Newspaper columns, interviews & commentaries

2024

Media Opeds

1.   Asadullah, M Niaz (2024) “Remembering Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohammad” The Project Syndicate (forthcoming); commissioned write-up.

2.   Asadullah, M Niaz (2024) The Fall of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady, The Project Syndicate, 15 August. Re-published in The Japan Times, The Manila Times, Malaysiakini; Astro Awani TV (Malaysia), The New Arab, Prothom Alo (Bangladesh), and Dainik Bhaskar (India).

3.   Asadullah, M Niaz (2024) An Arab Spring for Bangladesh? The Project Syndicate, 25 July. Republished in: The Quint; The Edge Malaysia, The Manila Times,  The Japan Times, Baomoi Vietnam, Bangkok Post, Taipei Times,  Bonik Barta, Asia Link,  The New Arab, and South Asia journal.

4.   Asadullah, M Niaz et al (2024) “Caring for the elderly starts with gender equality”, 360info. (8 Mar). Republished in:  East Mojo (9 Mar), The Edge Malaysia, Astro AWANI, Setopati (Nepal) and The Federal (India).

5.   Asadullah, M Niaz (2024) “Beyond the Pages: Overcoming Sexist Textbooks to Bridge the Gender Gap in Education and Beyond”. The Edge Malaysia (6 Mar). Republished in:  Monash Lens (5 Mar) , BFM 89.9 - Business Radio Station (Malaysia) & The Daily Star (Bangladesh).

6.   Asadullah, M Niaz (2024) “Economy hangs in the balance as Bangladesh’s Hasina hangs on to power,” The Diplomat, 4/1/2024. Republished in: Press Trust of India (PTI), NDTV (India), The Wire (India), The Financial Express (Bangladesh), The Daily Star (Bangladesh), 360Info and The Star (Malaysia). 

Media interviews

  1. Astro TV (Malaysia), Bangladesh Protest: The Movement that Toppled a PM (Part 1), 9 August 2024.
  2. Astro TV (Malaysia), Bangladesh Protest: The Movement that Toppled a PM (Part 2), 9 August 2024.
  3. Business FM Malaysia, Sheikh Hasina Says Good Bye to Bangladesh, 6 August 2024 [time stamp: 20-33 mins].
  4. ABC Australia, What’s next after the removal of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady? 6 August 2024.
  5. Silicon India, We need to invest in women from the beginning, 1 August 2024.
  6. Malaysian Reserve, Are Malaysian SMEs falling behind? 10 July 2024.
  7. The Sun, The time is ripe to increase the retirement age, 1 July 2024.
  8. The Sun, Severing ties with blackrock will affect economy, 26 June 2024.
  9. The Daily Star, Is the budget just another attempt at youthwashing? 20 June 2024.
  10. FMT Malaysia, BNM made the right call on OPR, 10 May 2024.
  11. The Star, Wage reform concerns, 10 May 2024.
  12. FMT Malaysia, Government testing the market with diesel plan 26 May 2024.
  13. Free Malaysia Today, Fuel Price volatility may spur trade speculation, 10 May 2024.
  14. The Sun, Higher pay calls for efficiency, productivity. 6 May 2024
  15. The Edge Financial Daily, No pressure for Malaysia to follow suit after Indonesia’s surprise interest rate hike, 6 May
  16. The Sun, High household expenses dampen Aidilfitri mood, 7 April 2024
  17. Free Malaysia Today, BNM’s foreign earnings repatriation policy may backfire, 27 Mar 2024
  18. Nikkei Asia, Bangladesh offers "win win" deals for offshore gas exploration, 15 Mar 2024 
  19. Business FM: BFM: The Business Station,  Podcast Structural Reforms Needed To Address Labour Skill Gaps
  20. Free Malaysia Today, High GLC, GLIC involvement deter Bumis from entrepreneurship, says economist, 8 March.
  21. Astro TV, The Gig Economy: The regulatory riddle, 16 Feb.
  22. The Sun, Implement gig sector reform gradually, 13 Feb
  23. Free Malaysia Today. Question mark over impact of Najib decision on business investment, 3 Feb.
  24. The Sun (Malaysia), Experts urge caution on pension system review, 1 Feb
  25. The Edge Financial Daily, Gold players see bright outlook despite impending luxury goods tax, 22 Jan
  26. Free Malaysia Today, Reducing cost of living a national priority, 25 Jan
  27. The Sun, (Malaysia), Gender pay gap thorn for women workforce, 23 Jan
  28. Nikkei Asia, Bangladesh election: China cheers Hasina as experts eye U.S. move, 8 Jan
  29. The Sun, (Malaysia), Economists upbeat on 2024. 2 Jan

2023

Media Opeds

  1. Asadullah, M Niaz (2023) “Global recession a risk as Gaza war razes,” The Star (Malaysia), 24/12/2023. Republished in: The Malaya Mail, 360Info,  The Vibes, Setopati, East Mojo and Big News Network.
  1. Asadullah, M Niaz and Syed Basher (2023) “Making the Asian Monetary Fund a Reality” The Project Syndicate. 14 June 23. Re-published in Bangkok Post and Khaleez Times, Oman Observer, Dhaka Courier, Daily Prothom Alo,  Jordan Times, Ceylon Today, Chine Magazine.

