A story of expansion, crisis and missed opportunities
Every time a Western consumer walks into the store and checks the manufacturing source, they don’t question the quality, but the ethical integrity of the product.
2m ago
Transitions, coins, and lenses
Business associations have been subjected to an endless game of masquerade where garlands, pictures and faces changed with the direction of the political wind.
3m ago
My powerless poster walk
Although we have the Graffiti Writing and Poster Sticking Control Act, 2012 to prevent visual pollution, nothing much has been done to implement it. Why, though?
10m ago
Dissolve the people, elect a new one?
Politics 101 today runs the risk of being solely authored by autocrats from all over the world.
10m ago
Resolutions for 2024
Eating less and battling calories have been pains of the highest order. But little do we know that our minds have everything to do with our appetite.
11m ago
What do they want from Bangladesh?
Instead of better governance and practices yielding better returns, most US companies emphasise 'value' over 'values.'
11m ago
Remembering Annisul Huq: The man behind the public persona
Six years ago, a perfectly healthy man in his 60s just left me and my children in a state of shock and emptiness.
12m ago
A tale of the Green versus the Red
The RMG sector needs to be united in being professional, go forward with value addition and, most of all, opt for strong industrial relations with labour.
1y ago
December 13, 2017
The Final Sky
My husband's death was one of impeccable timing. With the many programmes that he anchored, he knew how to spot climax, maximise on love and then suddenly one fine morning, he would just decide to end the season. That is how Annisul Huq decided on his last bow and left the audience in awe.
November 8, 2017
Are we ready?
Shirin has been with us for 12 years, Mahmuda for nine, Rakib for six. The number of workers who have worked for us in one particular factory for over 10 years is massive. Most live in Khilkhet, where we have one of our factories.
November 1, 2017
Letter from London
As my husband is strapped to his own world, disconnected from workplace clatter, the fresh cha, the noise, the arguments, the stress, the pride, the remorse, the sense of failure and momentary ease, I find myself wondering whether life is a worthy price to pay for passion. To me, the answer is “yes”.
August 2, 2017
The promise beyond tragedy
A critical examination of our trade balance with Japan brings in a few interesting statistics. While the Japanese import of apparel had shrunk to JPY 2,910 billion in 2016, Bangladesh remained amongst the top four exporting countries.
July 19, 2017
Truth hurts, doesn't it?
These days, one has to keep all the “right” answers ready for questions one has no answers to.
July 5, 2017
A platform of trust
When I hear hardened words from trade union leaders, instead of critiquing, I try and reason, and pose a critical question to myself and most of my more self-aware colleagues: Do they sound the way they sound because of their years of dissatisfaction or disappointment? Perhaps.
June 14, 2017
Proof of Hope
Like me, many haven't lost faith in adult education yet. In fact, I just read about a 74-year old PhD scholar. The oldest doctoral graduate of Sichuan University conducted his doctoral dissertation defence at the age of 74.
June 7, 2017
Speak no evil
Early morning tweets are something I wake up to and they form the structure of my day. Most news items shape the next 16 hours.
May 24, 2017
Leaks and Lessons
Too many leaks are happening these days. White House staffers have been leaking information.
May 10, 2017
“Providing” for the “Protected”
I am so glad that children of powerful people are not being able to get away with rape.”
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