Spanish Flu & COVID-19: The Parallels and Polarities
While the world today is shaken by the recent COVID-19 outbreak, history reveals that pandemics are rare, yes, but they do occur periodically. The year 2018 was the 100th...
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COVID-19 & Tourism: A Tragic End to the Thriving Industry?
The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic can be observed in almost every economic sector more or less, but the tourism sector undoubtedly tops the list. Before the pandemic,...
Is outdated technology holding back the shrimp sector of Bangladesh?
This article is the second in a series of articles on the Bangladeshi shrimp sector. To access the first article in the series, click here . The shrimp sector...
Vaccine Diplomacy and its Significance in Bangladesh
Outbreak of COVID-19 in Bangladesh at a Glance Inception of COVID-19 Epidemic On December 31 2019, the first case of COVID-19 was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO),...
The Frozen Food Industry of Bangladesh: Opportunities for Growth Abound both Home and Abroad
With rapid urbanisation and an expanding middle class, the market for processed frozen foods in Bangladesh has crossed USD 95 million or around BDT 800 crore. The sector generated...
Evolution of Development Assistance to Bangladesh: Part 1 (1970-2000)
Bangladesh has managed to achieve tremendous progress in terms of economic and social development in the past 5 decades, currently enjoying an annual Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate...
RCEP Agreement: Vietnam’s gain, Bangladesh’s loss?
The Regional Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) is the world’s largest trade agreement, covering 30 percent of global GDP and 27 percent of global merchandise trade. Signed in November 2020,...
Japan’s investment shift from China: Opportunity for Bangladesh amidst challenges
As part of its record stimulus package, Japan allocated USD 2.2 billion to help its manufacturers shift production out of China back in April.[2] As such, Bangladesh should also...
COVID-19 Impact on Organizations: A New Reality amidst the Chaos of Crisis
From manufacturing to marketing, all major businesses in the world are changing the way they operate in the wake of the deadly coronavirus. As response to the outbreak becomes...
Single-Use Plastic: Is A Catastrophe Awaiting Bangladesh?
While plastic can be considered a miracle material, single-use plastic is as deadly as it gets due to its multiple negative impacts on the environment, health and economy. Single-use...
Digitalization of the education system- why hasn’t Bangladesh achieved it yet?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the shutdown of educational institutions throughout the world. In Bangladesh, educational institutions have been closed since March 17. The Ministry of Education has decided...
What’s Keeping the Biscuit Industry Afloat Despite The Economic Slowdown?
The biscuits and confectioneries industry in Bangladesh is one of the few industries that have shown incredible resilience during the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic. Fueled by the...
Evolution of Development Assistance to Bangladesh: Part 2 (2001-2020)
In part 1 in the evolution of development assistance to Bangladesh, we viewed the foreign aid trend of the country in the first three decades since the country’s independence...
COVID-19 Catalyzes a New Wave of Digital Transformation
The COVID-19 pandemic has put everyone in a quagmire no one knows the way out of. In order to survive the sudden economic shift from physical to digital, people...
China-Bangladesh Trade: New Prospects Opening Up for Bangladesh
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced global trade to reach a standstill as countries struggle to provide for their own. Despite a global trade slump, China has recently opened new...