Salehuddin Ahmed

The writer is former Pro-Vice Chancellor of BRAC University and Excecutive Deputy Director of BRAC.

Development prerogatives for South Asia’s economic progress

In 1960, China’s GDP per capita was USD 89.52. Until about the mid-1990s, China was a low-income country, with a per capita income of USD 317 in 1990.

2y ago

Public administration in socio-economic dev

The developing countries of the world started taking various activities for economic development in the sixties. After five decades, different countries have reached different stages of development.

3y ago

Time to be more pragmatic

The latest monetary policy was declared yesterday, while the previous one was in July 2020. In my immediate reaction I want to question why monetary policies should come about on a yearly basis.

3y ago

Monetary policy: time to be unconventional

Gone are the days of disagreement over aggregate demand management policy based on Keynesian approach or a fixed target on quantity of money supply following the “monetarist approach”.

3y ago

JRC: A man who led by example

It was around 7 pm in Dallas, Texas on April 27 (6 am on April 28 in Dhaka), when I received a phone call from a colleague at BRAC University.

4y ago

Sustainable development goals: Realities and illusions

The title of this article should not mislead you; the title is just to provoke you to think seriously and act boldly.

4y ago

Thank You, Abed Bhai

It was in March 1979 when I met Sir Fazle Hasan Abed for the first time. He called me for a job interview. I met him at his modest office of the then Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) on Circular Road, Moghbazar.

4y ago

The benefits of learning multiple languages

Learning languages can open up the world for you. The world is going through dynamic changes, which are occurring at a fast rate.

5y ago
February 13, 2022
February 13, 2022

Development prerogatives for South Asia’s economic progress

In 1960, China’s GDP per capita was USD 89.52. Until about the mid-1990s, China was a low-income country, with a per capita income of USD 317 in 1990.

August 5, 2021
August 5, 2021

Public administration in socio-economic dev

The developing countries of the world started taking various activities for economic development in the sixties. After five decades, different countries have reached different stages of development.

July 30, 2021
July 30, 2021

Time to be more pragmatic

The latest monetary policy was declared yesterday, while the previous one was in July 2020. In my immediate reaction I want to question why monetary policies should come about on a yearly basis.

January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021

Monetary policy: time to be unconventional

Gone are the days of disagreement over aggregate demand management policy based on Keynesian approach or a fixed target on quantity of money supply following the “monetarist approach”.

May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020

JRC: A man who led by example

It was around 7 pm in Dallas, Texas on April 27 (6 am on April 28 in Dhaka), when I received a phone call from a colleague at BRAC University.

February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020

Sustainable development goals: Realities and illusions

The title of this article should not mislead you; the title is just to provoke you to think seriously and act boldly.

December 26, 2019
December 26, 2019

Thank You, Abed Bhai

It was in March 1979 when I met Sir Fazle Hasan Abed for the first time. He called me for a job interview. I met him at his modest office of the then Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) on Circular Road, Moghbazar.

June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019

The benefits of learning multiple languages

Learning languages can open up the world for you. The world is going through dynamic changes, which are occurring at a fast rate.

June 2, 2019
June 2, 2019

Charting Bangladesh’s economic growth

The recently published book Bangladesh’s Road to Long-term Economic Prosperity, written by Professor MG Quibria, is a precise, concise and fairly down-to-earth presentation of the story of Bangladesh’s development from its birth to the present.

February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019

Bangladesh Bank's role as an independent regulatory body

The role of the central bank is quite significant in regulating the banks and financial institutions in a country. It's closely linked with