For the past decade, Bangladesh has been a regional force in terms of growth managing to lift itself from the least-developed country category. This became possible for a number of drivers like the RMG sector, foreign remittances, etc. However, going forward, the need to diversify the economy is im

The third edition of the Bangladesh Economics Summit organised by the Economics Study Center (ESC) of Dhaka University came to an end on September 19, 2020 following a number of panel discussions, policy debate, launching of BSDED Volume 3 and a study report titled, "Assessing the Fault Lines of Ba

The third edition of the Bangladesh Economics Summit organised by the Economics Study Center (ESC) kicked off on September 12, 2020 with the theme "The Impact of COVID-19: Exposing the Fault Lines of Bangladesh Economy". This year's events include panel discussions, public lectures, research paper

The second episode of the People's Debate, a panel discussion organised by Economics Study Center and the EMK Center, was held at the EMK Center, Dhaka on February 18 afternoon.  The discussed topic was "Soaring prices: Causes and cures of the price hike conundrum".  The debate was mod