November 5, 2022
Will the IMF loan resolve Bangladesh's economic crisis?
Bangladesh is currently going through a grave economic crisis.
September 15, 2022
Public's very existence depends on the democratic process
Even basic democracy seems to be missing in Bangladesh
September 15, 2022
Democracy facing an existential struggle
It is a matter of great misfortune, as well as of disappointment and uncertainty, that democracy in Bangladesh is practically absent now.
September 8, 2022
What future do our youth face?
What are the government’s plans with this huge population segment that is our youth, who are supposed to take the reins of our country in the future?
September 4, 2022
Is the youth a tool for keeping the government in power?
How does the government plan on utilising this significant chunk of the population?
August 24, 2022
Where do the subsidies in the power sector really go?
There is a lack of clarity and transparency when it comes to how much subsidy is being provided to the power sector, why the government is providing it, and in fact, who they are subsidising.
August 17, 2022
Why must the public bear the burden of power sector subsidies?
Speaking to us about this issue is Anu Muhammad, professor of economics at Jahangirnagar University.
August 6, 2022
Government’s decision to hike fuel prices will hurt every section of society
The rise in fuel prices is an illogical decision that will only harm ordinary citizens and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis that Bangladesh is currently facing.
May 24, 2022
GDP: A misleading measure of development
Annual GDP refers to the financial value of all the products and services produced in a country in a given year. This means as a country’s financial transactions increase, so does GDP.
May 1, 2022
We are the 99%: From factory workers to the new working middle class
In 1886, three years after the death of Karl Marx, the May Day movement took place. Earlier, in his book Das Kapital, Marx analysed the simultaneous rise of capitalism and the development of the working class.