An ill-timed arrest?
Conversely, the media speeches of numerous other party leaders exhibit a more aggressive stance than this kind of nonviolent agitation. Removing Fakhrul from the scene in this scenario raises the likelihood of a conflict
5m ago
A memoir that helps understand development
Perhaps the most important contribution of the book lies in providing intimate insights into how NGOs work in Bangladesh.
1y ago
Bangladesh Economy: What got you here won’t get you there
Over the years, Bangladesh has achieved considerable economic progress despite many odds. The economy, however, has now reached a point where continued progress will require course corrections, as alluded by the title of this write up, which is also the subtitle of a bestselling business book.
1y ago
Perils of global capitalism: What’s next?
In my recently published book, “Markets, Morals and Development” (Routledge, UK), I discussed the discontent with the contemporary global economic order that is prey to the excesses of market supremacy and beholden to private corporate interest.
2y ago
Coming out of LDC, a welcome move from all sides
Bangladesh’s graduation from the list of least-developed countries (LDCs) is long overdue but the good news is that the country will graduate having met all three criteria.
3y ago
Assessing economic development: An unconventional approach
Economic development can be viewed from different perspectives, but the overriding theme is one of improving human well-being.
3y ago
Why do people resist Covid-19 hygiene?
Bangladesh followed other countries in its effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic with the initial countrywide lockdown and measures for revamping the health infrastructure.
3y ago
Blindsided by Covid-19
There is hardly any precedence of preparing a national budget under such extraordinary hard times and with so much uncertainties and dilemmas.
3y ago
June 11, 2018
How democracies die and economies grow
There are two prominent themes of contemporary development discourses, both lacking a consensus, as reflected in academic research and in their popular versions in bestseller books.
May 15, 2018
A matter of definition?
In 2015, we welcomed the good news that Bangladesh had graduated from the low-income to low-middle-income status in the World Bank's classification of countries.
April 7, 2018
In memory of Simeen Mahmud
It is both difficult and painful to write an obituary of a spouse, particularly if the death is an untimely one. Yet many friends and academic colleagues of Simeen, my wife who has recently died at a Harvard hospital within hours of being rushed to the emergency room, have requested me to do so since they think that she was both my “intellectual and life's partner”.
June 2, 2017
Ambitious, populist with eye on polls
If the past record of budget implementation is any guide, the proposed budget definitely looks ambitious in terms of both revenue
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