From time immemorial, rivers have meant much more to the people of Bangladesh than mere sources of water. The rivers system has made civilization possible and supported agricultural and livelihood activities, while also serving as the cultu...
A quarter of a century ago, the film 'No Man's Land' told the tale of soldiers trapped between opposing armies during the Yugoslav war. Stranded in a narrow strip of land, they found that every attempt to move carried the certainty of dange...
Bangladesh's insurance sector presents a striking paradox: despite having an unusually large number of insurance companies, insurance penetration remains among the lowest in the world. For example, while most vehicles on the country's roads...
The government's latest initiative to strengthen the customs valuation marks an important step towards addressing one of the most persistent weaknesses in Bangladesh's external trade regime -- trade misdeclaration. Through a general order i...
For the third consecutive year, a Bangladeshi head of government is travelling to China. In 2024, it was Sheikh Hasina. In 2025, it was Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus. In 2026, it is Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. On the surface, this sequen...
The tea sector contributes approximately 0.81 per cent to 1.0 per cent to Bangladesh's national GDP. It is the country's second-largest export-oriented cash crop after jute and supporting millions of livelihoods, especially in rural c...
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) across different areas in economy and trade has pushed countries onto a complex trajectory. To attain optimal gains from trade, wider use of AI now appears unavoidable. Countries are gradu...
The ruling BNP government has presented its first full budget recently and predictably it is larger than those that came before it. The immediate reaction from economists, bankers and business leaders has been mixed, with praise for the bud...
Social networks and video platforms have overtaken for the first time the mainstream media globally as the primary source of information. The prestigious Reuters Institute Digital News Report's survey of around 100,000 respondents in 48 cou...
The national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 reveals the scale of the country's fiscal dilemma. On the one hand, the government is offering tax relief to ease inflationary pressures and reduce the cost of doing business. On the other, it has...
