Monthly Archives: October, 2026

A note from the Executive Editor

Volume 4, Issue 3 of Global Bangladesh includes 10 articles which explore a diverse...

Promoting social capital in Bangladesh amid rising inequality

In March 2026, I participated virtually in the First International Conference on Social Capital,...

Bangladesh’s job crisis – The government’s policy package and the Interim Government’s alternative initiative

On 16 September, the government unveiled a sweeping list of economic, energy, welfare and...

Reassess the economics of Bangladesh’s global influence

Does Bangladesh need a wider diplomatic footprint when a permanent policy platform at home...

Return without rights: The Rohingya repatriation crisis and Bangladesh’s diplomatic dilemma

A Failed repatriation framework Nine years after the mass expulsion of Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine...

Hawkers: Livelihoods, not merely encroachments

The government has recently drawn up a guideline to regulate street vendors in the...

A Tale of Two City Corporations in Dhaka: North and South

Dhaka is one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities. As the political, economic, and administrative...

Bangladesh’s urban weak spots in a warming world

On September 3, 2026, The New York Times published a sobering investigative report titled...

Burning through billions: The unsustainable burden of untargeted fuel subsidies

The Middle East ceasefire agreement in early April offered a tantalizing glimpse of relief...

A tribute to Professor Dr. Anisur Rahman

A Life Devoted to Knowledge, Liberation and Human-Centred Development Batch ’49 | Economist | Freedom...

Book Review -Birth of Bangladesh as Canada Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope

Birth of Bangladesh as Canada Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope, Vols. 1–2 by Mustafa Chowdhury...