Abu Afsarul Haider

Bangladesh can learn from China’s remarkable success in lifting 800 million people out of poverty.

Rapid population growth is also reducing the availability of capital per person and limiting access to essential services such as housing, sanitation, healthcare, and employment.

True progress is not measured by GDP alone, but by how fairly growth benefits are shared.

Today, Bangladesh stands at the edge of a demographic paradox.

The needs of ordinary people have been ignored throughout all regimes.

Criminal behaviour thrives when a nation fails to provide for the well-being of its citizens.

Bangladesh’s political standards are now at their lowest point, with integrity in governance and honesty in leadership almost non-existent.

Given the current economic reality of Bangladesh, recovering stolen assets must be a top priority for the interim government.

Creating new jobs requires increased investments and the establishment of new businesses.

Bangladesh still struggles to adequately invest in education and healthcare

One significant factor behind young people’s feeling of disillusionment is the pervasive corruption committed by businessmen, politicians, government officials, and influential figures, among others

The intricate connection between politics and corruption in Bangladesh raises profound concerns that demand immediate attention.

Bangladesh undeniably stands out as one of the most promising economies in the region. Despite facing resource constraints, the country has made commendable economic and social progress since independence.

Money and politics have become deeply intertwined over the last few decades

Why have we failed to translate a record worker outflow into an increase in remittance inflow?

It is the utter failure of our political leadership that it has created a sense of disillusionment and disengagement among young people.

Economic growth and business development are highly dependent on the business climate created by socio-economic policies and political decisions of governments.

In Bangladesh, although primary education is free and the government provides the textbooks, more than 4.3 million children aged 6-15 years are not in school.

While most economies around the world today are suffering from an economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.4 percent in the 2021-22 fiscal year (FY), according to the World Bank.

In 1971, when Bangladesh emerged victorious from the Liberation War, many doubted that the country could survive as an independent state.