Development prerogatives for South Asia’s economic progress
12 February 2022
In 1960, China’s GDP per capita was USD 89.52. Until about the mid-1990s, China was a low-income country, with a per capita income of USD 317 in 1990.
12 February 2022
Public administration in socio-economic dev
4 August 2021
The developing countries of the world started taking various activities for economic development in the sixties. After five decades, different countries have reached different stages of development.
4 August 2021
Time to be more pragmatic
29 July 2021
The latest monetary policy was declared yesterday, while the previous one was in July 2020. In my immediate reaction I want to question why monetary policies should come about on a yearly basis.
29 July 2021
Monetary policy: time to be unconventional
25 January 2021
Gone are the days of disagreement over aggregate demand management policy based on Keynesian approach or a fixed target on quantity of money supply following the “monetarist approach”.
25 January 2021
In Memoriam / JRC: A man who led by example
30 April 2020
It was around 7 pm in Dallas, Texas on April 27 (6 am on April 28 in Dhaka), when I received a phone call from a colleague at BRAC University.
30 April 2020
Sustainable development goals: Realities and illusions
17 February 2020
The title of this article should not mislead you; the title is just to provoke you to think seriously and act boldly.
17 February 2020
Thank You, Abed Bhai
25 December 2019
It was in March 1979 when I met Sir Fazle Hasan Abed for the first time. He called me for a job interview. I met him at his modest office of the then Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) on Circular Road, Moghbazar.
25 December 2019
The benefits of learning multiple languages
23 June 2019
Learning languages can open up the world for you. The world is going through dynamic changes, which are occurring at a fast rate.
23 June 2019
Charting Bangladesh’s economic growth
The recently published book Bangladesh’s Road to Long-term Economic Prosperity, written by Professor MG Quibria, is a precise, concise and fairly down-to-earth presentation of the story of Bangladesh’s development from its birth to the present.
1 June 2019
Bangladesh Bank's role as an independent regulatory body
The role of the central bank is quite significant in regulating the banks and financial institutions in a country. It's closely linked with
14 February 2019
Faruq Choudhury – A mentor for life
Faruq Ahmed Choudhury was very close to my heart. Though he was a 'big' man in terms of his stature, he communicated with us like
28 May 2017
What can Bangladesh learn from China?
China, one of the four oldest civilisations in the world, has a written history of more than 4,000 years and boasts rich cultural relics and historical sites. It is the inventor of compass, paper-making, gunpowder and printing.
15 October 2016
Lest We Forget
Humayun Kabir is no more with us. It's hard to believe this fact. He left us on July 2, 2015.
14 July 2015