3.  Asadullah, M Niaz and Andrew Kam Jia Yi (2023) “Malaysia’s New Dawn?” The Project Syndicate. 9 January. Republished in Jordan Times, Bangkok Post (11 Jan), Gulf Times (11 Jan), Daily Prothom Alo (11 Jan), The Strategist (20 Jan), AsiaLink (17 Jan), The Japan Times (25 Jan)

Media interviews


  1. The Sun Daily: “Govt boosting efforts to meet ageing society”, 27/12/23
  2. The Sun Daily: “RM5 billion illegal gambling bane” 20/12/23
  3. FMT News: “Spend on B40, M40 groups, not toll holidays, govt told” 3/12/23
  4. FMT News: “Third EPF account ‘could do more harm than good’, 3/12/23
  5. FMT News: “Only prolonged boycotts will hurt say experts”, 1/12/23
  6. The Sun Daily: “Boycott benefits”, 1/12/23
  7. ABC News: “Having a son is preferred in many Asian countries, but researchers find living with daughters can bring greater happiness”, 26/11/23 (other coverage: Phys.org)
  8. The Sun Daily: “Anti poverty efforts bearing fruit”, 23/11/23
  9. Free Malaysia Today: “Costly to eat out but Malaysians don't have a choice”, 7/11/23
  10. Astro TV: “The Truth about Wages”, 1/11/23
  11. Free Malaysia Today: “Capital gains tax on listed shares wont impact wealthy Malaysians”, 31/10/23
  12. Free Malaysia Today: “Windfall for oil and gas players if Middle East conflict escalates”, 30/10/23
  13. Free Malaysia Today: “Padu system must overcome ‘patchy data’ problem, says economist”, 22/10/23
  14. The Sun Daily: “SST hike will create fair economy: Expert”, 17/10/23
  15. Free Malaysia Today: Progressive wage model a glaring omission in Anwar’s Budget 2024, 14/10/23
  16. The Sun Daily: War in Gaza may affect consumer market due to supply chain disruptions: Experts, 9/10/23
  17. Free Malaysia Today: JB’s proposed LRT system gets mixed views, 9/10/23
  18. Free Malaysia Today: Norges banks emergence in cahya mata sarawak linked to esg focus, 25/09/23 (FMT podcast)
  19. The Edge Financial Daily: Rice conundrum: Thrusts food security into the spotlight, 24/09/23)
  20. Free Malaysia Today: Norges banks emergence in cahya mata sarawak linked to ESG focus, 25/09/23
  21. Free Malaysia Today: More thought needed for plan to wipe out poverty. 13/09/23
  22. Free Malaysia Today: 5-year Malaysia Plans outdated, new approach needed: 12/09/23
  23. Free Malaysia Today: Gender wage disparity still haunts malaysian women, 4/09/23
  24. The Edge Financial Daily: Look out for SMEs, fix broken links between education and employment, say experts, 4/09/23
  25. Free Malaysia Today:  Prime Minister Anwar's monumental task to get consensus for economic reforms, 1/09/23
  26. The Edge Financial Daily: Economists urge structural reform to stem worsening brain drain, 21/08/23
  27. Free Malaysia Today: Slowdown inevitable but no cause for concern, say economists, 11/08/23
  28. The Malaysian Reserve: Belanjawan 2023 helps elevate education to next level, 7/08/23
  29. Free Malaysia Today: Mixed views on stipend for interns, 17/07/23
  30. Free Malaysia Today: Keep the good subsidies throw out the bad ones, 4/07/23
  31. Free Malaysia Today: Belanjawan 2023’s youth initiatives bearing fruit, says group, 21/06/23
  32. Southeast Asia Globe: Proposed special economic zone could strengthen special Singapore–Malaysia ties, 20/06/23
  33. Free Malaysia Today: Train SPM Leavers as Modern Farmers, Say Economists, , 31/05/23
  34. Astro TV: Addressing inflation and household income disparity in Malaysia, 26/05/23
  35. Free Malaysia Post: Malaysia must not let foreign powers influence its 5G decision  5/05/23
  36. New Sarawak Tribune: Retirement age brings new realities to light,  30/04/23
  37. The Edge Financial Daily, Extension of retirement age inevitable but tough on government, say economists, 26/04/23
  38. Free Malaysia Post, Swift action not advisable when switching payment systems 19/04/23
  39. Free Malaysia Today, Pragmatism rules Anwar's foreign policy, say economists, 17/04/23
  40. The Business Times, Malaysia’s move to break monopolies will encourage innovation and boost investments, 10/04/23
  41. Free Malaysia Today, Asian Monetary Fund feasible due to new global realities, 6/04/23
  42. Business FM, Contract doctors strike in Malaysia: will it have an impact? 3/04/23
  43. New Age, World academics concerned over post-pandemic learning loss, 3/04/23
  44. Business FM, Making TVET and STEM education cool, 22/03/23
  45. The Edge Financial Daily, Budget 2023: Emulating Penang skills centre’s model, cash incentive do not resolve TVET dilemma, 9/03/23
  46. The Malay Mail, Inflation is slowing down but economists say don’t expect things to get cheaper yet, 14/03/23
  47. Free Malaysia Today, Anwar, a fiscal wizard?, 7/03/23
  48. Free Malaysia Today, Proposal to introduce capital gains tax gets mixed reviews, 25/02/23
  49. Free Malaysia Today, BNM optimism boosts confidence but no cause for euphoria, 13/02/23
  50. Free Malaysia Today, Economists sceptical Malaysia experiencing disinflation, 8/02/23
  51. Al-Jazeera, Muhyiddin’s prosecution puts focus on Malaysia’s corruption fight, 10/03/23

