Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 12: May 1, 2022 The May 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Priorities in the 2022-23 National Budget of Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “The expectations from 2022-23 National Budget” emphasises that budget document should consider current realities and contexts. The economy is on the path to recovery…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 11: April 1, 2022 The April 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Rejuvenating BIMSTEC in a New Era”. The first page article titled “Rejuvenating BIMSTEC in a New Era” emphasises the necessity of fresh thinking on BIMSTEC’s priorities and developing the required institutional capability for the new era. Though…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 10: March 1, 2022 The March 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Emerging Development Challenges in Bangladesh”. The first-page article titled “Inflation for the marginalised people in Bangladesh: Beyond the official arithmetic” argued that the official figures of inflation do not reflect the real scenarios of the stress of…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 9: February 1, 2022 The February 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Trade, Investment and Industrial Policies in South Asia”. The first-page article titled “Rethinking trade, investment and industrial policies in South Asia for greater regional integration” points out that deeper regional integration is needed for achieving larger development…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 8: January 1, 2022 The January 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “50 years of Bangladesh: The development challenges in the time ahead”. The first page article titled “50 years of Bangladesh: The development challenges in the time ahead” focuses on the political economy analysis of the development journey…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 7: December 1, 2021 The December 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “50 years of Bangladesh’s Development: Achievements and Challenges”. This special issue of Thinking Aloud features an article titled “50 years of Bangladesh’s Development: Achievements and Challenges” comprising the first, second and third pages. The article discusses Bangladesh’s…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 6: November 1, 2021 The November 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 and Emerging Challenges”. The first-page article titled “Challenges of the agro-processing industry in Bangladesh” reiterates that there are considerable institutional challenges in the agro-processing sector in Bangladesh, which require a solution. The institutional challenges in the…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 5: October 2021 The October 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Emerging Trade Issues and Trade Policy Reform in Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Rethinking the Import Policy Order of Bangladesh” reiterates that the upcoming Import Policy Order (IPO) 2021-24 should focus more on the development aspects against…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 4: September 2021 The September 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 and development strategies”. The first page article titled “Devising development strategies factoring in COVID-19” analyses the development challenges emerging in the context of continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and proposes policy frameworks for tackling these challenges. The…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 3: August 2021 The August 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Covid-19 and Development Challenges of Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Challenges of SMEs in the time of the pandemic” emphasizes that the resonant performance of SMEs is critical for the recovery of the overall economy in the…