Interviews

Interviews

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AkijBashir aims to dominate cable market with three-layer safety technology

In an interview with The Business Standard, Khorshed Alam, chief operating officer of Akij Bashir Group, discusses the group’s entry into Bangladesh’s cable and wire market, outlining its...

Tanveer Ahmed Robin. Photo: Collected

Will build libraries in every ward: Dhaka-4 BNP candidate Robin

Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun. Sketch: TBS

Projects with strong water and recycling practices get priority approval

Jon Omund Revhaug, chairman of Grameenphone and head of Telenor Asia. Sketch: TBS

'Bangladesh has opportunity to show that security and digital rights can go hand in hand'

Jonathan Goldner, Chief Executive for APM Terminals Asia and Middle East. Sketch: TBS

From Net Zero tech to bigger ships: What APM Terminals plans for Laldia

Astrid Puentes Riaño, UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Photo: Masum Billah/TBS

The world can't solve climate change without naming fossil fuels, says UN Rapporteur Puentes Riaño

Sumash Tech CEO Abu Sayeed Piash. Photo: Collected

DB held me over a single word: Sumash Tech CEO recounts 15-hour illegal detention

Dr Md Arifur Rahman, CEO of Young Power in Social Action (YPSA). Photo: Collected

'Adaptation finance must triple and become grant-based'

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‘Taking inspiration from RMG, other industries should move toward renewable energy’: Mahmud Hasan Khan

Sanjida Islam Tuli. Illustration: TBS

'My journey is far from over': A warrior for disappearance victims now ready for another battle

File photo of Manjeet Dhakal. Photo: TBS

Adaptation finance one of the main agenda as COP30 edges forward, says LDC negotiator Manjeet Dhakal

M Zakir Hossain Khan. Photo: Courtesy

'COP30 must mark the end of Climate Debt'

Dr Shahdeen Malik. Sketch: TBS

'Provisions in referendum gazette unconstitutional, could result in hung parliament'