of PK Halder — A great learning moment

The scandal involving Prashanta Kumar Halder, also known as PK Halder, a former managing director of NRB Global Bank, Reliance Finance and other companies, has been in the national news for almost a decade.

October 4, 2020
October 4, 2020

How to rein in “wilful defaulters” and eradicate the curse of non-performing loans

My readers must have by now become sick of hearing about the big loan defaulters in Bangladesh and the scandals involving the Farmer’s Bank (now Padma Bank), BASIC Bank, Sonali/Hallmark, Janata, Prime, and a motley of other shady characters including some leading industrialists of the country.