Restructuring the energy sector for sustained progress
34 MIN(s) ago
The spillover effects of the energy crisis on the wider economy are evident
34 MIN(s) ago
The political economy of an IMF programme
7 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The new BNP government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, took office on February 17, 2026. It inherited a fragile and unstable economy.
7 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Putting people first
16 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s development strategy of putting people first is a breath of fresh air.
16 March 2026, 00:00 AM
How robust is the balance of payments?
8 March 2026, 00:00 AM
There is considerable hype on social media about a big turnaround in the balance of payments (BoP) under the interim government.
8 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Progress with macroeconomic adjustment
22 January 2026, 00:29 AM
Since the advent of Covid19 in March 2020, Bangladesh has faced a series of external shocks. Combined with macroeconomic mismanagement and corrupt practices, t
22 January 2026, 00:29 AM
How Khaleda Zia approached economic reforms in 2001-06
14 January 2026, 10:00 AM
As the World Bank’s sector director for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), I worked very closely on the reform programme in Bangladesh led by former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in 2001-06.
14 January 2026, 10:00 AM
How inflation control correlates with economic growth
16 August 2025, 02:00 AM
The slide in GDP growth is a complex interaction of a whole host of factors.
16 August 2025, 02:00 AM
A roadmap to restore banking sector stability
1 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Some banks are simply non-viable and suffer from inherent governance problems.
1 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Stemming the rot in public banks
I have written many times in the past about the need to address the governance issues in the state-owned commercial banks (SCBs).
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Trade protection and job creation
The global debate over trade protection has gained momentum in the aftermath of the US national elections where populist candidate Donald Trump won the presidential elections promising the use of trade protection to create jobs. Although the case for free trade is
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Towards a more caring society
BANGLADESH can take pride in showing the world how development is possible even in the face of heavy odds. Bangladesh ranks the
10 February 2016, 18:00 PM
The emperor has no clothes
A decentralised elected local government with vested political authority and well defined responsibilities can make a difference in terms of quality of life of the residents.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Large loan restructuring policy: criticisms and answers
On January 29, Bangladesh Bank issued a new Large Loan Restructuring Policy (LLRP). Concerns have been expressed in some quarters
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Removing the tax constraint to ICT revolution
Like the seed-fertiliser-water technology of the 1980s that revolutionised rice productivity and agriculture in Bangladesh, the ICT
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM