Ukraine-Russia war

Amongst so many global crises, the very concept of development requires rethinking

Challenges that are fundamentally transnational or global in nature are driving the biggest shifts in development policy.

Bangladeshis paying way more for essentials

This did not happen by chance, but because of poor governance

What Ukraine needs to learn from Afghanistan

Afghanistan today lies in ruins. While the US wasted more than $2 trillion of its military outlays, Afghanistan is impoverished. Its 2021 GDP was below $400 per person.

'No decision on Russia's potential switch to AFC'

The Russian Football Union's (RFU) Executive Committee members have not expressed their intention to switch to the Asian confederation even as the country remains suspended by European soccer body UEFA, RFU head Alexander Dyukov said.

Revisit process of policymaking, not just the policies

The burden of imported inflation and supply-side implications of reduced imports will have adverse implications for economic growth and welfare, particularly of marginalised people.

Who will flinch first: Putin, Zelensky or the West?

While the loss of Kharkiv in the northeast and Lyman in the Donetsk region, and now the pull-out from Kherson, are portraying Russia as a frail aggressor, security analysts suggest the war is far from over in Ukraine.

Stop endangering the whole world

The ongoing energy war is worsening impact of climate change

Knitwear continues dominance in export

The knitwear segment has retained its position as the country’s biggest export earner in the readymade garment industry and among all the sectors of Bangladesh. 

April 15, 2023
April 15, 2023

Amongst so many global crises, the very concept of development requires rethinking

Challenges that are fundamentally transnational or global in nature are driving the biggest shifts in development policy.

March 25, 2023
March 25, 2023

Bangladeshis paying way more for essentials

This did not happen by chance, but because of poor governance

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

What Ukraine needs to learn from Afghanistan

Afghanistan today lies in ruins. While the US wasted more than $2 trillion of its military outlays, Afghanistan is impoverished. Its 2021 GDP was below $400 per person.

January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023

'No decision on Russia's potential switch to AFC'

The Russian Football Union's (RFU) Executive Committee members have not expressed their intention to switch to the Asian confederation even as the country remains suspended by European soccer body UEFA, RFU head Alexander Dyukov said.

November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022

Revisit process of policymaking, not just the policies

The burden of imported inflation and supply-side implications of reduced imports will have adverse implications for economic growth and welfare, particularly of marginalised people.

November 16, 2022
November 16, 2022

Who will flinch first: Putin, Zelensky or the West?

While the loss of Kharkiv in the northeast and Lyman in the Donetsk region, and now the pull-out from Kherson, are portraying Russia as a frail aggressor, security analysts suggest the war is far from over in Ukraine.

November 11, 2022
November 11, 2022

Stop endangering the whole world

The ongoing energy war is worsening impact of climate change

October 9, 2022
October 9, 2022

Knitwear continues dominance in export

The knitwear segment has retained its position as the country’s biggest export earner in the readymade garment industry and among all the sectors of Bangladesh.