In the early 2000s, Bangladesh was envisioning a maritime breakthrough strategically located on the Bay of Bengal, offering natural depth, proximity to transhipment routes, and a convenient release valve for Chittagong's increasing congestion - the Sonadia Deep Sea Port (DSP). With satisfactory fea

Was Bangladesh's reliance on Indian transhipment inevitable - or did it unfold from failures that could, and perhaps should, have been foreseen and averted? More provocatively: was this dependency merely a by-product of internal inelasticity caused by shortcomings, or a consequence of strategic pas

Bangladesh has recognised the light engineering (LE) as a key critical for achieving its development targets, but the country is yet to explore most of its potential. We are way behind the rest of the world in excelling in the LE sector. However, the country’s cross-industry small and medium