Bangladesh’s FY2025–26 Budget: A Struggle for Balance
Bangladesh's budget for the 2025-26 financial year comes at a challenging time. The country is grappling with slower economic growth, rising prices, and the upcoming loss of its "Least Developed…
Fractured Globalisation Is Redefining Branding—Are You Ready?
In 2021, Swedish fashion brand H&M faced a dramatic backlash in China. Their comments about alleged forced labor in Xinjiang sparked a wave of consumer anger. Overnight, the brand vanished…
The Case for Good Stress: The Health Revolution You Haven’t Heard About
We've been conditioned to believe that stress is public health enemy number one. The wellness industry has built a billion-dollar empire around the promise of stress-free living, complete with meditation…
To Flight ‘Z’ Or To Fight
HAS GEN Z MASTERED THE ART OF QUITTING—OR LOST THE WILL TO ENDURE? For the longest time, quitting was the ultimate career sin. It meant you gave up, couldn’t hack…
Culture Over Coffee Mugs: How to Turn New Hire Energy into a Lasting Competitive Advantage
The early days of a new employment are when enthusiasm is at its greatest. In comparison to their more experienced colleagues, new hires are creative, motivated, and usually emanate a…
What a Hyperfixation Really Is
“Hyperfixation” is a word you’ve probably come across in digital spaces, often used casually to describe anything from TV binges to niche obsessions. But strip away the hashtags and humour,…
Securing Bangladesh’s Economic Lifelines: Policy Priorities for Remittance and Reserve Sustainability
Remittances from migrant workers and Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves are two essential external flows that have long supported the country's macroeconomic resilience. After ready-made garment (RMG) exports, remittances were the…
Google Ends Opt-Out for Third-Party Cookies: A Strategic Pivot Point for Marketers
In April 2025, Google announced it would retain third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, reversing its earlier plan to phase them out by 2024. This unexpected shift, influenced by regulatory…
Why Most D2C Brands Hit a Growth Ceiling — And How to Break Through It
Before I dive into this edition of the newsletter, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who has shown their support and evangelized my…
Understanding the FDI Constraints in Bangladesh
Introduction Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has long been a critical driver for economic growth, especially in developing nations. Among Asian countries, both Bangladesh and Vietnam have sought foreign investment to…
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OVERSTIMULATION: TOO MANY NOTIFICATIONS, TOO LITTLE PEACE
For years, mental health jargon has dominated talks. Look no further than “gaslighting,” which ushered in a new era of therapy-speak, as well as its synonyms “trauma,” “toxic,” and “triggered”—all…
Settle in and Go Deep: How Monotasking Hits All the Right Spots
How many times has ‘multitasking’ been mentioned as a strength during candidate interviews? Have you ever tried this yourself? You have probably heard this a lot from someone who is…
Why Listening Should Be a Core Leadership Competency?
When Target expanded into Canada, it redesigned its stores to look sleek and modern. But they didn’t ask store employees for input, and only managers were briefed. Once the new…
The Future of Design is Regenerative, and It Starts Now
Let’s think about a world where nothing goes to waste. Even the smallest element of organic or inorganic “waste” or the place we live or work in produces reusable energy.…
A New Dawn? The Potential Economic Benefits of a Ukraine Peace Deal for Bangladesh
The Russia-Ukraine conflict, originating with Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and subsequently escalating in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, intensified in February 2022 with Russia's full-scale invasion. While initial…
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