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Economist Prof Sayema Haque Bidisha gives speech during the inaugural session of the Air Quality Research and Environmental Policy Discussion at the Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka on Sunday, 12 January 2025. Photo: TBS
Environment

Poor air quality hampers productivity, affects economy, expert warns

"We're witnessing one of the highest health-related out-of-pocket expenditures due to air pollution-induced diseases in Bangladesh," says Economist Prof Sayema Haque Bidisha

Professor Anisur Rahman. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Economist Anisur Rahman dies at 92

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh named The Economist's country of the year

Fahmeeda Wahab. Photo: Courtesy
Obituary

Fahmeeda Wahab passes away

Clashes broke out at Mohammadpur bus stand. Photo: Kanchan Kumar Nath/TBS
Economy

Quota protests rooted in deeper economic, political issues: Economists

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, US, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
USA

16 Nobel Prize-winning economists say Trump policies will fuel inflation

File photo of Harry Dent. Photo: Hindustan Times
Global Economy

Top US economist predicts stock market crash worse than 2008 recession

Minouche Shafik. Photo: AFP
USA

Minouche Shafik: From renowned economist to embattled Columbia president

TBS Sketch
Panorama

We must take forward the ideas Prof Nurul Islam stood for

TBS Sketch
Obituary

Renowned economist Prof Nurul Islam dies

Dr Akbar Ali Khan. Picture: Collected
Obituary

Former advisor to caretaker govt Akbar Ali Khan passes away

Photo: Collected
Economy

Policymakers, economists for higher allocation to social security

Mushfiq Mobarak. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Meet the Yale professor who anchors his research in Bangladesh and scales up interventions globally