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A Budget for Bangladesh in Fragile Times https://counterpointbd.com/A-Budget-for-Bangladesh-in-Fragile-Times https://counterpointbd.com/A-Budget-for-Bangladesh-in-Fragile-Times Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:38:41 +0600 Suvojit Chattopadhyay BNP, Interim, World Bank Bangladesh Biman and Tourism: Convert Every Passenger To A Customer https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-Biman-and-Tourism%3A-Convert-Every-Passenger-To-A-Customer https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-Biman-and-Tourism%3A-Convert-Every-Passenger-To-A-Customer Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:33 +0600 Jalal Mirza Travel, Biman Bangladesh, Tourism Bangladesh Cannot Reach $1 Trillion by Rewarding Passivity https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-Cannot-Reach-1-Trillion https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-Cannot-Reach-1-Trillion Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:54:10 +0600 Waseem Alim Bangladesh, Interest Rates, Investment Cycle The Solar Panel Solution https://counterpointbd.com/the-solar-panel-solution https://counterpointbd.com/the-solar-panel-solution Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:32:00 +0600 Abed Chaudhury and Tahmid Anam Chowdhury Solar-powered agriculture Understanding Bangladesh’s Weak FDI Inflows: A Critical Analysis https://counterpointbd.com/Understanding-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Weak-FDI-Inflows%3A-A-Critical-Analysis https://counterpointbd.com/Understanding-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Weak-FDI-Inflows%3A-A-Critical-Analysis Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:14:17 +0600 A Gafur BIDA, FDI, ASEAN Where Is the Plan to Revive the Economy? https://counterpointbd.com/Where-Is-the-Plan https://counterpointbd.com/Where-Is-the-Plan Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:35:15 +0600 Khalilur Rahman Economic Roadmap, GDP growth, Post Election Can Bangladesh Resurrect Saarc? https://counterpointbd.com/can-bangladesh-resurrect-saarc https://counterpointbd.com/can-bangladesh-resurrect-saarc Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:10:38 +0600 Naziba Mustabshira SAARC, Geopolitics, Tarique Rahman From Collateral to Customers: Rethinking Capital Allocation in Bangladesh https://counterpointbd.com/From-Collateral-to-Customers-738 https://counterpointbd.com/From-Collateral-to-Customers-738 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:45 +0600 Waseem Alim Finance Economic Crosswinds: The Taka Faces New Global Pressures https://counterpointbd.com/Economic-Crosswinds%3A-The-Taka-Faces-New-Global-Pressures https://counterpointbd.com/Economic-Crosswinds%3A-The-Taka-Faces-New-Global-Pressures Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:00:58 +0600 Asif Khan Central Bank, USD Is Israel Going Broke? https://counterpointbd.com/why-israel-is-finished https://counterpointbd.com/why-israel-is-finished Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:33:18 +0600 Saif Sayeem Israel, GCC, Debt Why Our Import Costs Have Gone Up https://counterpointbd.com/Restoring-payment-credibility-to-reduce-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-import-cost https://counterpointbd.com/Restoring-payment-credibility-to-reduce-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-import-cost Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:23:18 +0600 Tashzid Reza Reform, Revenue, Import, Export How to Create Jobs for the World's 1.2 Billion New Workers https://counterpointbd.com/How-to-Create-Jobs https://counterpointbd.com/How-to-Create-Jobs Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:15:02 +0600 Ajay Banga World Bank, Employment, Jobs How We Can Beat Inflation https://counterpointbd.com/bangladesh-must-follow-indias-lead-on-fighting-inflation https://counterpointbd.com/bangladesh-must-follow-indias-lead-on-fighting-inflation Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:35:52 +0600 Kawsar Chowdhury Economy, Inflation, India Terminate the Heist, Fuel the Ghost Plants https://counterpointbd.com/Terminate-the-Heist https://counterpointbd.com/Terminate-the-Heist Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:05:49 +0600 Kawsar Chowdhury Prioritize Domestic Gas, Terminate Adani, Energy Sovereignty, Stop The Bleeding Bangladesh Bank Reaches a Crossroads https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-Bank%C2%A0Reaches-a-Crossroads