South Asian economy

Members of Team Bangladesh, who were up against 60 students from 7 countries, pose with their mentors at SAESM 2023. Photo: Courtesy
Pursuit

Meet the future star economists of Bangladesh

South Asian Economics Students’ Meet (SAESM) is a research paper and economics competition from economics students from all across South Asia

Bangladeshi women have been key to the country’s rise. Photographer: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images
Thoughts

South Asia should pay attention to its standout star

RMG workers in Bangladesh
Panorama

Why Bangladesh recovered better than its South Asian neighbours

A worker disinfects the interiors of a passenger train parked at a railway yard as a preventive measure against coronavirus, on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, March 16, 2020/ Reuters
South Asia

World Bank flags up grim economic forecast for South Asia