2022

Media op-eds

  1. Asadullah, M Niaz (2022) "Gender-Equal Education Is About More Than Access" The Project Syndicate. 29 July. Republished in The Jordan Times (30 July), Kathmandu Post (1 Aug). 
  2. Asadullah, M Niaz (2022) "Deepening the debate on gender equality and faith education" UNESCO World Education blog, (forthcoming)
  3. Asadullah, M Niaz et al  (2022) "Does access to microfinance help or hinder women’s empowerment?" WiderAngle, United Nations University, 10 March 2022
  4. Asadullah, M Niaz, Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen  (2022) "Effective states for sustainable development in South Asia" Global Development, 22 June 2022
  5. Amirapu, A., Asadullah, M Niaz and Zaki Wahhaj (2022) "The threat of adolescents development from COVID-19" Oxford Policy Management, 10 March 2022. 
  6. Chakraborty, T. N., Asadullah, M Niaz and Basu (2022) "Tribute to the Poetry of Nazim Hikmet" The Daily Prothom Alo, 15 January 2022 (in Bengali)

Media interviews

  1. Nature Magazine interview: How climate change could drive an increase in gender-based violence, 15 July 2022.
  2. The Economist  interview: New transport infrastructure helps South Asian women into work, 7 July 2022.
  3. Business FM radio (Malaysia) interview: Why accuracy in labor statistics is important, 16 June 2022.
  4. Business FM radio (Malaysia) interview: Why the discrepancy for Bangladeshi workers? 3 June 2022.
  5. Business FM radio (Malaysia) interview: Should we make rest days mandatory, 6 May 2022.
  6. The Edge Financial Daily (Malaysia) interview: Malaysia’s ratification of ILO Protocol of 2014 a good start in combatting forced labour, 4 April  
  7. Business FM radio (Malaysia) interview: How to recover from pandemic learning loss, 18 Mar 2022.
  8. The Edge Financial Daily (Malaysia) interview: The State Of The Nation: Collective effort necessary to eliminate malnourishment among children, 21 Mar 2022.
  9. The Edge Financial Daily (Malaysia) interview: The State Of The Nation: Battling the silent, longer-term threats to the country’s growth post-Covid-19, 21 Mar 2022.
  10. Astro TV (Malaysia) interview: Displaced for development (on poverty in indigenous Mah Meri communities), 4 Feb 2022.
  11. The Daily Prothom Alo, "There are reasons to be concerned about the mega projects". 24 April 2022 (Bengali version). Re-published in South Asia Monitor (25 April 2022).
  12. Bonik Barta, "Development isn't just GDP growth but also about improvements in living standards". 12 April 2022 (in Bengali)

