Writing

  • A Policymaker's Guide to Blockchain Innovation and Implementation

    Published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as a background paper to the preparation of the 24th CSTD priority theme on Harnessing Blockchain for sustainable development. This research paper presents a country-level assessment framework for Blockchain implementation and recommends pathways to improve the rate of learning.

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  • Harnessing Blockchain for SDGs

    Discussing opportunities and challenges of using Blockchain technology in government.

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  • Improving Language Education in Bangladesh

    By the time Bangladeshi students have graduated from high school, it is already too late to build the foundation of a comprehensive and meaningful education in the English (or Bangla) language. Free and mandatory primary education has been a radical solution to our historically high illiteracy, and primary school is exactly where the first step for language education reform should be introduced.

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  • Slavery in Bengal: A Forgotten History

    Notably absent in Bengali literature and history is a rather shameful past: the existence of slaves and the significant role that slavery played in our society and economy. It may very well be that many of our ancestors were slaves only a few generations ago, and hardly do we ever find mention of this great cruelty in our history books.

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