How fixing the insolvency regime will open Bangladesh’s investment bottleneck
Insolvency is a state whereby an individual or company cannot pay back its lenders. In other words, it’s when someone is bankrupt. The harsh...
Reskilling for the 21st century
The world of work is changing. To be successful in the 21st century, economies will need to create workforces that can learn new skills....
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...
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...
Bangladesh needs school-centric mental health policies
Adolescents are a susceptible age group in any society. Their mental health impacts their personal and academic life. Policies that shape adolescents’ lives are...
Bangladesh has led the world in social development. Now it’s time to lead in...
Bangladesh is the home to extraordinary progress in many areas of social development. Not only has this progress benefited people and communities but also...
Bangladesh’s hydrogen moment
Somewhere between 2021 and 2022, the energy world changed. It had a new intrusion: hydrogen. But the concept of hydrogen as a fuel source...
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...
Hope and history – rethinking the Rohingya response
Bangladesh has been generously hosting Rohingya refugees from Myanmar for decades, with more than 740,000 people fleeing Myanmar since August 2017. This exodus was...
How Bangladesh can approach constitutional equality
In 1972, Bangladesh enacted its constitution. The country was newly liberated and war-ravaged from the previous year. Its constitution was designed with socio-political and...