AN OPEN DIALOGUE

AN OPEN DIALOGUE

Rohingya repatriation at a crossroads

The international community must facilitate the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to their homeland.

4d ago

How extortion is strangling businesses

The scourge of chandabaji has been eating away at business profits and also depleting the take-home wages of workers.

2w ago

Remembering Mustafa Zaman Abbasi / A polymath with a melodious voice

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, the musicologist, singer, scholar, and prolific writer, passed away on May 10.

1m ago

Next budget should prioritise poverty elimination

It is expected that the upcoming national budget will address the economic well-being of the poor.

2m ago

Opinion / Economic lessons from the tariff war

Our understanding of tariffs might not be complete.

2m ago

Trump's tariff war: How Bangladesh can mitigate its economic impact

Since taking oath in January, US President Donald Trump has made raising tariffs on foreign goods a cornerstone of his foreign policy.

2m ago

A six-month progress report on the govt's economic record

Economic struggles and some successes mark the first 6 months of the interim government.

5m ago

An ode to Prof Anisur Rahman

Professor Anisur Rahman was the founding father of the “Two Economies” theory, which formed the intellectual foundation of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.

5m ago

In a time of crisis, global leaders have failed us

Countries in Southeast Asia had until recently taken for granted a stable relationship between China and the US to preserve their own prosperity.

2y ago

Bad economic policies and Biden’s loss

One of the few axioms of US politics is the loss of seats by the president's party in midterm House elections

2y ago

Economics Nobel for Central Bankers?

Winners of the Nobel Prize in economics this year were rewarded for their work in the 1980s that 'significantly improved' the world's understanding of banks.

2y ago

What Bangladesh needs to consider before devaluing the taka further

The taka has been devalued against the dollar in seven steps this year.

2y ago

How do third world countries dodge the looming economic crisis?

While the participants in the Ukraine war are spending billions of dollars each day on weapons and other destructive arsenals, millions of people and the leaders in South Asia and Africa are passing days in anxiety with rising external debt, a strong dollar, lingering supply chain disruptions, and food shortages.

2y ago

Queen Elizabeth II and my aunt: Reflections on death and loss

Both Najma and Elizabeth II are glowing examples of their lifelong love and selfless service.

2y ago

Good planning requires accurate data

An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.

2y ago

The newest challenge to environmental goals

It was reported that US President Joe Biden will be travelling to Saudi Arabia next month and finally kowtow to its rulers.

3y ago

Monitoring, better statistics and jawboning can check inflation

How do you control inflation in a market economy?

3y ago

‘Price Controls! Can’t we do anything else to beat inflation?’

What does a government do to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by rising prices and shortages?

3y ago