Thoughts

Thoughts

Investment stagnation: Restoring confidence is now the biggest challenge 

Investment stagnation: Restoring confidence is now the biggest challenge 

Bangladesh's investment landscape has stalled as high borrowing costs, energy shortages, foreign exchange volatility, policy uncertainty and bureaucratic complications keep entrepreneurs from...

Single-use plastics are cheap, convenient and readily available, but their journey after disposal — and their impact on rivers, soil and oceans — is a growing concern. Photo: TBS

Reducing single-use plastics requires more than bans 

Customers are now allowed to withdraw their deposits from Sammilito Islami Bank PLC. File Photo: TBS

Before selling Sammilito Islami Bank, the state should retain what’s worth selling

Representational image. Illustration: Collected

The case for recalibrating the VAT clock

Rethinking Bangladesh’s growth story: Labour market challenges and the future of work

Rethinking Bangladesh’s growth story: Labour market challenges and the future of work

Representational image. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh's rooftop solar push: Lessons before the rollout

Farah Kabir at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD) 2026, where she represented ActionAid Bangladesh.

The Future of Humanitarian Action

Why can't Bangladesh have one framework for valuing work?

Why can't Bangladesh have one framework for valuing work?

Health reform cannot wait, fix the system, not just the symptoms

Health reform cannot wait, fix the system, not just the symptoms

Photo: Collected

A good book, a good friend

Illustration: AI Generated

Countries where free elections and political accountability remain largely absent

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, 2026. Photo: Nasa Worldview/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

New wave of war drums in the Middle East: Coincidence or calculated design?

Satellite image shows the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia, September 8, 2026. Photo: 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Oil markets survived the Iran war sprint. Now comes the marathon