https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-Bank%C2%A0Reaches-a-Crossroads Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:11:02 +0600 Mohammad A. Rab Bangladesh Bank, Governor, Interest Rates From Pitch Deck to Public Impact https://counterpointbd.com/From-Pitch-Deck-to-Public-Impact https://counterpointbd.com/From-Pitch-Deck-to-Public-Impact Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:31:12 +0600 Fahim Shahriar Start-up Business, Students, Economy Growth The Strait That Can Choke Dhaka https://counterpointbd.com/Strait-That-Can-Pinch https://counterpointbd.com/Strait-That-Can-Pinch Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:18:32 +0600 Shafquat Rabbee Strait of Hormuz, Geopolitics, Iran, Oil, US Why Bangladesh Must Unleash its Economy Now https://counterpointbd.com/Why-Bangladesh-Must-Unleash https://counterpointbd.com/Why-Bangladesh-Must-Unleash Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:39:37 +0600 Kawsar Chowdhury GDP Growth, Economy, Job Market The Architecture of the Global Knowledge Economy https://counterpointbd.com/Trust%2C-Talent%2C-and-the-Architecture-of-the-Global-Knowledge-Economy https://counterpointbd.com/Trust%2C-Talent%2C-and-the-Architecture-of-the-Global-Knowledge-Economy Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:20:21 +0600 Nafew Sajed Joy Brain Drain, Employment, Gen Z A Strong Mandate, A Narrow Window https://counterpointbd.com/A-Strong-Mandate https://counterpointbd.com/A-Strong-Mandate Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:39 +0600 Mohammad A. Rab GDP, Economic Growth, Post Election The Growing Gap between Degrees and Employability https://counterpointbd.com/The-Growing-Gap-between-Degrees-and-Employability https://counterpointbd.com/The-Growing-Gap-between-Degrees-and-Employability Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:05:25 +0600 H.M. Nazmul Alam Higher Education, Employment, Gen Z Emerging Markets Monitor https://counterpointbd.com/Emerging-Markets-Monitor-628 https://counterpointbd.com/Emerging-Markets-Monitor-628 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:38:13 +0600 Afshin Molavi US, Iran, Middle East, Bangladesh, Kenya Why Elections Matter for the Economy https://counterpointbd.com/Elections%2C-Law-and-the-Economy https://counterpointbd.com/Elections%2C-Law-and-the-Economy Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:43:33 +0600 Mahir Tajwar Khan Herok Elections, Economy, Foreign Investment, FDI Without Central Bank Independence, No Other Reform Will Matter https://counterpointbd.com/title https://counterpointbd.com/title Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:24:38 +0600 Kazi Zahin Hasan Inflation, Banks, Bangladesh Bank, Corruption, AL An Egg Today or a Chicken Tomorrow: The Economics of Time and Trust https://counterpointbd.com/An-egg-today https://counterpointbd.com/An-egg-today Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:51:38 +0600 Tashzid Reza Policy, Economic Trust, Inflation The Bangladesh Story in Eight Charts https://counterpointbd.com/Eight-charts%3A-one-story https://counterpointbd.com/Eight-charts%3A-one-story Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:52:43 +0600 Syed Akhtar Mahmood Bangladesh, Economy, Growth Convenience for Users, Uncertainty for Workers https://counterpointbd.com/Convenience-for-users https://counterpointbd.com/Convenience-for-users Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:08 +0600 Tashzid Reza Economy, Digital Platform The Hidden Empire https://counterpointbd.com/the-hidden-empire-how-the-transnational-private-sectortook-over-america https://counterpointbd.com/the-hidden-empire-how-the-transnational-private-sectortook-over-america Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:34:30 +0600 Saif Sayeem America, Finance The New Bangladesh-India Dynamic https://counterpointbd.com/The-New-Bangladesh-India-Dynamic https://counterpointbd.com/The-New-Bangladesh-India-Dynamic Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:28:10 +0600 Nazrul Islam India Bangladesh Policy A 20th Century Family https://counterpointbd.com/A-20th-Century-Family https://counterpointbd.com/A-20th-Century-Family Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:56:12 +0600 Manzur Rahman Family, AI, Education What Reforms Will Occur in the Proposed Government Financial Management Reform? https://counterpointbd.com/What-Reforms-Will-Occur