The Illusion of Value in Modern Talent
Lately, I find myself thinking about how we define value at work — and more importantly, how we try to prove it. There is an increasing reliance on visible markers:…
Leadership, Gender, and the New Economics of Performance
The global economy stands at a point where the inclusion of women in leadership positions is no longer merely a matter of equity but rather represents a fundamental economic imperative.…
Workplace 2.0: The Triple Aim of Future‑Ready Companies
As change accelerates across every industry, what will it take for organisations to become future-ready beyond technology, beyond strategy, and toward societal and planetary alignment? In an era of accelerating…
Why AI Is Becoming the Operating System of Global Power Grids—and Where Bangladesh Stands: From predictive maintenance to renewable integration, artificial intelligence is transforming how electricity flows—leaving developing nations at a crossroads
The electric grid—that sprawling network of power plants, transmission lines, substations, and distribution systems that forms the circulatory system of modern civilization—is undergoing its most profound transformation since alternating current…
Why Weather-Triggered Ads Are Becoming Marketing’s Next Competitive Edge
On an unusually rainy Wednesday evening in Dhaka last September, a local café chain triggered a push notification promoting hot lattes and cozy seating just minutes after showers began. The…
Bangladesh’s Gig Economy: The Promise and Precarity of a Million-Worker Revolution
In a country where only one in three university graduates secures a formal job and unemployment benefits remain absent, more than one million Bangladeshis have turned to a new economic…
Strings vs. Silk Roads: Bangladesh’s Financing Crossroads
“Speed builds assets; patience builds resilience.” Let’s start with a question: How Western conditional lending and China’s Belt and Road financing shape Bangladesh’s economy, sovereignty, and strategic future. Introduction Bangladesh…
Leading with Purpose: Zaved Akhtar on Building Future-Ready Leaders
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…
Beyond the Screen: What It Means to Live, Work, and Trade in the Metaverse
Introduction The concept of the metaverse, a seamlessly blended digital and physical reality, didn't start in a lab or a business meeting; it began in the imagination. It was first…
Reskilling over replacement in the AI era
Introduction Some call AI the world's eighth wonder, and for good reason. It can write, speak, analyze, and solve problems faster than most humans ever could. But here’s the interesting…
The Emergence of Esports in Bangladesh
Esports in Bangladesh has crossed a line that once looked impossible. On 13 July, the Ministry of Youth and Sports issued a gazette officially recognising esports as a sport. That…
Surviving the Modern Workplace: Fatigue, Burnout, and You
A generation ago, “working hard” meant showing up, doing your job, and heading home when the day was done. Work had boundaries, physical, emotional, and psychological. Today, those lines have…
REBRANDING BANGLADESH: FROM STRUGGLE TO STRENGTH, FROM HOPE TO HORIZONS
In the heart of South Asia lies a land stitched together by rivers, resilience, and revolutionary dreams—Bangladesh. For long, the narrative around this nation has been tethered to natural disasters,…
Optimism Bias: The Fine Line Between Motivation and Misjudgment
We are familiar with the “Glass is half full or half empty” metaphor. It is a great way to illustrate the difference between an optimist and a pessimist. Optimism is…
Inclusive Prosperity on a Planet in Peril
The recent World Bank report on poverty, prosperity, and planet lays out an ambitious plan for governments worldwide to work together on eradicating poverty. The goal is to foster inclusive…