Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir

Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir is professor in the Department of Development Studies at the University of Dhaka.

Will the budget offer a path out of the debt spiral?

The debt burden can be reduced in the upcoming budget.

1d ago

Time to forge a strategic consensus on national interests

To honour the spirit of the July uprising, all political parties must commit to defining and institutionalising national interests.

1w ago

A gradual, homegrown approach to reforming political parties

Our political system stifles democracy and holds back economic progress.

2w ago

Popular mandate and the road to consensus and change

The current situation requires cooperation, institutional restructuring and free and fair elections.

1m ago

How parties can reach a consensus on reforms and elections

Prolonged uncertainty or a rigid "reform first, elections later" or “my way or the highway” stance will only deepen the crisis.

2m ago

Towards a common minimum reform programme

A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.

3m ago

Navigating development pathways in the evolving global order

The fundamental principles of a country’s development policy originate from the aspirations of the people through their struggles.

1y ago

Three perils unaddressed in the new budget

It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.

1y ago
May 25, 2025
May 25, 2025

Will the budget offer a path out of the debt spiral?

The debt burden can be reduced in the upcoming budget.

May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025

Time to forge a strategic consensus on national interests

To honour the spirit of the July uprising, all political parties must commit to defining and institutionalising national interests.

May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025

A gradual, homegrown approach to reforming political parties

Our political system stifles democracy and holds back economic progress.

April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025

Popular mandate and the road to consensus and change

The current situation requires cooperation, institutional restructuring and free and fair elections.

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

How parties can reach a consensus on reforms and elections

Prolonged uncertainty or a rigid "reform first, elections later" or “my way or the highway” stance will only deepen the crisis.

February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

Towards a common minimum reform programme

A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.

May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024

Navigating development pathways in the evolving global order

The fundamental principles of a country’s development policy originate from the aspirations of the people through their struggles.

June 4, 2023
June 4, 2023

Three perils unaddressed in the new budget

It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Three questions for the new budget

Since the budget is a political process, the rules of the budgetary game are set within that continuum.

May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023

Can Bangladesh become a regional industrial hub with Japan’s help?

Japan has critical interest in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Bangladesh, given that around 80 percent of its total trade volume passes through the ocean.