2021

Media op-eds

  1. Asadullah, M Niaz (2021) "Southeast Asia’s migrant labor dilemma" The Project Syndicate. 24 Nov.  Re-published in 10+ national dailies:  The Japan Times (06 Dec), Channel News Asia (28 Nov), Jordan Times (27 Nov), Kathmundu Post (24 Nov), Asia New Network (24 Nov), MalaysiaKini (27 Nov), The Philippine Inquirer (6 Dec), The Sunday Times (28 Nov), CM Media (29 Nov), The ASEAN Post (24 Nov), The Daily Prothom Alo (25 Nov),  Nepal 24 Hours.
  2. Asadullah, M Niaz (2021) Islamic Schools and Girls' Education in Indonesia - The Diplomat, 26 Oct.
  3. Asadullah, M Niaz (2021) “Fostering girls' education will be challenging under a Taliban regime, but Afghanistan can learn a lot from Indonesia”, The Conversation (11 Oct).
  4. Asadullah, M Niaz (2021) "The Rise and Roles of Religious Schools in Afghanistan", World Education Forum, UNESCO, 17 September.
  5. Asadullah, M Niaz and Chakraborty, T. N. (2021) "Does export boom and GDP growth reduce corruption?" The Daily Prothom Alo, 15 September 2021
  6. Asadullah, M Niaz and Rahman, Mishkat (2021) "Bangladesh at 50: Reaping the Benefits of Bottom-up Entrepreneurship " The Daily Star, 17 June.
  7. Asadullah, M Niaz & Raj, Aaron (2021) "Poverty Policymaking During the Pandemic" New Mandala, 1 June.
  8. Asadullah, M Niaz and Rahman, Mishkat (2021) "The Benefits of Bottom-up Entrepreneurship" The Project Syndicate, 15 June. Re-published in 10+ international outlets: The Jakarta Post (17 June), The Outlook Afghanistan (19 June), China Television Global Network (16 June), Jordan Times (15 June), Tageblatt (17 June), Business A.M. Nigeria (21 June), Daily Bonik Barta (29 June); Almendron (15 June).
  9. Asadullah, M Niaz et al (2021) "Son preference and girls' schooling in India and Bangladesh", Dhaka Times, 24 June 2021.
  10. Asadullah et al (2021) The Social Returns of Ending Son Bias, The Daily Monitor, 2 March
  11. Asadullah, M Niaz et al (2021) "Using survey experiments to measure gender attitudes", LSE Global Health Initiative Blog, 15 May 2021.
  12. Asadullah, M Niaz, MANSOOR, NAZIA, RANDAZZO, TERESA & ZAKI WAHHAJ  (2021) "The Social Returns of Ending Son Bias" The Project Syndicate, 26 February. Re-published: in Kashmir Observer (5 March), The New Times (3 March), Orissa Post (5 March), Times of Kuwait (28 Feb), Jordan Times (6 Mar), Middle East Business and Financial News (6 Mar), The Daily Monitor (2 March)
  13. Amirapu, Amrit & M Niaz Asadullah & Zaki Wahhaj (2021) “Can the Formal Law Change Attitudes and Behaviour in the Absence of Strict Enforcement?” VoxDev CEPR Policy Portal, 8 March.
  14. Asadullah, M Niaz et al (2021) "Measuring Gender Attitudes in Developing Countries" Global Development Network (GDN) blog, 8 March.
  15. Asadullah, M Niaz et al (2021) "Son Preference and Girls’ Education in India and Bangladesh" UNESCO World Education blog, 8 March.
  16. Asadullah, M Niaz et al (forthcoming) "Addressing Hidden Support for Gender Inequality" Global Development Network (GDN) blog, 18 March. 

Media interviews

  1. Business FM radio (Malaysia) interview - "STEM is losing STEAM", 6 Dec 2021.
  2. Business FM radio (Malaysia) interview - "Looking into how we treat our migrant workers", 2 Dec 2021.
  3. The Economist "Bangladesh is making a serious attempt to improve its schools" 12 Nov 2021
  4. Astro TV Malaysia "PdPR: Shift in educational responsibility", 1 October 2021
  5. Astro TV Malaysia " PdPR: Measuring learning loss ", 1 October 2021
  6. The Star "PdPR: How effective is it?", 12 September 2021
  7. The Star "Family support, environment crucial for learning", 12 September 2021
  8. The Star "Students can’t wait to be back in school", 12 September 2021 (COVER PAGE STORY)
  9. Bonik Barta "Education disruption during COVID-19 pandemic is creating new disparities", 15 September 2021
  10. Business FM radio live interview "Govt bans Malaysians from Australian Farm Visa scheme", 18 Oct 2021. 
  11. The Economist "Bangladesh’s government cracks down on a big Islamist group" 29 May 2021
  12. BBC World Business Report interview for the news story "On Bangladesh's readymade garments sector", 26 Mar, 2021 
  13. Business FM live interview "Pandemic squeeze on salary and wages" 19 July 2021.
  14. Business FM radio live interview "Ending migrant worker abuse", 21 June 2021. 
  15. Business FM radio live interview "On talent development: Think Long-term" 23 April 2021
  16. Astro Awani TV Tonight show: Interviewed for the TV news story "Youth graduating into minimum wage. What is the solution?"  5th April 2021
  17. Edge Financial Daily interview for a Special report entitled "Linking home and school with blended learning" 14 Mar 2021. 
  18. Business FM radio (Malaysia) PODCAST interview - "Closing the Parental Divide ", 3 Feb 2021.
  19. Bangla Tribune Interviewed for the news story "Research has shown that the desire for a son is decreasing, the reality is so?" 31 Jan 2021
  20. Daily Prothom Alo interview for the news story Patriarchy still shapes actual fertility decision making" 26 February.
  21. Voice of the Youth interview - Impact of covid-19 on women and girls in Asia and the pacific”, 16 Nov 

