Abdullah Shibli

AN OPEN DIALOGUE

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

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.

2d ago

The case for a prompt election in Bangladesh

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

2w 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.

1m 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

A six-month progress report on the govt's economic record

Economic struggles and some successes mark the first 6 months of the interim government.

4m ago
December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023

The consensus and clashes COP28 brought up

It is almost certain that in the end, some progress would be made on some of the contentious issues, but a decision to act on key areas will most likely be kicked down the road once again.

November 26, 2023
November 26, 2023

A sweet and sour Thanksgiving

The relentless Israeli airstrikes appear to have but one mission: to bring Palestinians down to their knees.

November 12, 2023
November 12, 2023

The environmental movement has lost a valiant advocate

For me, Saleem was an activist friend, a mentor, and a fellow traveller

October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023

Claudia Goldin’s economics Nobel and the lessons for developing countries

A fundamental takeaway of Goldin’s work is that the source of the gender gap is not constant as a society transitions from one period of development to another.

October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023

The Pope’s global warming challenge to world leaders

The Pope’s urging comes at an appropriate juncture in the now-flagging momentum of the global environmental movement

October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023

Can BRICS de-dollarise the global financial system?

The Chinese yuan has become the most traded currency in Russia.

September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023

The major economic concerns ahead of the election

Bangladesh’s next national election is only a few months away, and the market is already very hot.

July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023

Remembering a man with a magical touch

A globe-trotter, Kaiser Zaman, an organiser during Bangladesh’s Liberation War and a well-known humanitarian, passed away on June 19, 2023 in Dhaka, at the age of 78.

July 9, 2023
July 9, 2023

Why did the World Bank and IMF come under fire from Guterres?

The UN Secretary-General appears frustrated for three reasons

June 24, 2023
June 24, 2023

Why the FY23-24 budget will not curb the rate of inflation

Unfortunately, the budget will do nothing to ease the hardship and the budgetary crunch felt by the common man.