Lessons Bangladesh can learn from others about blockchain regulation
Governments around the world have begun to express a keen interest in the various applications of blockchain. In countries of the Global South, this...
To innovate, Bangladesh takes inspiration from its founding days
Throughout history, any process of innovation has not been readily accepted. The target can first appear overly ambitious and out of reach. Indeed, the...
Will Account Aggregator be Bangladesh’s solution to CMSME lending problem?
Up until recently, Bangladesh’s economy was growing at a rate of 8.2 %. A reduction in poverty took place at a staggering rate. The...
Mobile money in the time of covid-19
No other phenomenon in our lifetime has changed the world as momentously as covid-19. Beyond affecting the health of populations, it has impacted the...
On behalf of rights and political cohesion in a ’newly’ liberated Bangladesh
In this era of covid-19, it is proving difficult to make sensible predictions of the future trajectory of events and trends in Bangladesh, as...
Local innovations to restore the primacy of Bangladeshi waterways
Many noteworthy civilisations through the pages of history have used waterways as the lifeline to prosperity. Both the broader Bengal region and subsequently Bangladesh...
Data, digitalisation and public welfare post-covid-19
As oil was once the new gold, data is now the new oil. The 2009 political promise to establish a “Digital Bangladesh” heralded the...
Economic development through political stability
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Second Revolution represented a significant chapter in Bangladesh’s history. Through the formation of BaKSAL – Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League...
Bangladesh’s Constitution of 1972: an exposition of Mujib’s political philosophy
10 Jan 1972 ushered in a new chapter in the history of Bangladesh. The glorious return of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, freed from Pakistan...