RASHED AL MAHMUD TITUMIR

Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir is a professor in the Department of Development Studies at the University of Dhaka.

Popular mandate and the road to consensus and change

The current situation requires cooperation, institutional restructuring and free and fair elections.

1d ago

How parties can reach a consensus on reforms and elections

Prolonged uncertainty or a rigid "reform first, elections later" or “my way or the highway” stance will only deepen the crisis.

3w ago

Towards a common minimum reform programme

A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.

1m ago

Navigating development pathways in the evolving global order

The fundamental principles of a country’s development policy originate from the aspirations of the people through their struggles.

11m ago

Three perils unaddressed in the new budget

It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.

1y ago

Three questions for the new budget

Since the budget is a political process, the rules of the budgetary game are set within that continuum.

1y ago

Can Bangladesh become a regional industrial hub with Japan’s help?

Japan has critical interest in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Bangladesh, given that around 80 percent of its total trade volume passes through the ocean.

1y ago

Tracing the origins of Bangladesh’s economic woes

Bangladesh’s economy is overwhelmingly dominated by informal sectors. The informalisation stems from deindustrialisation, which has set in prematurely in the country.

2y ago
April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025

Popular mandate and the road to consensus and change

The current situation requires cooperation, institutional restructuring and free and fair elections.

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

How parties can reach a consensus on reforms and elections

Prolonged uncertainty or a rigid "reform first, elections later" or “my way or the highway” stance will only deepen the crisis.

February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

Towards a common minimum reform programme

A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.

May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024

Navigating development pathways in the evolving global order

The fundamental principles of a country’s development policy originate from the aspirations of the people through their struggles.

June 4, 2023
June 4, 2023

Three perils unaddressed in the new budget

It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Three questions for the new budget

Since the budget is a political process, the rules of the budgetary game are set within that continuum.

May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023

Can Bangladesh become a regional industrial hub with Japan’s help?

Japan has critical interest in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Bangladesh, given that around 80 percent of its total trade volume passes through the ocean.

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Tracing the origins of Bangladesh’s economic woes

Bangladesh’s economy is overwhelmingly dominated by informal sectors. The informalisation stems from deindustrialisation, which has set in prematurely in the country.

February 11, 2021
February 11, 2021

SDGs: Where are we in achieving them?

The Covid-19 crisis necessitates a new roadmap for humanity. No other previous crisis caused as much devastation and reversals in gains in development since the 1990s.

June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020

An alternative national budget for next fiscal year

The national budget for fiscal 2020-21 is being formulated at a time when the global coronavirus pandemic is leaving a long-lasting stain on the economy.