Why 67% of Bangladesh’s Transaction Value Still Moves In Cash
A shopkeeper in Old Dhaka used to keep five QR stickers on his counter, one for each bank or wallet his customers might use. Since 1 July he has needed…
A shopkeeper in Old Dhaka used to keep five QR stickers on his counter, one for each bank or wallet his customers might use. Since 1 July he has needed…
On 17 August the National Board of Revenue issued a clarification that should never have been necessary. Industrial users, it confirmed, could continue importing solar equipment at 1 percent duty…
You know the feeling. It is a Tuesday, the morning was heavier than it should have been, and somewhere between the bus and the desk a small voice suggests that…
A World Cup seat now costs a median of $900. The world's top tours gross 60 percent more than they did in 2019. And in Bangladesh, the official price of…
In May this magazine argued that the Hormuz crisis had not created Bangladesh’s vulnerability but revealed it, and asked what it would take to be less exposed. The strait has…
Coca-Cola is selling Crocs, Nike is co-branding with Kim Kardashian, and Louis Vuitton opened 2025 by reviving a twenty-year-old partnership. Behind the strange pairings sits a trade that has become…
As AI makes shallow work cheap and notifications make focus scarce, the ability to concentrate has become a real competitive edge — and the antidote to a workforce burning out…
How AI, Human-Centered Design and Sustainability Can Shape the Next Generation of Cities Keywords Artificial Intelligence (AI); Human-Centered Design; Intelligent Built Environment; Sustainable Development; Digital Transformation; Smart Cities; Urban Innovation;…
Dhaka runs a commercial week found in almost no other city: zoned, staggered, and packed into a Friday–Saturday surge. It is also the clearest window onto how the country really…
Bangladesh Grows a Fortune in Fruit and Lets a Third of It Rot. Closing the Processing Gap May Be Its Largest Overlooked Industry. Mango, jackfruit, pineapple and guava pour out…
How “just-in-case” inventory replaced “just-in-time,” and what the new caution costs. For most of the past forty years, the smartest thing a company could do with a warehouse was empty…
Vague purpose statements are losing credibility. Brands that attach specific, measurable commitments to their purpose are commanding loyalty and premium pricing that no mission statement has ever managed. Here is…
BNPL was sold as a smarter way to afford things you want. What the 2026 data shows is something different: it is increasingly how people afford things they need —…
Bangladesh’s rising debt pressure is often discussed through headline numbers billions of dollars in repayments, large infrastructure loans, and tightening fiscal space. Yet debt figures alone do not explain why…
BRAC Bank’s Corporate Digital Solution - CORPnet, the leading corporate internet banking platform, processed BDT 227,321 crore in 80 lakh digital transactions in 2025. The platform recorded 43% year-on-year growth…