The story of Bangladesh’s rise comes in numerous versions with a common denominator. The initial conditions were abysmal: post-independence disorder, natural calamities, famine, and widely shared pessimism nationally and internationally. The lay of the land looks remarkably different 50 years down the road.
On March 9, 2024, University Press Limited (UPL) hosted a discussion with Professor Rehman Sobhan, moderated by Dr Akhter Mahmood, on the two volumes of Untranquil Recollections
Despite impressive economic growth and development performance over the past few decades, Bangladesh has failed to build its institutional capacities – a failure that may prevent it from making the LDC graduation smooth and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, said economists yesterday.