RASHED AL MAHMUD TITUMIR

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

Popular mandate and the road to consensus and change

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

4d 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.

3w ago

Towards a common minimum reform programme

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

1m 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.

11m 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

Three questions for the new budget

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

1y ago

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.

1y ago

Tracing the origins of Bangladesh’s economic woes

Bangladesh’s economy is overwhelmingly dominated by informal sectors. The informalisation stems from deindustrialisation, which has set in prematurely in the country.

2y ago
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020

Digital revolution: Prospects and preparations

The digital revolution is shaping ways and means of people and planet by blurring fence lines amongst physical, digital, and biological worlds.

February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019

Fractured institutions and the absence of an inclusive political system

An assessment of implementation of 17 goals and 169 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is required since SDGs are

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