Please train the leaders
2 October 2026
Bangladesh has built an efficient crisis factory. Take one unfortunate incident, add instant defence and political ego, invite television panels, and the issue disappears. The tragedy becomes a serial, the victim a suspect, and everyone else a supporting actor. Ratings rise.
2 October 2026
Keeping only the cream
25 September 2026
Bangladesh welcomes foreign investors with summits and enough PowerPoint slides to illuminate Dhaka. When one retreats, the ceremony is quieter. It becomes a “strategic realignment,” the regulator calls it a business decision, and everyone hopes the logo remains long enough for the next investment brochure.
25 September 2026
Rivals must build together
18 September 2026
Bangladeshi entrepreneurs collaborate brilliantly at weddings, trade-body elections and occasionally when a tax proposal threatens everyone. Ask them to share technology, research or infrastructure, however, and the room suddenly develops a trust deficit larger than the national budget.
18 September 2026
Could AI kill us all?
11 September 2026
A possibly staged viral video from Russia recently showed a humanoid robot answering a customer’s push with punches and kicks.
11 September 2026
No! The safest answer
4 September 2026
“No” is not merely a word. It is a management philosophy and, occasionally, a retirement plan.
4 September 2026
Profit before principles
28 August 2026
For decades, Bangladesh treated multinational companies as models of ethical business.
28 August 2026
Rulebook needs a show-cause notice
21 August 2026
In many of our offices, the rulebook is treated like the fire extinguisher: displayed prominently, dusted before an audit, and touched only after smoke appears.
21 August 2026
From floor to runway
14 August 2026
Every now and then, Bangladesh produces a rare policy miracle: an authority listens before the public loses its voice. Bangladesh Bank’s latest Bangla QR circulars deserve appreciation for correcting the course.
14 August 2026
Is digital addiction as bad as drugs?
A cop caught an addict with drugs in a public toilet.
13 April 2023
Ramadan: it’s party time!
Ramadan is increasingly becoming a month of feasting and festivities instead of charity, where profiteering in business, fun, and frolic are the mantra
6 April 2023
Great resignation to unprecedented tech layoffs
A college friend who was once an outstanding student failed to do well in his IT career. His family of two university students barely managed with his single income until the pandemic.
30 March 2023
Our love for foreign CEOs over locals
In one of my expat job locations, I discovered that the status symbol of that society would be having a western CEO in their company.
23 March 2023
Regain trust in electoral system using blockchain
In recent times, people seem to be smitten with the term, blockchain, popping it into conversations without much knowledge of the concept.
16 March 2023
Ethics in the unethical world
There was once a young and talented woman who got a job at a corporate giant.
9 March 2023
Future of payments: physical to digital currency
Many of you have probably heard the “Bitcoin Pizza Story” where this man buys a pizza with 10,000 Bitcoins as the value of Bitcoin at the time was only a few cents.
2 March 2023
CSR or eyewash!
A common sight during winter months in recent years has been the distribution of blankets by our politicians, corporate leaders and businessmen to communities with little or no real need for them.
23 February 2023
Will AI only displace jobs?
The anchor of a popular US talk show confronted Alexa, an artificial intelligence (AI) bot, regarding complaints from its users concerning Alexa’s creepy laugh.
16 February 2023
Listening is caring: Do you care?
Some common complaints are: my friends don’t listen to me, my colleagues don’t listen to me, my husband doesn’t listen to me, and even my parents don’t listen to me.
9 February 2023
How to build a Smart Bangladesh
Once upon a time, there was a man who always bragged about his smartness. One day he came across an old man from his village and boasted, “I am the smartest man in the world. Nobody can match my intelligence.”
2 February 2023
Why put all degrees and titles on visiting cards
Walking back from the corner shop, Mr Chowdhury met a neighbour who inquired about what his sons are doing nowadays.
26 January 2023
Cyber security threats to Smart Bangladesh
In 2016, a group of hackers calling themselves “The Impact Team” hacked into Ashley Madison dating website and exposed the personal information of 37 million users.
19 January 2023
Why we struggle to share credit
Back in the day when we went to university, it was a common feature in every batch to have a group of friends who would inadvertently have a designated “Khadem” or “assistant” from the same class, an ordinary-looking, kind-hearted male classmate who would take care of their every need at the drop of a hat!
12 January 2023
Can AI be a threat to human existence?
A group of scientists developed the most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) in the world, but they were left speechless when it announced,
5 January 2023
Dealing with corporate politics and politicians
Once a young boy went to a “Boishakhi Mela” with his father and came upon a vendor selling parrots, which he wished to have dearly.
29 December 2022
Digital trends transforming workplace
While it is vital to introduce digital technologies to workplaces, it is equally important to identify the problem areas where they can be implemented. Let’s look at some of the recent digital trends which will impact workplaces in the immediate future.
22 December 2022
Giving feedback to your boss
On their way to lunch, the chief financial officer (CFO), the chief human resources officer (CHRO) and their boss stumble on a beaten-up but valuable-looking brass container.
15 December 2022
Digital transformation: the term mostly abused
I had the privilege of working with a good number of high-tech wizards in a recent event where I found most of the chief technology officers (CTOs) are upset that the IT budget has been slashed due to the looming economic uncertainties and the ensuing challenges in the banking sector.
8 December 2022
Lest they judge
Once upon a time, Nasiruddin Hojja was riding a donkey with his friend.
1 December 2022