How to rob a bank in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, we sometimes play We Also Have. This is a parlor game in which we can say, with pride, that we now have the things that could previously be found only in other countries.
In the 1990s, it was satellite television (we also have MTV!); in the 2000s, it was shopping malls and high-rise buildings and multiplex cinemas. This year, it was a Hollywood-style bank heist.
In January, a man going by the name of Sohel and his accomplice Idris successfully stole 169 million taka (about $2.2 million) from a branch of Sonali Bank in Kishoreganj, 70 miles north of the capital, Dhaka.
Women at the center of our economic activity: Yunus
Muhammad Yunus
In the past 60 years or so, we have seen capitalism reach its peak. We have seen the socialist economies fall away and move rapidly toward capitalism. This has undoubtedly brought unprecedented wealth and prosperity in many parts of the world and to many people. At the same time, millions — if not billions — have been left behind.
We have seen the deep financial crises grip the world economy since 2008, and we have seen huge numbers of people becoming unemployed even in the so-called prospero...
Resolving Indo-Bangladesh border complexities
The Modi government is making a push to settle India’s long-running border disputes with Bangladesh.
For decades, India has tried to curb illegal immigration and smuggling along its 4,000 kilometer border with Bangladesh. It has installed thousands of kilometers of barbed wire and floodlights, and its Border Security Force (BSF) even adopted a controversial “shoot-on-sight” policy to deter those who might cross illegally.
In 2001, the dispute acquired a new dimension when incursions by the border guards of both countries culminate...
In 2001, the dispute acquired a new dimension when incursions by the border guards of both countries culminate...
Bangladesh pushes global communities for gender equity
Bangladesh has urged the global communities to keep gender equity as a ‘stand-alone’ goal in the post-2015 development agenda.
Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali made the call on Monday at New York while attending a high-level meeting on women empowerment.
US Secretary of State John Kerry chaired the ‘High-level Meeting of Equal 
Futures Partnership’ themed on “increasing women’s representation in leadership positions”.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that woul...
Futures Partnership’ themed on “increasing women’s representation in leadership positions”.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that woul...
Dhaka, Colombo exploring possibility of FTA
As bilateral trade jumped by 67%, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have begun exploring the possibility of a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA). And while it would be the first ever FTA for Bangladesh, for Sri Lanka, it is no less than a single entry-point for a huge regional economic corridor.
“There are so many sectors where both countries have their own comparative advantages-in some Sri Lanka is strong, in some others, Bangladesh is strong. I 
hope that this Free Trade Agreement-at least, the possibility of signing it, will bring the two co...
hope that this Free Trade Agreement-at least, the possibility of signing it, will bring the two co...
Politics in Bangladesh: One and only one
As the opposition takes a break from politics, the government tightens its grip
THE Supreme Court of Bangladesh has just rejected appeals by a former prime minister, Khaleda Zia, over the appointment of a judge in a corruption case against her. The ruling clears the way for Mrs Zia to stand trial. Prosecutors accuse her of having siphoned off cash from charitable trusts set up in memory of her late husband, Ziaur Rahman, who was an army leader at independence and was later assassinated as president. If found guilty, the country’s second-most-powerful woman could face time in jail.
