Our ventures are unending

In the last few decades, South Asian and Southeast Asian countries have experienced high rates of labour force growth associated with high population growth. The growing youth labour force can provide an important input for accelerating economic growth.
24 February 2017

Empowering youth in an uncertain world

We are living in both exciting and dispiriting times. On one hand, we are witnessing extraordinary advancements in technology that are connecting us in ways that were once unimaginable.
24 February 2017

Youth as social changemakers

“A large donor office once told me that these (innovations) are for Western universities to build, we are here to only implement solutions,” said Anindita. “There's no future here, I can't pursue it,” she added with a sigh.
24 February 2017

Challenges of the startup ecosystem

For developing nations around the world, one of the models of economic development that seems to have mostly worked was that of creating an ecosystem for the growth of startups.
24 February 2017

Challenges for women entrepreneurs

Throughout the world, in any development undertaking of a nation, women's empowerment is an inevitable part of economic development discourse.
24 February 2017

SMEs and our development goals

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the most important segment of any economy in the world. SMEs are getting the highest priority from policymakers due to their already proven multidimensional contribution to the socioeconomic environment of a country.
24 February 2017

Need for protecting IPR

The present market economy in the era of globalisation is based on knowledge, innovation and technological development. The ideas and innovations behind new technologies and inventions are manifestations of human imagination, creativity and ingenuity.
24 February 2017

Challenges of going global

Drop the term startup in any conversation and ask the audience what they picture. You will notice that the majority of the audience
24 February 2017

State of workers' welfare

For a relatively new country, Bangladesh has made some remarkable developmental achievements. There has been great progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, particularly in reducing child mortality and halving poverty. It is an experience on which other countries will no doubt draw.
24 February 2017

Workers' rights: Ups and downs

The Dhaka Summit on Skills, Employability, and Decent Work, inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was held near the end of 2016.
24 February 2017

Developing young athletes

The importance of building a good pipeline that continuously supplies fresh talent can perhaps best be answered by a mere glance at the two most popular sports of Bangladesh.
24 February 2017

Maintaining as opposed to sustaining

Halfway through the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the unlikeliest of things happened—Bangladesh was celebrating an Olympic gold.
24 February 2017

Apple 'spaceship' headquarters readies for boarding

Apple announces that workers will start boarding its futuristic new "spaceship" campus in Silicon Valley in April, fulfilling a vision set out by late founder Steve Jobs.
24 February 2017

Wanted: Flat to rent for a young, single professional

How do you go out there into the world and find a place to live, for example, if you are in a new area for a job, or you simply want to move out and try out the independent life? Here are some tips that will help you out.
23 February 2017

THE MIX AND MASTER OF AUDIO ENGINEERING

If you enjoy experimenting with audio tracks and want to delve more into this field, keep reading!
23 February 2017

4 websites where you can learn audio engineering

From Berklee's extensive curriculum to Udemy's fun-filled bite-sized lectures, we take a look at some of the best places online where you can pick up audio engineering and music production.
23 February 2017

Model 3 on track for volume production by Sept: Tesla

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Wednesday its mass-market Model 3 sedan was on track for volume production by September, encouraging investors who see the electric vehicle as the avenue to profitability for the young company.
23 February 2017

BSCCL declares 2nd submarine cable connectivity

Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) officially declares its connectivity with the country’s second undersea cable.
21 February 2017

Buet’s computer science researcher Tanzima wins intl’ award for user privacy solution

A computer science researcher from Buet, among five women from developing countries, has received an international award for her new and innovative solutions for users’ privacy control.
21 February 2017

The perfect headphone

Never has there been another electronic device more suitable to isolate you into your own world than the headphone.
20 February 2017