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Energy Efficiency is Bangladesh’s Invisible Power Plant
- Mohammad Iftekharul Islam
- Nov 4, 2025
Every unit of energy saved carries more value than one produced, because imported fuel travels long distances, accumulates technical losses, and costs the country twice over. A kilowatt hour conserved at the source prevents the need for two kilowatt-hours of costly generation later. The International Energy Agency calls efficiency [....]
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Youth Readiness in an Evolving Job Market
- Ekramul Hasan, Md Razib
- Aug 18, 2025
To guide youth development efforts, the National Youth Policy 2017 was developed, which defines youth as individuals aged 18–35. In contrast, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) defines youth as those aged 15–29. Considering both definitions, more than 35% of the country’s population falls within [....]
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Can BIMSTEC rise to meet the new challenges?
- Achyut Bhandari, Dr Selim Raihan, Ganeshan Wignaraja, Nihal Pitigala, Posh Raj Pandey, Prabir De, Watcharas Leelawath
- Apr 10, 2022
The 5th summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) ended on March 30, 2022, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The summit adopted a charter for the first time since its inception in 1997 and signed three memorandums [....]
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Trade logistics: A South Asian perspective
- Farhan Khan, Md Tuhin Ahmed
- Mar 16, 2020
Trade logistics is often considered a fundamental building block of trade and economic development. The term trade logistics usually encompasses a cluster of vital activities for trade including transportation, warehousing, cargo consolidation, border management [....]
