Though inflation continued to undergo a downward trend for a third consecutive month in November, non-food inflation in rural areas entered into double digits last month for the first time in recent times. 

Dealing with these two major challenges is essential for macroeconomic stability

Many economists today believe we are committing one of the biggest economic blunders, which has brought ruin to countless past societies.

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

The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis

Interventions must involve fiscal policy to address our fundamental economic issues

Interventions must involve fiscal policy to address our fundamental economic issues

Bangladesh’s current account balance sank further in the red in September, heaving the pressure on the exchange rate that is trading at record lows against the US dollar.

Acquiring the basic necessities was definitely easier in the past.

Some say that living in Dhaka is not easy and for those who have lived here for years, nothing is easy. In fact, living in this city makes it easier to tolerate any other inconvenience with a hair-flip. Someone spat inches away from your feet? Tolerate. It landed on you? Wipe and move on. The world might have a fancy word like noise pollution for needlessly honking cars but we know it for what it really is — soothing white noise that one could even fall asleep to. Which happens often, during the long respites the city graciously bestows on us to and from work every day without fail. We lovingly call them traffic jams.

People in rural areas were hit harder by food and non-food inflation than those in urban areas over the last two months, with the overall inflation surging to a 10-year high of 9.52 percent in August.

High inflation and low export and remittance earnings are a major cause for concern at the moment.

When global prices dropped, we did not see the energy prices go down in Bangladesh. Why is that?

Bangladesh witnessed a record 9.5 percent inflation in August, the highest in 12 years, due to the adverse effects of fuel price hike, said Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Life is set to get tougher for the poor and the low-income people as the Asian Development Bank yesterday projected that inflation in Bangladesh would average 6.7 percent this fiscal year, up from 6.2 percent in fiscal 2021-22.

Specific policy incentives are needed to stimulate the economy and revive the labour market.

Bangladesh needs proper macroeconomic management to avoid middle income trap

The import demand for fuel remains high as ever despite the government initiatives to reduce consumption, raising questions about the logic behind the strict measures that only fuelled inflation.

An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.

Does the government not know of the plight of lower- and middle-income groups?