Author: Asif Tarafdar

Asif Tarafdar
Asif Siddique Tarafdar is the Staff Writer of Ice Today& Ice Business Times. He has completed BSS in Economics from BRAC University and vocal about disability rights and inclusion. Currently, studying MDS at Jahangirnagar University he is also a former Flight Cadet of the Bangladesh Air Force.
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Catalysts of Change

Exploring the evolution and adaptation of consumerism in Bangladesh through three distinct examples that represent a pivotal moment in the country’s consumer landscape.   Consumerism

Features

FROM TEST CASE TO TRIUMPH

Understanding the game-changing powers of innovation and progress as Digital Bangladesh takes centre stage, empowering the nation and laying the groundwork for a shining socioeconomic

Interviews

LIVING THE DREAM

In a conversation, Ruslan Mohammed Hossain, Founder of Ruslan’s Studio, International Fitness Athlete and Coach elaborates on the journey from obscurity to becoming a poster

Interviews

A DEEPER PURPOSE

In a conversation, Nusrat Feroz Aman, Chief Executive Officer at AYAT Education, elaborates on the foundational principles of the organisation, the importance of the health

Interviews

MAKING AN IMPACT

In a conversation, Tasmiah Rahman, Associate Director, Skills Development Programme at BRAC talks about the impediments that are holding back TVET education in Bangladesh, the

Features

Risk but No Reward

How a string of bad choices made the 16th largest bank in the USA defunct overnight.   Inquiries about the situation surrounding the Silicon Valley

Features

A PAINFUL LEGACY

Understanding how the infamous one-child policy led China towards the path of a demographic disaster from which it might never recover.   In 2022, according

Interviews

BEYOND GREEN

Tanvir Ahmed, Managing Director of Envoy Legacy, Green Textile & Sheltech Group, discusses sustainability in the apparel industry and how his company achieved the remarkable

Inclusive Growth

CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES

In a conversation, Murteza Khan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bangladesh Business & Disability Network (BBDN), elaborates on the importance of ensuring access to employment

Apparel Industry

Growing Responsibly

In a conversation, Ajay Jaswal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Doreen Apparels, talks about Bangladesh’s rise in the global garments industry, the importance of ensuring