2020

Media op-eds

  1. Asadullah, M Niaz (2020) "From Farming to Female Empowerment" The Project Syndicate, 25 June. Re-published in Jordan Times, El Pais, Kathmandu Post, Ethiopia Reporter, Nepal 24, Somaliland Sun , Global Connections for Women and China Global TV Network. 
  2. Asadullah, M Niaz and Kalyani Raghunathan (2020) "Fighting Gender Inequality in India During COVID-19 Pandemic" The Diplomat, 25 June. 
  3. Asadullah, M Niaz (2020) "Is ASEAN's COVID-19 Response Leaving The Migrant Workers Behind" East Asia Forum, 21 May. Re-published in Bangkok Post (30 May).
  4. Asadullah, M Niaz, Aulia, F. M. and Maliki (2020) "Pandemic: A Threat to Indonesia's Poor" The ASEAN Post, 26 May, 2020. 
  5. Asadullah, M Niaz (2020) "Farming Could Empower Millions of Women in South Asia" World Economic Forum, 3 July.  
  6. Asadullah, M Niaz, Aulia, F. and Maliki (2020) "Preventing Poverty Hike During COVID-19: Lessons from Indonesia". The Business Standard. 06 June. Re-published in The Finance Today (6 June).
  7. Asadullah, M Niaz, Aulia, F. and Maliki (2020) "Without intervention, model shows COVID-19 will drag at least 3.6 million Indonesians into poverty". The Conversation. 15 May. 
  8. Asadullah, M Niaz and Raman, Mishkatur (2020) "Migrant workers cut off from aid but public health at risk" The Edge Financial Daily, 27 April 
  9. Asadullah, M Niaz, Maliki and Aulia, Fisca (2020) "What can Indonesia learn from past policies to prevent another poverty hike during the pandemic?", The Conversation, 15 May. 
  10. Asadullah, M Niaz and Bhula-or, Ruttiya (2020) "Why Coronavirus Pandemic Will Worsen Inequality in Thailand" The Diplomat, 28 April. 
  11. Asadullah, M Niaz (2020) "Research finds gender bias in textbooks of Indonesia and other Muslim majority countries" The Conversation, 19 March, 2020. 
  12. Asadullah, M Niaz (2020) "Poor Indonesian families are more likely to send their daughters to cheap Islamic schools" The Conversation, 8 March, 2020. 
  13. Asadullah, M Niaz (2020) "Learning Crisis and Girls' Education in Afghanistan", World Education Blog, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO, 09 April

Media interviews

  1. Business FM radio (Malaysia) PODCAST interview - "Averting a Lost Generation", 27 Nov 2020.
  2. Interviewed by the Edge Financial Daily for a Special report entitled "Population Ageing: Opportunity or Adversity? The Changing Nature of Ageing" 26 Oct 2020.
  3. Interviewed by Free Malaysia Today for a Special report entitled "Rice and grain prices found to be most stable over last decade", October 21, 2020.
  4. Interviewed by the Edge Financial Daily - "Complex issues in helping the poor" Weekend cover story, 06/09/2020
  5. Business FM PODCAST morning interview "FOR JOBS SAKE, MALAYSIA WANTS FEWER FOREIGNERS, MORE LOCALS, BUT HOW?" 5 August 2020
  6. Interviewed by the Edge Financial Daily - "Bridging the gap between agriculture and food security" Weekend cover story, 05/07/2020
  7. Interviewed by the Business FM - "Unemployment could hit 6% or higher", 16/05/2020
  8. Interviewed by BBC Bengali Radio on the impact of COVID-19 on schooling and learning, 25 June 2020
  9. Interviewed by the Edge Financial Daily. "An opportune time to reinvent Malaysia's labor market" Weekend cover story, 22 June 2020
  10. Interview (live national TV) by Astro TV Awani "#Consider This: Contract Work - A Precarious Life?" 18 June 2020 Business FM radio (Malaysia) PODCAST morning interview - "No Entry", 21 June 2020.
  11. Business FM radio (Malaysia) PODCAST morning interview - "3D Jobs Incompatible with the Malaysian Dream?", 20 May 2020.
  12. Business FM radio (Malaysia) PODCAST morning interview - "COVID-19 Will Leave an Uneven Impact on Unemployment", 4 May 2020.

