Sayeed Ahmed

Dr Sayeed Ahmed is a development professional involved in the infrastructure consulting business for over 20 years and has worked on projects under several government agencies in developing countries, Asian Development Bank, and other institutions. He is currently the CEO of Bayside Analytix, a technology-focused strategy and management consulting organisation.

China’s bold move to bypass Western tech dominance

Washington’s continued restrictions on exporting chip technology to Beijing may soon prove futile.

3w ago

Dhaka's traffic through a visitor's eyes

Slowness aside, what baffled her most was the complete unpredictability of Dhaka's vehicular movement.

1m ago

What can the world do as US aid cut pushes millions to the brink?

A skinny, malnourished and tattered mother staggers towards a nearly empty medical clinic in a remote village in South Sudan.

1m ago

Strategic choices in the new space race

Starlink's Ukraine role exposed single-provider risks. US threatens suspension; China eyes space.

1m ago

Why we need to learn from the Shenzhen innovation model

Shenzhen rose from a fishing village to a tech hub through market-driven innovation.

2m ago

Analysing Trump's territorial ambitions in Gaza, Ukraine, and Greenland

By proposing territorial takeovers or enhanced US involvement, Trump positioned himself as a decisive US leader with a global vision, however flawed.

2m ago

How the tech war could turn brutal

DeepSeek's reliance on NVIDIA chips while highlighting a current dependency also underscores China's determination to overcome it.

2m ago

Renewed US-China trade war is about tech supremacy too

China's determination to become a major player in this field is evident.

3m ago
September 1, 2021
September 1, 2021

Can AI improve our budget implementation scenario?

On July 25 this year, the Prothom Alo English edition published a news item about a bridge being built somewhere on the outskirts of Dhaka that led to nowhere.

August 1, 2021
August 1, 2021

Online education and artificial intelligence

As we all know, Covid-19 struck Wuhan on New Year's Eve in 2019, and the city embraced total lockdown. Soon, the rest of China and the world followed. But what many don't know is Chinese education never went into lockdown.

June 19, 2021
June 19, 2021

After two decades of war, the US leaves an uncertain future for Afghans

June 2002. I was on my first visit to Kabul. People were trying to put together their lives with new hope. Kids seemed happy and curious. Some were walking to whatever remained of the schools. Some were playing on the streets, while others were curiously watching the foreigners.

June 1, 2021
June 1, 2021

Can our engineering education prepare graduates for the industry?

How universities can better prepare graduates for the industry is a constant topic of debate. It will perhaps never end because the industry needs are changing rapidly, and the universities are constantly trying to adapt to such changes.

April 2, 2021
April 2, 2021

Ethnic minorities’ baffling show of support for Suu Kyi: What does it indicate?

After Aung San Suu Kyi’s arrest following the military coup, there was an outpouring of support shown to her by various ethnic groups in Myanmar,

August 27, 2020
August 27, 2020

Suu Kyi is likely to win again, but will that bring about any real change?

It was a landslide victory in 2015 for Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD).

July 7, 2020
July 7, 2020

Has Trump found a solution to America’s Afghan problem?

America’s recent peace agreement with the Talibans in Doha makes many ponder whether it has lost the war. However, before coming to such a conclusion, we should revisit the aims of this decades-old bloody conflict.

June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020

William Dalrymple's 'The Anarchy': Risky business and the company that never left

The book starts with the origin of the word loot, a slang word for plunder. It was imported into the English language while the East India Company and its officers pillaged—for more than 100 years—Bengal, Mysore,

March 3, 2020
March 3, 2020

Iran and the USA don’t have to be enemies

The contradict-ion couldn’t be more striking.

January 12, 2020
January 12, 2020

‘The only constant in life is change’

On November 29, 2019, The Daily Star announced the demise of its Star Weekend magazine and the birth of Toggle, quoting Heraclitus as a justification, but without giving him due credit.