Economy of Bangladesh

Is there an economic roadmap of the interim government?

The efficacy of various policy measures undertaken by the government has been questioned.
10 February 2025, 05:00 AM

Beyond Dollar: Bangladesh to seek over 36b yuan in Chinese loans

Bangladesh is going to seek more than 36 billion yuan, equivalent to $5 billion, as soft loans from China to reduce pressure on its dollar reserves.
7 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Economic crisis may deepen in 2026: Debapriya

Bangladesh will face a severe crisis in 2026 as the government has availed a significant amount of loans from foreign lending agencies and local banks which it will have to repay, said Bhattacharya.
7 May 2024, 13:56 PM

The rapid growth of Bangladesh’s economy, and what comes after

Growth has been the constant in the journey of the Bangladesh economy over the last two decades. Starting from 2004, excluding the outlier year of 2020 when the world economy was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh has maintained a growth rate of over five percent or more.
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Economic ills demand urgent action

Analysts urged governments to take measures to restore macroeconomic stability
21 January 2024, 01:30 AM

Corruption remains main hurdle for businesses

Corruption was the leading problematic cause for businesses in 2023, with energy crisis posing the highest risk over next two years
18 January 2024, 00:30 AM

No time to waste as new finance minister inherits wobbly economy

The economy is losing momentum. Inflation remains stubborn. Bangladesh is facing deterioration in external buffers, with official reserves falling to $20.18 billion as of January 10, less than half their historic peak in 2021. The currency shock is lingering.
12 January 2024, 00:30 AM

Will the economy be out of the woods in 2024?

Bangladesh’s economy has been passing through a challenging time for the past two years amidst growing pressure on foreign exchange reserves, the sharp depreciation of the taka and an elevated level of inflation
26 December 2023, 00:00 AM

2023 will be the year of inflation and financial turpitude

While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer
1 January 2023, 02:00 AM

‘Louha tribhuj’ and the political economy of development

A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.
29 September 2022, 16:42 PM

IMF Loan Talks: Here's how we need to prepare

The economy needs firm handling to ensure the situation doesn't turn into a crisis.
25 August 2022, 16:00 PM

Good planning requires accurate data

An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
20 August 2022, 14:45 PM

Government’s decision to hike fuel prices will hurt every section of society

The rise in fuel prices is an illogical decision that will only harm ordinary citizens and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis that Bangladesh is currently facing.
6 August 2022, 12:21 PM

What Bangladesh needs to accomplish to be an upper-middle income country

Primary schools are the foundation for a child’s education.
22 May 2022, 06:39 AM

Bangladesh has never been a loan defaulter: PM rules out Sri Lanka-like crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the parliament today ruled out the possibility of a Sri Lanka-like economic crisis in Bangladesh, stating that the country’s economy is “very strong”.
6 April 2022, 13:58 PM

Economy to accelerate

Bangladesh's strong economic growth will not just continue, but accelerate, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
19 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Forex reserve touches record $28 billion

Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserve has crossed a record $ 28 billion standing on a rise in export and incoming remittances from abroad.
25 February 2016, 12:59 PM

Loan default and flaunting money

Recently, in Davos at the World Economic Forum, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan sent a strong message to the Indian businessmen who default thousands of crores of bank money...
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Economist with a passion for the poor

Dr Mahabub Hossain dedicated his life to understand and explain the dynamics of the agricultural economy of Bangladesh.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM