Weekly Bangladesh Policy Outlook: Analysis, Truth, Debate.
Desk Report Oniket Research Group Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant possibility for Bangladesh’s creative and digital economy. It is already here, producing text, images, music, and software with astonishing speed and diminishing human involvement. This unprecedented capability poses a fundamental legal challenge: can Bangladesh’s copyright framework, designed around the premise of human creativity,…
Ayon Sabbir Alam Freelance Consultant – Business & Policy Bangladesh manufactures garments for some of the world’s most recognisable brands, yet it cannot persuade those same global corporations to set up shop within its own borders. Moreover, Apple, Amazon, McDonald’s, Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, and Starbucks are conspicuous by their absence from the country’s consumer landscape,…
Iftekhar Rahman Verdant Global The Governance Risk Hidden Inside the Numbers Corruption is not always visible as a bribe, an illicit payment or an unexplained transfer of public funds. It can also appear in subtler forms: a loan repeatedly rescheduled without genuine recovery, an inadequately disclosed related-party exposure, an asset valuation that is not challenged,…
Naima Onamika Commissioning Editor – The Oniket Bulletin Since independence, Bangladesh has earned international recognition for several development achievements, among which the reduction of infant and newborn mortality stands out as one of the most remarkable. Once considered one of the world’s poorest nations, the country has made substantial progress over the past few decades…
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Farah Zahir Editor, Oniket Research Group Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry has travelled an extraordinary path, evolving from a modest domestic supplier into a regional powerhouse that delivers affordable generics to millions at home and across the developing world. Yet as the country moves deeper into the 2020s, the sector finds itself at a decisive inflection point….
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Farah Zahir Editor, Oniket Research Group Bangladesh’s private school sector educates a substantial portion of the country’s children, from English-medium institutions catering to urban elites to thousands of small private establishments serving communities where government schools are overcrowded or underperforming. Yet this sector operates in a regulatory environment where the qualifications of those doing the…
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Naima Onamika Commissioning Editor – The Oniket Bulletin Bangladesh has long been regarded as a notable example of development success. Since independence in 1971, the country has transformed from a war-torn and low-income nation into a lower middle-income economy. It has achieved significant progress in health, education, and economic development indicators. One of the most…
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Barna Ahmed Burghfield St. Mary’s School, UK Bangladesh is contemplating a significant restructuring of its public examination system. Proposals to reduce the number of subjects examined at the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate levels and to compress the examination schedule have been put forward as measures to ease student stress and minimise disruption…
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Dr. Naima Parvin Coventry University, UK Introduction: Rivers, Economics, and State Strategy In Bangladesh, rivers are far more than natural waterways, they are the very foundation of the country’s economic survival. Agriculture, which employs a large share of the population, depends directly on river systems for irrigation, sediment replenishment, and ecological balance. Consequently, any major…
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Desk Report Oniket Research Group Bangladesh is currently at a critical juncture in the course of its economic development. As the nation delves into the media-published specifics of the FY2026-27 national budget, it is poised to establish the foundation for a productive, inclusive, and globally competitive economy. This budget is not a mere routine fiscal…
