Unlocking the potential of Islamic finance
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan, PhD : Despite the remarkable growth of Islamic finance as one of the world’s fastest-expanding financial sectors, a striking paradox persists:...
Editorial
Shariah Banking holds the key to sustainable growth
Mohammad Musudur Rahman : It was in a small town outside Khulna that Abdul Karim’s life changed. For years, he had run a modest tailoring...
Merit Is Essential
Every year, thousands of talented young people secure places at prestigious universities overseas from Bangladesh. While some intend to return, many choose to settle permanently...
Cheaper commodities abroad, costly essentials at home
Across South Asia, inflationary pressures have eased as global commodity prices return to pre-war levels. Sri Lanka, despite its recent bankruptcy, now records deflation. Pakistan...
Bangladesh’s journey through ‘August Storms’
Mohammad SiddiqurRahman : We are currently in the month of August, a month marked by several remarkable events that are embedded in the political history...
Steps needed to overcome the industrial defaults
The manufacturing sector is one of the driving forces of Bangladesh’s economy. This sector plays an important role in domestic consumption, employment generation, and export...
Deng Xiaoping: A torchbearer for Asia’s coastal nations
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : On August 22, 1904, in the rugged heart of Sichuan, Deng Xiaoping was born — a revolutionary, reformer, and...
Rising losses push non-bank lenders to edge
The non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) are confronting one of their most challenging periods in recent memory. This newspaper reported on Tuesday that rising losses, surging...
Expectation for green Bangladesh
Sheikh Nafis Ifran : Recently, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Natore district Asma Shaheen has started rooftop gardening on the DC office of Natore which...
In the mist of getting lost
Syed Nusaiba Morshed : I open my eyes giddily to feel the soft wind brush against my bare alabaster skin, but the road is rough....
Public procurement process and scope for improvement
Brigadier General Md. Munirul Islam. SGP, SUP, psc, PhD : I am from a very humble, middle class family in Bangladesh. My parents were government...
Repatriation, not aid alone, is the real solution to the Rohingya crisis
Eight years after the Rohingya exodus from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the crisis remains unresolved and is once again escalating. A New Nation report on Tuesday...