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.

8m 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
October 18, 2016
October 18, 2016

Reimagining South Asia in 2030

The future of South Asia, as a community does not look too promising in the wake of the postponement of the SAARC summit. As a person who has been engaged over 40 years in civil society initiatives to recreate a South Asian community, I have witnessed a number of such fluctuations in the fortunes of the SAARC process.

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

A tribute to a champion of the deprived

I can think of few people who have done more for the world's deprived population than Fazle Hasan Abed.

February 19, 2016
February 19, 2016

Physician heal thyself

To wake up, in the best tradition of Rip Van Winkle, after all of 9 years, to a self-confessed action by Mahfuz Anam which was, at that time, practiced by most of his colleagues and continues to be practiced today, smacks of wilful amnesia or selective memory, which are common afflictions among our media, chattering classes and political community.

March 2, 2015
March 2, 2015

Prelude to an order for genocide

AS President Yahya flew out of Dacca on the night of March 25 he took with him the last hopes of a united Pakistan. For the final two days he had been holed up in the Dacca cantonment with the junta of generals who rule Pakistan, putting the finishing touches to Operation Genocide.

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