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Road tripping in America

When I came to the US as a graduate student of Geology in the...

Professor Nurul Islam: A tribute to an international scholar

Let me begin by sharing the tribute sent to me by Dr Kamal Hossain,...

Adieu

Many of you, by now, must have already heard about the sad demise of...

Bangladesh enigma: Corruption, elite stake and progress

Courtesy: The Business Standard, “Bangladesh drops a notch on corruption index” 25 January, 2022 Bangladesh...

The Economics and Implications of the Padma Bridge

Introduction Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina finally opened the Padma Bridge on June 25, 2022,...

Challenging State of the Banking Sector in Bangladesh

Courtesy: The Daily Star (Dhaka). 29 November, 2022 The focus of this writeup is banks,...