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Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

Deferring LDC graduation: Are we aiming right?

The justification for deferment must rise above routine assertions of unreadiness or concerns about waning competitiveness

AI push lifts outsourcing exports near $1b already in first half

AI push lifts outsourcing exports near $1b already in first half

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A year after July uprising, experts warn Bangladesh lags in equitable development

Illustration: TBS

Politics or economics: What should drive Bangladesh’s development?

Representational Image. Photo: Reuters

Borders in the cloud: Bangladesh’s fight for digital self-rule

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The Vietnamese economic miracle: What lessons does it offer for others?

Most people in the hill tracts do not have legal documents for the land they have lived on for generations. Photo: TBS

Is economic development in the Hill Tracts a double-edged sword?

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Can Bangladesh sustain its subsidy burden?

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For matters of national priority, best to build consensus through broader consultations: Humayun Kabir

Speaker at a roundtable discussion at the BRAC Centre Inn in Dhaka’s Mohakhali on 8 May. Photo: Courtesy

Declining flow of foreign aid to development sector becomes a concern: Experts

A file photo of Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen. Photo: UNB

China not involved in humanitarian corridor issue, willing to help Bangladesh on Teesta dev project: Ambassador

Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Mohammad Azaz during a press briefing on 7 May 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Dhaka North allocates Tk 100cr for development of 18 new wards: Administrator

Photo shows Bangladesh delegation and ADB officials during the 58th Annual Meeting of the ADB, held in Milan, Italy on Monday, 5 May 2025. Photo: UNB

Dhaka urges ADB, partners to boost development efforts amid global challenges