2019

Media op-eds

  1. Asadullah, M Niaz (2019) "How to achieve universal quality education", The World Economic Forum, 26 June.
  2. Asadullah, M Niaz and Savoia, Antonio (2019) "How can Africa catch up with the world in the fight against poverty" The Conversation, 27 February. Re-published in Newstime Africa and, The News (Malawi).
  3. Asadullah, M Niaz and Chen, Theresa (2019) "Malaysia’s student-debt crisis could cripple the economy, unless the government acts", The World Economic Forum, 26 June.
  4. Asadullah, M Niaz and Chakravorty, N N Tarun (2019) "GDP Growth, Export Boom and Rising Corruption in Bangladesh" LSE South Asia Blog, 19 November.
  5. Asadullah, M Niaz (2019) "Mind the Learning Gap" The Project Syndicate, 15 November. Republished in Kuwait Times., Azerbaijan Vision & Jordan Times.
  6. Asadullah, M Niaz, Amin, Sajeda, Hossain, Sara and Zaki Wahhaj (2019) "Is the Law Enough to End Child Marriage?" LSE International Development Blog, 8 November.
  7. Asadullah, M Niaz and Kambhampati, Uma (2019) "Rural Bangladeshi women: Empowerment, farming and life satisfaction" LSE South Asia Blog, 11 October.
  8. Savoia, A and Asadullah, M Niaz (2019) "Accelerating poverty reduction with stronger state capacity" GlobalDev Blog, Global Development Network, 15 July.
  9. Asadullah, M Niaz and Chen, Theresa (2019) "Asia's Student-debt Time Bomb" The Project Syndicate, 25 June
  10. Asadullah, M Niaz and Wahhaj, Zaki (2019) "Early marriage and the persistence of traditional norms" CEPR VoxDev, 11 March.
  11. Asadullah, M Niaz and Savoia, Antonio (2019) "Here's how we can eradicate poverty in Africa faster" The World Economic Forum, 04 March. Also in The Conversation, 27 February, 2019.
  12. Asadullah, M Niaz and Savoia, Antonio (2019) "Bangladesh is booming but slide towards authoritarianism could burst the buble" The Conversation, 1 March.
  13. Asadullah, M Niaz and Wahhaj, Zaki (2019) "Marriage or Graduation?" Rising Nepal, 21 Dec.

Media interviews

  1. Australian ABC Radio Network interview on "student debt crisis in Asia" for the Counterpoint program "Big tech breakup" (Presenter: Former Australian Minister & Senator Amanda Vanstone), 15 July 2019
  2. The Star (Malaysia) Interview "Hindered by data costs and access", 20 October 2019.
  3. Business FM radio (Malaysia) PODCAST morning interview - "Coming Home with a Heightened Sense of Fairness?", 30 August 2019.
  4. Business FM radio (Malaysia) PODCAST morning interview - "Student Debt - Treating the Symptoms or the Cause?", 27 June 2019.
  5. Channel 24 Television Round Table Discussion on Child Marriage, 24 May 03, 2019.
    Color FM Radio Talk Show on Child Marriage, 29 April 2019.

2018

  1. Asadullah, M Niaz and Savoia, Antonio (2018) "How can countries reduce poverty faster?" The Project Syndicate, 15 November. Re-published in over 15 international outlets such as Gulf Times, the Khaleej Times, the ASEAN Post, World Economic Forum (English), World Economic Forum (Spanish), the New Times (Rawanda), Times of Oman (Oman), the Outlook (Afghanistan), the Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), the Reporter (Ethiopia), LesEchoes (France), the Tehran Times (Iran), the Jordan Times, Somaliland Sun (Somalia), the Dispatch Magazine (Rawanda) and the Daily Star (Bangladesh).
  2. Asadullah, M Niaz and Savoia, Antonio (2018) "Bangladesh's Deadly Election" The Diplomat, 24 December, 2018
  3. Savoia, Antonio and Asadullah, M Niaz (2018) "Why do some countries reduce poverty faster than others?" OECD Development in Transition, 26 September. Re-published by the University of Oxford, Dept of International Development (ODID) Blog (17 Oct 2018)
  4. Asadullah, M Niaz and Fahmy, Farihah (2018) "Protecting our girls from child marriage" The Malaysian Insight, 12 October, 2018
  5. Asadullah, M Niaz and Fahmy, Farihah (2018) "Protect girls, end child marriages" The New Straits Times, 27 October, 2018
  6. Asadullah, M Niaz and Joseph, Jeron (2018) "Concern over rising inequality in Sabah", The Edge Financial Daily, 06 Sep 2018
  7. Asadullah, M Niaz and Savoia, Antonio (2018) "From MDGs to SDGs: where next for Bangladesh? Asia Dialogue, Asia Research Institute online magazine - The University of Nottingham, 04 Sep 2018. Re-published by the University of Oxford, Dept of International Development (ODID) Blog (20 Sep 2018)
  8. Asadullah, M Niaz and Islam, K (2018) "Representation as important as participation" The Daily Star, 30 March
  9. Asadullah, M Niaz and Islam, Kazi Mukitul (2018) "Gender Stereotypes in Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Malaysian and Pakistani textbooks", World Education Blog, Global Education Monitoring Report (GMR), UNESCO, 20 March
  10. Asadullah, M Niaz (2018) Eradicating child marriage, Asia Research News, 17 Jan.

