Abdullah Shibli

AN OPEN DIALOGUE

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

The path to recovering our stolen assets

Corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering have been endemic in Bangladesh but reached new heights during the last 15 years of the now-toppled regime led by the Awami League.

4d ago

Post COP29 environmental challenges for the interim govt

Bangladesh is facing a disaster on the environmental front owing to the severe and ongoing threat posed by climate change.

2w ago

Policies that could help break the inflation cycle

The central bank should strengthen its communication strategy to clarify policy decisions and their expected effects on inflation.

1m ago

Inflation drags down Kamala Harris

It was clear from the beginning of this presidential race that the biggest thorn in Harris’s side was the poor economic record of the Biden-Harris administration.

1m ago

Does the 2024 Nobel-winning economic research tell the whole story?

The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2024 was awarded to three American economists whose research explained why some countries are rich and others poor.

2m ago

Removing roadblocks to economic and democratic recovery

The former government left a lot of debris in its wake that needs to be cleaned up.

2m ago

Hopes and anxieties of the Bangladeshi diaspora

There is indirect evidence that the interim government is very much aware of the roles played by the diaspora, particularly those who live in North America and the UK.

2m ago

The critical challenges facing the economy

How did the elite and the politicians manage to evade the rule of law and siphon billions out of the country?

3m ago
February 2, 2019
February 2, 2019

China and its recent technology problem

Nowadays, hardly a day goes by without another news of Chinese technology companies running into trouble in North America,

January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019

How southern California fared amidst the recently lifted US government shutdown

The US is currently in the midst of a semi-political crisis. The so-called “partial government shutdown” was put on a temporary hold on Friday as the Congress and the White House resume their negotiations over funding for a border wall.

January 20, 2019
January 20, 2019

The challenges to ensure safe water for all

The Awami League Election Manifesto 2018 promises that many of the modern civic amenities I enjoy in Dhaka city or my ancestral home in Sylhet's Darga Mahallah will be available in every village.

January 12, 2019
January 12, 2019

Challenges in implementing the new government's manifesto

Manifesto implementation main challenge”. Thus read the headline on the online edition of The Daily Star on January 7. It quoted the General Secretary of Awami League (AL) talking to reporters at Bangabhaban after the oath-taking ceremony of cabinet ministers.

January 6, 2019
January 6, 2019

Some unfinished business from last year

Every year, around this time, I get the urge to write a column on the global economy or the outlook for the new year.

December 23, 2018
December 23, 2018

A mixed message from Poland

From all accounts, it appears that COP24, the recently concluded climate summit held in Katowice, Poland, was a mixed success.

December 17, 2018
December 17, 2018

The urgent need for reforms at WTO

The next biennial meeting of WTO's ministerial council will be held in June 2020 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

December 10, 2018
December 10, 2018

A bonanza for the gaming industry during Christmas

On December 11, the British Parliament will vote on a draft Brexit agreement which the government negotiated with the EU recently.

December 3, 2018
December 3, 2018

Home is not safe for women

World Economic Forum's website had a headline saying “Why home is the least safe place to be a woman” as an introduction to a new report by the United Nations which chronicles widespread domestic violence and abuse perpetrated by husbands, current or former intimate partners or boyfriends, and lovers.

November 28, 2018
November 28, 2018

What's at stake?

This week's G20 Summit to be held in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, will be keenly observed across the globe for several reasons. First, it comes amidst an ongoing trade war between US and China that appears to be getting out of hand and can be resolved only by direct intervention by its leaders.