https://counterpointbd.com/What-Reforms-Will-Occur Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:23:14 +0600 Subail Bin Alam Reform, Revenue The Election Bangladesh Needs but Isn’t Having https://counterpointbd.com/The-Election-Bangladesh-Needs-but-Isn%E2%80%99t-Having https://counterpointbd.com/The-Election-Bangladesh-Needs-but-Isn%E2%80%99t-Having Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:15:06 +0600 M.K.Aaref Economy, Elections The Lesson of the Chittagong Port Deal https://counterpointbd.com/Sovereignty-or-Efficiency https://counterpointbd.com/Sovereignty-or-Efficiency Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:54:56 +0600 Rayhanul Islam Port, Economy What Can We Learn From Vietnam? https://counterpointbd.com/From-the-ash-heap https://counterpointbd.com/From-the-ash-heap Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:47:21 +0600 M.K.Aaref Vietnam, Đổi Mới The Trillion Dollar Question https://counterpointbd.com/Is-a-Trillion-Dollar-Economy-Possible https://counterpointbd.com/Is-a-Trillion-Dollar-Economy-Possible Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:01:15 +0600 Subail Bin Alam Port, Economy The Case for the DP World Deal https://counterpointbd.com/port-piece https://counterpointbd.com/port-piece Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:39:01 +0600 Zia Hassan Chittagong Port, DP World, Foreign Investment, Interim Government The FDI Mirage https://counterpointbd.com/The-FDI-Mirage https://counterpointbd.com/The-FDI-Mirage Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:50:24 +0600 Kawsar Chowdhury FDI, Interim Government, BNP What Can Commercial Banking Learn From Investment Banking? https://counterpointbd.com/Commercial-vs.-investment-banking https://counterpointbd.com/Commercial-vs.-investment-banking Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:51:39 +0600 Nasrin Sheely Banking Is It Time for Bangladesh to Look Beyond the Dollar? https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladeshs-Sovereign-Debt https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladeshs-Sovereign-Debt Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:31:02 +0600 Zakir Kibria Dollar, Debt An Economy for Every Bangladeshi: Reforming with Purpose https://counterpointbd.com/An-Economy-for-Every-Bangladeshi%3A-Reforming-with-Purpose https://counterpointbd.com/An-Economy-for-Every-Bangladeshi%3A-Reforming-with-Purpose Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:44:10 +0600 Mohammad Masud Alam and Habib Siddiqui Economy, Interim Government The Economic Outlook Facing the Next Government https://counterpointbd.com/the-economic-outlook-facing-the-next-government https://counterpointbd.com/the-economic-outlook-facing-the-next-government Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:38:17 +0600 Jyoti Rahman Economy, Interim Government Governing by Announcement https://counterpointbd.com/governing-by-announcement https://counterpointbd.com/governing-by-announcement Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:17:50 +0600 Zeeshan Khan Chittagong Port, Interim Government The Limits of De-dollarization in Asia: Insights from Bangladesh https://counterpointbd.com/The-limits-of-de-dollarization https://counterpointbd.com/The-limits-of-de-dollarization Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:14:59 +0600 Nasrin Sheely Dollar, International Trade Britain’s Rise Was Bengal’s Fall, But Now Bangladesh Can Rise Again https://counterpointbd.com/britains-rise-was-bengals-fall-but-now-bangladesh-can-rise-again https://counterpointbd.com/britains-rise-was-bengals-fall-but-now-bangladesh-can-rise-again Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:18:23 +0600 Toffael Rashid Bangladesh, British Raj, UK How Not to Recover Stolen Assets https://counterpointbd.com/Unacceptable-Delays-in-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Asset-Recovery%3A-A-Summary-of-Failures-in-Coordination%2C-Decision-Making-and-Proposed-Action https://counterpointbd.com/Unacceptable-Delays-in-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Asset-Recovery%3A-A-Summary-of-Failures-in-Coordination%2C-Decision-Making-and-Proposed-Action Sun, 28 Sep 2025 06:50:43 +0600 Sage al-Basher Asset Recovery Running the Numbers on the Interim Economy https://counterpointbd.com/THE-INTERIM-ECONOMY https://counterpointbd.com/THE-INTERIM-ECONOMY Sun, 03 Aug 2025 06:04:07 +0600 Jyoti Rahman What Does Declining Inflation Mean For The Economy? 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