Recently I was watching Hard Talk on BBC where Stephen Sackur interviewed the epidemiologist Dr. Ian Lipkin who was the scientific advisor of the 2011 movie Contagion. Though I have personally not seen the movie,
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Making Home Ownership Viable Part 2
In Part 1 of this article I deliberated on the overall state of our housing industry and the fact that we are not extracting the full potential of this sector. Our housing industry can make
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Making Home Ownership Viable Part 1
Home ownership is an instinctive human need and will remain the cherished dream of most Bangladeshis. Unfortunately, cherished dreams are not enough to sell homes. Home ownership and the investment in real estate has to
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Giving for Success
Sometime ago I came across an article by Adam Grant. It was an impressive piece of writing and I became interested to know more about the author. Looking him up on google, my impression of
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Courage
“One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant it near our house. I told Mom that I would
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Dealing with anxiety during the pandemic.
This Eid has been unlike any that I have experienced in my life. I said my Eid prayers at home; did not visit any relatives or meet any friends though the virtual meetings on Zoom
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Bangladesh Real Estate Market post Covid-19
I am frequently being asked about what is going to happen to the real estate market? Are the apartment prices going to go down? How much? Is it a good time to buy? I read
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Positivity during this crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has put a lot of strain on business leaders and professional managers. Companies are facing the most serious crisis where laying off or furloughing employees has become a necessity not a choice.
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Starting after Covid 19
In December 2019 we first heard about this mysterious virus that was causing some concern to the world. Till February 2020 we in Bangladesh did not pay much heed to the problem thinking that it
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The Impact of Covid-19 on Globalization
Google defines “globalization” as follows- Globalization is a process by which businesses or other organizations develop influence or start operating on an international scale. People have been trading across continents for centuries. The concept of
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