‘When people with integrity begin to rise, corruption fails’
Narayan Adhikari (Nepal country director and co-founder) and Sanjeeta Pant (programmes and learning manager) of Accountability Lab speak with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
Why did electricity price go up without a public hearing?
Professor M Shamsul Alam talks to Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the reasons behind the recent electricity price hike and how the energy sector can be made more efficient.
‘To avoid rice shortage, markets must function well’
Dr Mohammad Jahangir Alam of BAU talks to The Daily Star about the country's rice production.
The indigenous experience is similar, be it in Bangladesh or Canada
Researching the plight of Indigenous people is a passion of mine because I am Indigenous.
‘To properly utilise health budget, we need a system overhaul’
Dr Syed Abdul Hamid, professor at the Institute of Health Economics in Dhaka University, talks the allocation for the health sector in the proposed national budget.
‘There’s a disconnect between the proposed budget and reality’
Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, executive chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), discusses the proposed national budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
‘When people with integrity begin to rise, corruption fails’
Narayan Adhikari (Nepal country director and co-founder) and Sanjeeta Pant (programmes and learning manager) of Accountability Lab speak with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
Why did electricity price go up without a public hearing?
Professor M Shamsul Alam talks to Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the reasons behind the recent electricity price hike and how the energy sector can be made more efficient.
‘To avoid rice shortage, markets must function well’
Dr Mohammad Jahangir Alam of BAU talks to The Daily Star about the country's rice production.
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.
Is there a way out of Bangladesh's energy crisis? Experts tell all.
"It is time for us to ask how much we have been able to recover from the energy crisis."
Energy prices should be consciously regulated by the government
When global prices dropped, we did not see the energy prices go down in Bangladesh. Why is that?
‘We’re working very hard to increase Bangladesh’s export to China’
Chinese envoy Li Jiming shares his views on the depth and prospects of Bangladesh-China bilateral relationship with The Daily Star.
‘Decision to use EVMs defies all logic’
Badiul Alam Majumdar discusses the controvery surrounding the Election Commission's decision to use EVMs with The Daily Star.
‘Rohingya refugees need education to take control of their future’
Rohingya human rights activist Razia Sultana talks to Shuprova Tasneem from The Daily Star on Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.
‘We can’t afford any further depletion of our forex reserves’
Ahsan H Mansur of Policy Research Institute talks about Bangladesh’s current economic crisis with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.