July 25, 2021
Crisis in the oil market and EU’s new environmental plan
Two recent news items, apparently unrelated, caught my attention.
July 9, 2021
To overcome vaccine apartheid, we need solid plans
It bears repeating that vaccines are essential for protection against the deadly coronavirus. We’ve seen how the virus spares no one and targets the most vulnerable people, including those who have...
June 27, 2021
Why can’t they get their fair share in our budget?
In Bangladesh, while the pandemic has impacted businesses of all sizes, plus life and livelihood, evidence is mounting that the enterprises that employ between 1 and 249 workers—officially the...
June 11, 2021
Will G7 and COP26 herald a new era?
As the world strives to fast-forward the economy in an attempt to recover from the pandemic, climate change has rightly emerged as a major concern in all international forums.
May 30, 2021
Should vaccines be considered ‘global public goods’?
The Daily Star newspaper recently announced on its front page, “COVID Vaccines. One Lakh Pfizer Shots to Arrive Next Month” (May 19, 2021).
May 20, 2021
What we need to know about artificial intelligence and privacy rights
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel Klara and the Sun, his first since receiving the award in literature in 2017, has some relevance for policymakers and ordinary citizens...
May 4, 2021
Food insecurity increases amidst the latest Covid-19 spike
Food insecurity in Bangladesh during the pandemic is rising. Even in the best of times, millions of people in the country go hungry.
April 18, 2021
World faces a looming crisis compounded by vaccine inequities
In a world that has always favoured the rich over the poor—both within a country and across nations—the Covid-19 pandemic will worsen this maldistribution further unless actions are taken soon to...
April 4, 2021
The latest Suez crisis and the economic fallout
The latest crisis surrounding the Suez Canal appears to have come to a favourable resolution, avoiding a full-blown disaster. The world was watching with bated breath for almost 10 days, as the...
March 31, 2021
NRB expertise and skills must be tapped aggressively
Non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB) have played an important role in the economic growth of the motherland. Whether it is the remittances we are talking about or the “diaspora network” that facilitates...