Bangladesh's shared GIs with India: The conflict and the outlook
In the recent past, the topic of shared Geographical Indications (GI) between India and Bangladesh has frequently appeared in public discourse.
2w ago
Old malaise flaring up
The budget for the upcoming fiscal year, presented in the context of inordinately complex economic circumstances, reflects both the government’s restraint and limitations.
5m ago
The fault lines are catching up
The trade-off between growth and inflation is pretty apparent. It implies loss of employment and income. The critical factor in this respect is the availability and effective use of the government's fiscal space.
5m ago
Denial syndrome is hampering our economic policies
Interventions must involve fiscal policy to address our fundamental economic issues
2y ago
Denial syndrome is hampering our economic policies
Interventions must involve fiscal policy to address our fundamental economic issues
2y ago
Celebrating Fulbright Program on the golden jubilee of US-Bangla partnership
Recently, Bangladesh and the United States have celebrated half a century of their multifaceted partnership.
2y ago
Bidding Adieu to Emeritus Publisher Mohiuddin Ahmed
Emeritus publisher Mohiuddin Ahmed, the doyen of Bangladesh’s publishing industry, left us on June 22, 2021. As it is said, life ends but memories do not. When I recall my association with him, three distinctive episodes and numerous encounters flash across my mind.
3y ago
Unpacking the Covid-19 stimulus packages: The devil is in the details
The history of designing and delivering policy-driven economic stimulus packages is customarily traced back to the “New Deal” which was implemented in the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
3y ago
June 11, 2020
Data distraction and our budget
As success has many fathers, witty comments too have many misattributed sources. For example, the sentence that “there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics” was mistakenly attributed by author extraordinaire Mark Twain to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.
May 16, 2020
Should Bangladesh defer LDC graduation?
Bangladesh has attained considerable development progress in the past three decades.
October 2, 2019
Mahatma Gandhi and the Sustainable Development Goals
The world today will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Twelve years back, the United Nations voted to declare the date as the “International Day of Non-Violence.” When people usually speak about this iconic persona, they often highlight him as
June 10, 2019
National budget measured through five senses
According to the great philosopher Immanuel Kant, “all our knowledge begins with senses, proceeds then to understanding, and ends with reason.
March 22, 2018
Learning from peers and graduates
The outlook for the United Nations' (UN) list of least developed countries (LDCs) is finally looking optimistic after 47 years of lacklustre performance since the category's establishment in 1971. There have been 52 inclusions and only five graduations to date according to the UN Committee for Development Policy's (CDP) triennial reviews. Bangladesh, an LDC, remains on track for graduation.
March 21, 2018
Clarifying the MIC-LDC confusion
The national development discourse in Bangladesh often mistakenly considers graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category and becoming a middle-income country (MIC) as interchangeable. Senior-level policymakers continue to express their aspiration for the country to join the middle-income group by 2021, which marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence.
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