Interviews

Interviews

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"

A poet, prose writer, educator, and peace activist, Barakat was born in Beit Hanina, Palestine. Growing up under Israeli occupation in the West Bank, she pursued an English literature degree at...

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'

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'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'

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'Being skinny is not a problem, but if you are losing weight every day, then it is a problem'

CCCI President Omar Hazzaz. TBS sketch

Not with words, I’ll respond to criticism with work: CCCI President Omar Hazzaz

Mashrur Arefin, Managing Director and CEO of City Bank. Photo: Courtesy

A conventional bank can never turn into a 'digital bank': City Bank MD

Managing Director and CEO of DBH Finance PLC Nasimul Baten. TBS Sketch

‘DBH predominantly provides home loans to middle-class clients’