Ashfaq Zaman

The recent push to brand Bangladesh as stable, predictable, and open for business is a good start, and honestly, overdue.

Bangladesh is entering this budget cycle under significant pressure.

In Bangladesh, big policy ideas have never been in short supply.

When it comes to economic reforms, an ordinary moment when a citizen tries to access a public service and succeeds within minutes, instead of struggling for days navigating a maze, is no less significant than a successful megaproject or a new tax regime.

For Bangladesh to thrive after graduation, its institutions must step up. Courts and regulators need to enforce contracts efficiently.

The political vacuum that Bangladesh finds itself in is not just a constitutional or moral problem.

For starters, we need to make transparency a right, not a favour. Every ministry should publish its spending, projects, and results so that people can understand them.

When we look at the current situation in Myanmar, it’s important to understand how complicated things have become.