2017

  1. Asadullah, M Niaz and Maliki (2017) "Bottling Indonesia's Gini". The Project Syndicate, 01 September. Re-published in over 10 international outlets such as The Bangkok Post (Thailand), The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), The Jakarta Post (Indonesia), The Arab News, Financial Express (Bangladesh), The Strategist, the Daily Star (Lebanon) and The Kathmandu Post.
  2. Asadullah, M Niaz, Samia Huq, Kazi Mukitul Islam, and Zaki Wahhaj (2017) "Gender stereotypes in Bangladeshi School Textbooks" World Education Blog, Global Education Monitoring Report (GMR), UNESCO, 30 May.
  3. Asadullah, M Niaz and Zaki Wahhaj (2017) "Mending Bangladesh's Garment Industry". The Project Syndicate, 01 May. Re-published in Times of Oman , The Jordan Times, La Nacion (Spain), the New Dawn (Libera), and the Himalayan Times. 
  4. Amin, Sajeda, Asadullah, M Niaz, Hossain, Sara and Zaki Wahhaj (2017) "Cash transfers to end child marriage: The Indian Experience". Ideas for India, 10 April.
  5. Amin, Sajeda, Asadullah, M Niaz, Hossain, Sara and Zaki Wahhaj (2017) "A Blueprint for Ending Child Marriage". The Project Syndicate, 07 March. Republished in 7 languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Italian, Somali, Spanish) and re-published in 19 outlets such as The World Economic Forum, The Gulf Times, Times of Oman and the Khaleez Times, The Daily Star (Lebanon), The Times Kuwait and The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 
  6. Asadullah, M Niaz, Wahhaj, Zaki, Amin, Sajeda and Hossain, Sara (2017) "Bangladesh's new child marriage law swings in the wrong direction" The Conversation, 08 March. Re-published in The Wire, South Asia Journal, The Scroll, The Mecca Post, and, The Huffington Post.

2016

  1. Asadullah, M Niaz (2016) "Dhaka Cafe Attack: Don't Blame Private Education for Radicalisation in Bangladesh" The Conversation (Australia), 03 Aug 2016. Re-published by The Daily Star and Asia News Network (ANN), 07 Aug 2016
  2. Asadullah, M Niaz  et al (2016) "Jeffrey Sachs on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: 'We need a victory of ideas'" The Conversation Global, 17 October 2016. Re-published in The Huffington Post and The Wire.
  3. Asadullah, M Niaz & Zaki Wahhaj (2016) "Marriage instead of Graduation" Development and Cooperation D+C, 03 Aug 2016
  4. Asadullah, M Niaz (2016) "Terrorism: Look beyond private schools" Development and Cooperation D+C,  28 July 2016
  5. Op-ed published in LSE South Asia Blog "Social attitudes that view female child marriage as a means of protecting respectability need to change" 27 July 2016 (with Zaki Wahhaj)
  6. Op-ed article in The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) blog, Oxford University, "Ending early marriage in Bangladesh and Uganda" 14 July 2016 (with Abdul Alim and Fathema Khatun of BRAC). Re-published in BRAC blog 12 July 2016, BRAC Newsletter, and The New Age, 07 Aug 2016.
  7. Op-ed article in World Institute of Development Economics Research (WIDER) blog, "Ending child marriage and closing the education gap" 12 July 2016 (with Abdul Alim and Fathema Khatun of BRAC). Re-published in The Independent (Bangladesh) 10 Aug 2016.
  8. Op-ed article in BDNews24 "Child marriage in Bangladesh" 16 April 2016 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent).
  9. Op-ed article in Open Democracy "What is driving the increase in child marriage in Bangladesh?" 7 April 2016 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent).  Re-printed in The New Age, 11 April 2016.
  10. Article in Development and Cooperation D+C "Minimum Wage Attracts Girls to Factories" 3 Jan 2016 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent). Re-printed in Dhaka Tribune, 10 January 2016.

2015

  1. Article in the Diplomat "Vietnam's PISA Surprise" 01 Nov 2015 (with D Perera, Monash University).  Re-published in Bangkok Post and Young Lives Blog of Oxford University.
  2. Op-ed in the Daily Star "Sustaining Women's Literacy and SDGs", 13 September 2016  (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent). Re-published in Asia News Network, Bangkok.
  3. Op-ed in the Daily Star "Child Marriage Law and Freedom of Choice" 29 August 2015 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent). 
  4. Article on BRAC blog "Delaying Marriage, Educating the Next Generation" 26 July 2015 (with Abdul Alim and Fathema Khatun).
  5. Article in Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Blog "Learning crisis in South Asia" 27 March 2015. (re-published in Dhaka Tribune 04 Sep 2015)
  6. Article on BRAC blog "In school but not learning" 5 March 2015 (with Abdul Alim and Fathema Khatun).
  7. Op-ed in The East Asia Forum (EAF) "Bangladeshi politicians should keep hands off Grameen Bank" 9 Jan 2015 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent). Re-published in BDnews24 21 Jan 2015.

