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.

1d 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.

2w ago

The case for a prompt election in Bangladesh

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

4w 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.

1m 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.

2m ago

How Bangladesh can recover its stolen assets

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

3m ago
February 10, 2019
February 10, 2019

Lessons from recent industrial disasters

The costs of industrialisation are many. Human beings, wildlife, nature, the environment, and future generations often pay the price.

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.