Rizwana and the Rebirth of Bangladesh
Justice for all those who died and suffered injuries during the recent student-led quota reform movement in Bangladesh and reforms to the systems to ensure that this justice takes place are not negotiable, an adviser to the Bangladesh interim government, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, told IPS in an exclusive interview
“The interim government has decided to ensure justice and it will be very transparent. Justice will be ensured not only for those who were killed and injured but it will accurately bring the perpetrators to justice so that innocent people are not affected.”
Hasan was sworn in as an advisor to Nobel laureate economist
‘My appointment was met with opposition’: Rubana
By Joe Wallen, Dhaka
One of Bangladesh’s foremost female business leaders has vowed to transform job opportunities for women. Rubana Huq – managing director of one of the country’s largest conglomerates – became the first female president of Bangladesh’s national garment workers’ association earlier this month.
Despite fierce resistance to her appointment from men in the industry, the pioneering 55-year-old has revealed ambitious plans to tackle female empowerment in the workplace.
There are about 4,400 garment factories in Bangladesh, producing clothes for British high street retailers...
BCIM Economic Corridor to bolster BD’s development
The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor will promote trade, transport, tourism and investment for Bangladesh due to its strategic location between India and China, said an economist.
MS Siddiqui, an economist and a professor, made the comments in a recent interview with Xinhua. China raised the proposal of building the BCIM Economic Corridor in 2013 to deepen friendly cooperation and connecting East Asia and South Asia.
Siddiqui, a regional representative of the World Mediation Organization (WMO), a Berlin-based international network of scholars and 
Funding isn’t the key challenge..
Bangladesh has always been portrayed as a country of poverty, disasters and dysfunctional politics by the global media. The recent killing of four secular bloggers has added to this belief. These incidents have definitely cast a shadow over the thriving startup ecosystem in the country.
Although it is many years behind that of Silicon Valley or India, the startup scene is currently at a tipping point, with many global VCs already flocking to the country to invest in startling 
early-stage ventures.
Founder Institute, a global tech incubator wit...
early-stage ventures.
Founder Institute, a global tech incubator wit...
Bank subsidies failing to eradicate poverty: Khaled
The authorities of state-owned banks misappropriate a large portion of the funds they are given by the government to recover from losses, said Bangladesh Bank’s former deputy governor Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled.
“Such funds thus play no role in eradicating the country’s poverty,” he said while addressing a seminar on the national budget’s role in eradicating poverty at the National Press Club yesterday. The seminar was organised by Unnayan Shamannay.
Khaled said the government should directly allocate funds for pover...
“Such funds thus play no role in eradicating the country’s poverty,” he said while addressing a seminar on the national budget’s role in eradicating poverty at the National Press Club yesterday. The seminar was organised by Unnayan Shamannay.
Khaled said the government should directly allocate funds for pover...
Uncertainty over KEPZ will give out the wrong message
With the handover of land not being resolved as yet, fears have cropped up over the future of Yongone Group’s KEPZ in Anwara, Chittagong. Uncertainty over KEPZ will give out the wrong message to investors. South Korean ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Yun Young thinks that the answer to the problem lies in the agreement signed by the two countries for the expansion and maintenance of bilateral investment. Speaking to Prothom Alo in an exclusive interview at his residence on Saturday afternoon, Lee Yun Young expressed his opinion that, for the sake of friendship between the two countries, the decision to set up Bangladesh’s first private EPZ should be implemented speedily.
Prothom Alo: At a recent meeting chaired by the prime minister, a decision was made to take back KEPZ land. When did ...
