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Forecasting Bangladesh’s Economic Recovery: Timelines, Reform Priorities, and Long-Term Sustainability

July 16, 2026August 29, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s economy has demonstrated resilience over several decades despite global economic shocks, domestic inflationary pressures, exchange-rate adjustments, and financial sector challenges. Recent data published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) indicate that the economy continues to expand, although at a slower pace than its long-term average, while inflation and business confidence remain important concerns. …

Economy & Policy Governance

Gen AI and Education Policy in Bangladesh

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

The rapid diffusion of generative artificial intelligence tools into everyday academic life has confronted Bangladesh’s education system with a challenge it is poorly equipped to meet. From primary schools anchored in rote memorization to university departments where theory still outpaces practice, the gap between technological reality and curriculum preparedness has grown unmistakably wide. Recognizing this…

Education

Legal Reforms in Bangladesh on Adultery Cases

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s Penal Code of 1860 retains a colonial-era provision on adultery that is increasingly difficult to reconcile with the country’s constitutional commitments to equality and non-discrimination. Section 497, as it currently stands, not only fails to protect the very individuals it claims to serve but actively perpetuates gender-based legal inequality with far-reaching social consequences. The…

Law & Local Governance

The Award that Arrives after Life Ends

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

This article examines a recurring pattern in Bangladesh’s cultural life: the state’s tendency to honour its artists only after they have died. Using the examples of Azam Khan, Ayub Bacchu, Helal Hafiz, and Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, it questions why recognition so often arrives as a postscript rather than a timely tribute, and what this delay…

Art, Literature, History & National Heritage

Bankable by Design: Strengthening Cross-Border MOUs and NDAs in Bangladesh

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor 1 Comment

Purpose The purpose of this report is to assess how Bangladesh can strengthen cross-border memoranda of understanding and non-disclosure agreements used in international trade, brokerage, technology transfer and foreign investment. It considers legal enforceability alongside counterparty verification, trade execution, payment security, information governance and international dispute resolution. Executive summary MOUs and NDAs should be treated…

Trade, Commerce & Industry

Ageing with Dignity: Rethinking Elderly Care in Bangladesh

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

A Demographic Shift That Demands Attention Bangladesh is entering a demographic transition that requires urgent attention. Around ten percent of its population (nearly sixteen million people) is now aged sixty or older. By 2050, senior citizens are expected to make up more than twenty percent of the population, exceeding thirty-five million people. Yet the country…

Politics, Democracy & Citizen Rights

Impact of July 2026 Floods on the Fisheries Industry

July 16, 2026August 29, 2026 editor No Comments

The flooding of 7,400 fish farms and ponds across Chattogram, with losses already exceeding Tk 39 crore, is not merely a seasonal misfortune. It is a structural reminder that Bangladesh’s fisheries sector, its second-largest export earner after garments, operates on foundations that cannot withstand the climate realities now upon the country. The damage figure, as…

Agriculture

Investment Agency Merger in Bangladesh: Too Big to Fail?

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor 1 Comment

The proposal to merge Bangladesh’s four principal investment agencies, the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority, the Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, and the Public-Private Partnership Authority, into a single body called the Unified Investment Development Authority (UIDA) is being pitched as a structural reform that will simplify investor services, reduce bureaucratic fragmentation,…

Trade, Commerce & Industry

Protecting Public Health After the July Floods in Bangladesh: Essential Health Directives and Government Priorities

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

The July floods have once again demonstrated the vulnerability of many regions of Bangladesh to widespread flooding and its associated public health consequences. While immediate rescue and humanitarian assistance are essential, the period following a flood often presents even greater health risks due to contaminated water, disease outbreaks, food insecurity, disrupted healthcare services, and deteriorating…

Health

Reducing Bangladesh’s Import Costs: A Roadmap for Competitive Trade

July 16, 2026August 29, 2026 editor No Comments

This article examines why imported goods become substantially more expensive in Bangladesh after arrival and outlines practical reforms that can reduce these costs, improve competitiveness, strengthen trade efficiency, and lower prices for consumers and businesses. The price a Bangladeshi consumer pays for an imported product bears little resemblance to its international market value. By the…

Economy & Policy Governance