There is a particular kind of arithmetic that takes hold in a household when money gets tight. It begins with small decisions — the branded cereal swapped for the supermarket's…
Over the last few years, data and predictive systems have become more and more integral to marketing. Digital twin technology, which was previously used in the engineering and manufacturing sectors,…
Ramadan is the most sacred month of the Hijri calendar, which demands a considerable change in the daily habits of every muslim. For an entire month muslims indulge in various…
Bangladesh has again returned to a question it thought it had already answered: should it graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) category in 2026, or should it ask…
THE MONTH THAT MOVES MARKETS On the evening of February 17, 2026, the crescent moon rose over Dhaka and Ramadan began. Within hours, the city had already transformed. The streets…
This morning, after my first coffee, I was scrolling through email and observed how quickly we still prejudge commitment by response time. That habit, which is part of our formative…
Gold has never been more expensive, more sought after, or more consequential for global finance. In January 2026, prices breached $5,500 per ounce for the first time in history—an astonishing…
The global tech investment landscape has reached its third-highest levels on record, with total venture capital deployment ranging from $425-512 billion in 2025—a 30-47% surge from 2024. Artificial intelligence has…
In a world brimming with endless noise and shrinking attention spans, how does a brand create a message that not only gets heard but deeply resonates? In plain English, Apple…
The Asia-Pacific artificial intelligence market is projected to surge from $102.59 billion in 2025 to $815.98 billion by 2032, representing a compound annual growth rate of 34.5% that dwarfs virtually…
For most of the modern branding era, scale was a virtue. The larger the audience, the broader the distribution, the more uniform the product portfolio, the more efficient the commercial…
Global carbon emission reduction has been a matter of concern for decades. Although many countries are already working on it, it still seems like a matter of a far-fetched dream…
There was a time when communication revolved around simple responses like yes, no, and very good. But Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, refuses to operate within that old…
In June 2024, Bangladesh plummeted 40 places to 99th on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index—the steepest fall of any nation that year. Twelve months later, the 2025…
The inaugural session of C-Suite Dialogue 2025, jointly organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), took place on August 18 at the IUB campus. The dialogue…