2014

  1. Article in Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Blog "Pathways to Development" 5 Dec 2014 (with Antonio Savoia, University of  Manchester). Re-published in The Daily Star, 12 Dec 2014; Development@Manchester blog in 15 Dec 2014 and Effective States and Inclusive Development Research (ESID) Centre blog, Jan 15, 2015; The IndependentBD 10 Aug 2015
  2. Feature article in The Diplomat "Saving Grameen Bank, Sustaining the Bangladesh Paradox" 6 Dec 2014 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent). Re-published in Dhaka Tribune 24 Dec 2014.
  3. Op-ed in The East Asia Forum (EAF) "Managing Malaysia's Education Crisis" 5 Dec 2014. Re-published in The Malaysian Tribune, 5 December 2014, The Edge (Malaysia) 15 December 2014 and The Establishment Post 20 Dec 2014.
  4. Op-ed in World Economic Forum "Closing the Gender Gap in the Developing World" 4 Nov 2014 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent)
  5. Op-ed in World Bank South Asia Blog "No Magic Bullet to Close the Gender Gap" 4 Nov 2014 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent)
  6. Op-ed in Korea Herald (South Korea) "Gender gap in education is result of policy priorities", 16 Oct 2014
  7. Article in The Straits Times (Singapore) "An education in gender equity", 14 Oct 2014
  8. Opinion piece in The Conversation (UK) "Nobel Peace Prize win for Malala and Kailash is a beacon of hope for children's rights", Oct 10, 2014. Re-published by BDNEWS24.com on Oct 12, 2014 (with Zaki Wahhaj, University of  Kent)
  9. Op-ed in New Straits Times (Malaysia) "Perspective: Female schooling under threat", 12 Oct 2014
  10. Opinion piece in The Conversation (Australia) "Gender equity in schools in Muslim countries: it can be done", 13 Oct 2014.  Republished in CSAE (Centre for the Study of African Economies) blog, University of Oxford, 20 Oct 2014 & The Daily Star, Oct 25, 2014 & Dhaka Tribune, 2 Nov, 2014 & BDNEWS24.com on Nov 8, 2014.
  11. Op-ed in East Asia Forum (Australia) Will India’s social development stagnate under Modi?, July 1, 2014. Re-published by The Daily Star and BDNEWS24.com on July 2, 2014; Indian Council on Global Relations on July 3, 2014
  12. Op-ed in BDNEWS24.com (Bangladesh), Measuring graduate unemployment, May 1, 2014
  13. Op-ed in the Daily Star (Bangladesh), Is graduate unemployment rate really 47%? May 1, 2014
  14. Op-ed in Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh), Looking East, March 3, 2014.
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  15. Re-published in The Daily Star, March 5, 2014.
  16. Op-ed in the Daily Star (Bangladesh), Quality Education for All, Feb 11, 2014.
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  17. Re-published in The New Nation, Feb 21, 2014
  18. Op-ed in BDNEWS24.com (Bangladesh), Development Billboards: Numbers Don't Lie, or Do They?, Dec 10, 2013. Re-published in The New Age, December 12, 2013
  19. Op-ed in BDNEWS24.com (Bangladesh), A League of Our Own, September 2, 2013. Re-published in The New Age, September 4, 2013

2013

  1. Op-ed in the Daily Star (Bangladesh), Hartal Politics and Examination Results, August 07, 2013
  2. Op-ed in the Hindu (India), Still in the Last Row, June 29, 2013 (with Uma Kambhampati, University of  Reading)
  3. Op-ed in the New Age (Bangladesh), The Politics of Education Statistics, May 25, 2013
  4. Op-ed in the Daily Star (Bangladesh), Female Schooling in Bangladesh, Sep 17, 2008 (with Nazmul Chaudhury)
  5. Op-ed in the Daily Star (Bangladesh), Among the Scholars: An Update, Aug 16, 2005
  6. Media coverage & interviews, 2018-2013
  7. The race between human capital and technology. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.  IBEST Public Lecture. Dec 10, 2018.  
  8. The Star, Income inequality symptom of educational inequality, Oct 24, 2018. 
  9. The Edge, The Growing Wealth Gap: A Fate We Can't Afford,  November 16, 2017.
  10. Al Jazeera, Can madrassas help developing countries?, March 13, 2014.
  11. Bangladesh achievements may appear as development puzzle, News Today, Nov 11, 2013. 
  12. Kudos for Bangladesh's progress, Financial Express, Nov 11, 2013.
  13. Bangladesh's progress and future challenges, BDNews24, Nov 09, 2013.
  14. HSC pass rate, GPA 5 down this year, Dhaka Tribune, August 3, 2013.
  15. THE LEARNING CURVE - Primary level education, The Daily Star, 5 March 2013
  16. Improve governance to maintain growth, The Daily Star, December 2011
  17. Madrasa teachers mostly untrained, The Daily Star, 11 August 2010
  18. WB recommends raising quality of madrasas, BDnews24, 10 Aug, 2010
  19. Govt. mulls to bring Qoumi madrasa education close to the mainstream, Priyo.News, Aug 2010