Interviews

Interviews

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Punching above one’s weight: Adnan Haroon’s mission to make boxing popular in Bangladesh

The chairman of Bangladesh Boxing Foundation (BBF) and the president of Xcel Sports Management and Promotions talks about how he got involved with the local boxing scene, organising pro boxing...

MAX Group Chairman Engr Ghulam Mohammed Alomgir. Sketch: TBS

Cox's Bazar rail station project enriched 'our local engineering skills'

Tariq Omar Ali. Sketch: TBS

Some of the nostalgia for jute, at least implicitly, is a critique of the garments industry: Tariq Omar Ali

Sketch: TBS

'What I am, my conscience, my wealth, everything is given to me by the society'

Palestinian writer Ibtisam Barakat. Illustration: TBS

"Most US politicians and media may support injustice in Palestine, but the majority of the people likely don't"

Saad El Jai. Illustration: TBS

Foreign investment in cold-chain infrastructure: Bangladesh needs a sound logistics policy

Teach mental health in schools to plant seeds of compassion: Dr Tasnim Jara

Teach mental health in schools to plant seeds of compassion: Dr Tasnim Jara

Werner Lange, the coordinator of GIZ’s Textile Cluster

"RMG manufacturers need to learn to say ‘no’ over price"

Mashrur Arefin, Managing Director and CEO of City Bank and Vice Chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB). Illustration: TBS

'Digital banks will essentially be free of a conventional bank's conventions'

Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad. Illustration: TBS

'Digital banks will be a huge boost for country's cashless move'

Durreen Shahnaz

'We have proven that finance for the 99% is not simply a matter of altruism; it is financially sustainable'

Illustration: TBS

'Stop subsidising the status quo to avoid middle-income trap'

Md Kamrul Hasan, executive director of Rainbow Paints. Illustration: TBS

'Within 7 years, we managed to ascend to the top among local players'