Tariq Alam

Bangladesh has the potential to build a robust media and entertainment industry worth more than Tk 10,000 crore.

For decades, manufacturing-led exports have been a central driver of Bangladesh’s economic success. The garment sector transformed the economy, created millions of jobs and established the country as one of the world’s leading apparel exporters.

Bangladesh has set itself an ambitious objective: developing a creative economy that can generate jobs, exports and investment through media, entertainment and digital content.

Bangladesh’s LPG market has expanded rapidly in response to real energy needs, and yet the infrastructure supporting this growth has not kept pace.

Solar power is often discussed as a policy ambition in Bangladesh, one which has become more pertinent given the ongoing global energy uncertainty and price volatility.

Transparent competitive tariff bidding, credible project qualification standards, coordinated land and grid planning and enforceable development timelines can create the certainty domestic and foreign investors and lenders require

Bangladesh is one of South Asia’s largest television-consuming markets, yet its broadcasting and digital content distribution industry remains structurally underdeveloped and weakly monetised, depriving the state of an estimated Tk 5,000 crore in annual revenue.