Interviews

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

'I want to make Dhaka South a smart, self-reliant city corporation'

In an interview with The Business Standard, Dhaka South Mayor Taposh discusses the implementation of his election manifesto and outlines his future plans for the city corporation

All animals must be under a double fence to keep the animals calm in their private area and to prevent anybody from reaching the animal barrier fence. Photo: TBS
Panorama

'Solitary confinement of animals is the same as solitary confinement of humans'

Khourshed Alam.Illustration: TBS
Industry

'Persisting gas crisis to hurt many ceramic-makers'

Olivier De Schutter. Sketch: TBS
Panorama

The low-wage specialisation niche in Bangladesh is not a long-term solution: UN Special Rapporteur

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

'Cybercriminals are creating new ways of hacking'

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

'We could invest and mobilise $5 billion in the next five years': IFC Regional Vice President, Asia and the Pacific

Illustration: TBS
Economy

'E-com potential still untapped, needs more investments'

Awut Deng Acuil. Illustration: TBS
Panorama

'When we invest in girls' education, we invest in a nation': S Sudan education minister

LEE Jang-keun, ambassador of South Korea to Dhaka. TBS Sketch
Economy

Bangladesh a priority country for South Korea: Ambassador Lee

Tamara Abed. Illustration: TBS
Panorama

'People think Brac only works for the poor, but we work with many different models for nation-building'

Janata Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Md Abdus Salam Azad. Illustration: TBS
Economy

'Most large enterprises were born through Janata Bank'

Minhaz Ahmad, chief strategic officer at Akij Resources Limited. TBS Sketch
Corporates

'Akij Resources wishes to provide relief to essential products market'

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

'If local investors think the regulatory framework is uncertain, foreigners would doubly think so'