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.

6d 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.

2w ago

A gradual, homegrown approach to reforming political parties

Our political system stifles democracy and holds back economic progress.

3w 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
March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

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.

February 11, 2021
February 11, 2021

SDGs: Where are we in achieving them?

The Covid-19 crisis necessitates a new roadmap for humanity. No other previous crisis caused as much devastation and reversals in gains in development since the 1990s.

June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020

An alternative national budget for next fiscal year

The national budget for fiscal 2020-21 is being formulated at a time when the global coronavirus pandemic is leaving a long-lasting stain on the economy.

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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