Opinion

An urgent call to address online sexual exploitation of children in Bangladesh

—Musharraf Tansen— In today’s hyper-connected digital age, the internet offers immense potential for learning, creativity, and connection. However, it has also become a disturbing enabler of one of the gravest

Robust remittances, weak output -Bangladesh’s economic paradox

—Mostofa Kamal— Despite modest gains in reserves and strong remittance inflows, a sharp decline in industrial production and exports has undercut any optimism. Investment stagnation and rising anxiety in the

Bangladesh at risk in turbulent subcontinent

—Audite Karim— Following the 22 April attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir — where 26 innocent tourists were killed — India’s launch of “Operation Sindoor” seemed inevitable. With those tragic deaths, tensions

The woes of entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

—Brig Gen Qazi Abidus Samad— Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh begins with a vision and then entails surviving through endurance what does it take to become a successful entrepreneur in the country?

Post-LDC strategies for empowering our private sector

—Selim Raihan— The domestic private sector is the pillar of Bangladesh’s economic growth, job generation, and export competitiveness. While the country is set to graduate from the Least Developed Country

Decline in Investment Triggers Economic Slodown

—T.I.M. Nurul Kabir— In its Bangladesh Development Update published in April, the World Bank revised down its GDP growth projection for the fiscal year 2024–25 to 3.3 per cent. This