Rehman Sobhan

The writer is an eminent economist and founder of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

For whom the bell tolls?

The case of Prof Yunus is symptomatic of the erosion in the credibility of our institutions.

9m ago

Nurul Islam: Celebrating the life of a freedom fighter

Nurul’s unique quality as a professional economist originated in the common sense and pragmatism which influenced his great faith in empirical work.

1y ago

Zafrullah: Tribute to a freedom fighter and revolutionary

Zafrullah believed that incremental change was not enough and that the social order itself needed to be changed.

1y ago

Honouring an Institution

Ahmadul Kabir (Monu) had the stature and maturity to appreciate that politics was not a profession but a vocation.

1y ago

50 years of Bangladesh: The Journey towards Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla

The commemoration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary, and the celebrations centred around Bangladesh’s 50 years as an independent nation state, will conclude at the end of the calendar year 2021.

2y ago

Bangabandhu’s vision for a just society: promises kept and promises to keep

The commemoration of the Bangabandhu centenary year and the celebrations centred around Bangladesh’s fifty years as an independent nation state will be reaching their conclusion at the end of the calendar year, 2021.

2y ago

A vision for Dhaka University in the 21st century

Dhaka University was born out of a struggle by the people of eastern Bengal for asserting their regional identity. It reached its apotheosis through its vanguard role in the struggle for Bangladesh’s nationhood. It was my privilege as a teacher in Dhaka University from 1957 to 1971 to be a part of this struggle.

3y ago

Good night, sweet prince

The passing of Anisuzzaman has taken from our midst one more close friend and comrade from the generation which participated in the struggle for national liberation and held steadfast to its values.

4y ago
January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024

For whom the bell tolls?

The case of Prof Yunus is symptomatic of the erosion in the credibility of our institutions.

May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023

Nurul Islam: Celebrating the life of a freedom fighter

Nurul’s unique quality as a professional economist originated in the common sense and pragmatism which influenced his great faith in empirical work.

April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023

Zafrullah: Tribute to a freedom fighter and revolutionary

Zafrullah believed that incremental change was not enough and that the social order itself needed to be changed.

February 3, 2023
February 3, 2023

Honouring an Institution

Ahmadul Kabir (Monu) had the stature and maturity to appreciate that politics was not a profession but a vocation.

December 16, 2021
December 16, 2021

50 years of Bangladesh: The Journey towards Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla

The commemoration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary, and the celebrations centred around Bangladesh’s 50 years as an independent nation state, will conclude at the end of the calendar year 2021.

December 6, 2021
December 6, 2021

Bangabandhu’s vision for a just society: promises kept and promises to keep

The commemoration of the Bangabandhu centenary year and the celebrations centred around Bangladesh’s fifty years as an independent nation state will be reaching their conclusion at the end of the calendar year, 2021.

January 22, 2021
January 22, 2021

A vision for Dhaka University in the 21st century

Dhaka University was born out of a struggle by the people of eastern Bengal for asserting their regional identity. It reached its apotheosis through its vanguard role in the struggle for Bangladesh’s nationhood. It was my privilege as a teacher in Dhaka University from 1957 to 1971 to be a part of this struggle.

May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020

Good night, sweet prince

The passing of Anisuzzaman has taken from our midst one more close friend and comrade from the generation which participated in the struggle for national liberation and held steadfast to its values.

January 3, 2020
January 3, 2020

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed: A tribute to an innovator and implementer

I had my first encounter with Sir Fazle Hasan Abed in 1971 in Oxford. Abed called to inform me on the efforts by him and his group in London in support of Bangladesh’s liberation struggle.

April 3, 2017
April 3, 2017

The challenge of inequality - An agenda for action

It is only when the poor and other excluded sections of the population are sitting in the representative institutions of the state, in local elective bodies as well as in Parliament, that they will be able to ensure that their particular concerns are mainstreamed within the policymaking process.