The claim that "Gen Z does not want to work" has become an easy headline. It travels quickly across social media feeds, office conversations and business panels. The problem is that it oversimplifies a far more important shift taking place among young workers. Young people in Bangladesh are not tu

Across Bangladesh, Ramadan 2026 has drawn young people into its centre in ways that go well beyond routine observance. In Dhaka, student clubs and volunteer groups have taken on community dinners and charity drives with a seriousness that stands out. Students at International School Dhaka, for inst

We discuss everything at work— office politics, weekend plans, relationship drama, even deeply personal health issues. Mention your actual salary, and suddenly everyone's staring at their shoes like you just asked them to explain cryptocurrency to their grandparents. A colleague earns 30 per

If you've been waiting for the 'perfect moment' to take your personal brand seriously, the window isn't just closing, but it's being boarded up. In the digital age of 2025, the window for building a meaningful presence is narrowing. For executives and entrepreneurs, this isn't a drill or a side pro

Every Eid afternoon tells the same story in households across Dhaka. Several cousins gather in the drawing room, phones in hand, scrolling through feeds whilst sitting shoulder to shoulder. Someone suggests Uno, a card game. A few agree half-heartedly, but within twenty minutes, everyone's back on

Think about this: whilst one person scrolls through social media for an hour, someone their age somewhere else just earned enough returns to buy three months of groceries. The difference isn't luck. It's a matter of where money was positioned last year. Bangladesh stands at a peculiar crossroads.

Fresh graduates in Dhaka often find themselves trapped in a peculiar negotiation theatre. They compare offers down to the last taka, agonise over a few thousand in differences, and sometimes turn down opportunities because the salary seems inadequate compared to what their batchmates are earning. W

At the age of 42, Shajeeb Ahmed finally held his undergraduate degree. More than two decades had passed since he left formal education after HSC, forced to support his family through a series of modest jobs. When colleagues half his age received promotions he deserved, he understood the price of th