Both global and local macro-challenges can have serious implications for the people of Bangladesh

The next stage of Bangladesh-India relations should involve long-term, innovative projects.

Bangladesh earned $3.83 billion in merchandise exports in May, the lowest in nine months, as buoyancy in demand ebbed owing to higher inflation, according to data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) today.

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh is not taking oil from Russia in fear of sanctions.

India today indicated that it would not allow the food security of its South Asian neighbours to be hit by the ban imposed on exports of wheat and that the measure was a temporary one.

India increases the minimum export price of onion to $700 per tonne from $425 to restrict onion exports, prompting a further hike in its prices in Bangladesh.

No matter the solution found for Greece's debt crisis, fixing problems in Greek tax structures, foreign investment flows and export activity must take place for the economy to start growing again.