Bangladesh Bank’s initiative to introduce key performance indicators (KPIs) for evaluating the CEOs of commercial banks is a timely move. At a time when Bangladesh’s banking sector is facing pressure on asset quality, liquidity, profitability, governance and public confidence, a more structured approach to leadership performance deserves serious attention.

The distinction sounds academic, but it isn't.

Financial support provided to meet exceptional medical expenditure is fundamentally different from ordinary remuneration

“No” is not merely a word. It is a management philosophy and, occasionally, a retirement plan.

As I walked through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City last week, my second trip there within a month, I couldn’t help but wish Dhaka could resemble it.

Six forces are squeezing global commerce today, and they are not going away

FDI is not merely capital; it also brings technology, modern management, workforce development, access to international markets and quality employment

For decades, Bangladesh treated multinational companies as models of ethical business.

The government is preparing for a change in how it plans, spends, taxes and measures its economy.

Bangladesh has completed the first 180 days under the new government with a mixed record. The external sector has improved, with stronger remittances and reserves.

In many of our offices, the rulebook is treated like the fire extinguisher: displayed prominently, dusted before an audit, and touched only after smoke appears.

On July 21, a fire during a ship-to-ship transfer damaged the cabling on one boiler aboard a leased floating terminal off Moheshkhali.

We need somewhere between 3,800 and 4,000 million cubic feet of gas a day, but actually get closer to 2,600 MMCFD

Bangladesh’s economic recovery is no longer only an economic problem. It has become a problem of political organisation.

Bangladesh has the potential to build a robust Media & Entertainment industry worth more than Tk 10,000 crore.

Experiences from India, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam show that regulated outbound investment can strengthen the domestic economy

Bangladesh’s banking sector is facing a severe crisis of confidence, marked by liquidity shortages, delayed deposit repayments, restrictions on encashing matured deposit pension scheme (DPS) and fixed deposit receipt (FDR) accounts, and forced reinvestment

Bangladesh's path to BPO leadership is not to imitate the Philippines or India. It is to occupy the space that neither has fully captured: AI-native, multi-skilled, and positioned at the intersection of quality and value

Bangladesh’s marine territory offers significant economic opportunities

Here, hiring a Big Four firm can resemble buying an expensive wedding sherwani: worn once and remembered through the bill.