Bangladesh Development
Metro magic and the charms of development
Dhaka greeted the new year with the country’s first metro.
Mahfuz Anam writes: What is the state of Awami League as a political party?
This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.
The unstoppable journey towards a Smart Bangladesh
The announcement of Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 was proclaimed in 2009. 13 years later, keeping up with the growing global changes, the government aims to establish Smart Bangladesh - a developed and prosperous country by 2041 through the transition to a knowledge-based economy.
New challenges facing five-year plan
Bangladesh will have to deal with the challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, graduation from the list of the least-developed country and climate change, and the barriers standing in the way of Sustainable Development Goals during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period.
“Bangladesh, with its challenges, can be a development model for African nations”
Name a nation where 44 percent of people live in extreme poverty, women have an average of 4.5 children, and the per capita income is less than $500? The answer -- Bangladesh around 1990.
The Bridge on the River Padma
Our senior citizens with a taste for Hollywood and British classic films will perhaps remember where I have taken the title from.
Be careful with ‘over-optimism’ for megaprojects
One important but oft-ignored thing is that design and implementation mistakes delay the revenue-generation phase of megaprojects.
We need inclusive development
Watching TV talk shows nowadays has become tantamount to listening to people trumpeting development projects taken or being taken by the government.
Accord, Alliance brought dramatic changes: Bernicat
Workplace safety in Bangladesh's garment sector has witnessed a dramatic transformation due to inspection and remediation by two
Metro magic and the charms of development
Dhaka greeted the new year with the country’s first metro.
Mahfuz Anam writes: What is the state of Awami League as a political party?
This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.
The unstoppable journey towards a Smart Bangladesh
The announcement of Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 was proclaimed in 2009. 13 years later, keeping up with the growing global changes, the government aims to establish Smart Bangladesh - a developed and prosperous country by 2041 through the transition to a knowledge-based economy.
New challenges facing five-year plan
Bangladesh will have to deal with the challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, graduation from the list of the least-developed country and climate change, and the barriers standing in the way of Sustainable Development Goals during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period.
“Bangladesh, with its challenges, can be a development model for African nations”
Name a nation where 44 percent of people live in extreme poverty, women have an average of 4.5 children, and the per capita income is less than $500? The answer -- Bangladesh around 1990.
The Bridge on the River Padma
Our senior citizens with a taste for Hollywood and British classic films will perhaps remember where I have taken the title from.
Be careful with ‘over-optimism’ for megaprojects
One important but oft-ignored thing is that design and implementation mistakes delay the revenue-generation phase of megaprojects.
We need inclusive development
Watching TV talk shows nowadays has become tantamount to listening to people trumpeting development projects taken or being taken by the government.
Accord, Alliance brought dramatic changes: Bernicat
Workplace safety in Bangladesh's garment sector has witnessed a dramatic transformation due to inspection and remediation by two
Stable outlook for Bangladesh: Reports
Three global rating agencies have reaffirmed a stable economic outlook for Bangladesh, mostly for the strong economic growth and improvement in external profile.
