price hike

Govt ineptitude fuelling inflation

It is unacceptable that the government has failed to deliver to Bangladeshi consumers the benefits of a fall in the prices of food items on the international market

Why low global prices don't reach Bangladeshi consumers

High commodity prices in the global market are often used as an excuse to justify price hikes in the domestic market, even if there is no direct correlation

Subsidised Beef, Eggs: Relief to some of middle class

MA Khair Chowdhury passed the Segunbagicha kitchen market disappointed.

A homemaker’s playbook for addressing the economic slowdown

Bangladesh is going through a period of economic slowdown and this weakening of the economy will be looming large for the entire period of 2023. The biggest problem for the common people now is inflation. It has increased the living cost and decreased the actual income.

AL's counter-programmes reveal its own insecurities

Announcing counter-programmes on the same day as the BNP, and often at a venue close to the BNP’s, raises the possibility of tension at best and outright violence at worst.

Price hike of essentials: the poor have their back against the wall

Abdul Wahab, a security guard at an ATM booth of a private bank in the capital, works 16 hours a day.

How not to fight inflation

Anyone with any faith in the market economy knew that the supply issues would be resolved eventually; but no one could possibly know when.

No visible step from BB to ease importers’ woes

The Bangladesh Bank is yet to take any visible measure in line with a commerce ministry directive aimed at asking banks to earmark a portion of their foreign currency holdings to open letters of credit to import essentials ahead of Ramadan. 

RMG makers offer discounted groceries to workers

Some garment manufacturers are providing basic commodities to their workers at discounts opening shops on factory premises, bringing some relief amidst the skyrocketing of prices in the local markets. 

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Govt ineptitude fuelling inflation

It is unacceptable that the government has failed to deliver to Bangladeshi consumers the benefits of a fall in the prices of food items on the international market

March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023

Why low global prices don't reach Bangladeshi consumers

High commodity prices in the global market are often used as an excuse to justify price hikes in the domestic market, even if there is no direct correlation

March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023

Subsidised Beef, Eggs: Relief to some of middle class

MA Khair Chowdhury passed the Segunbagicha kitchen market disappointed.

February 12, 2023
February 12, 2023

A homemaker’s playbook for addressing the economic slowdown

Bangladesh is going through a period of economic slowdown and this weakening of the economy will be looming large for the entire period of 2023. The biggest problem for the common people now is inflation. It has increased the living cost and decreased the actual income.

February 11, 2023
February 11, 2023

AL's counter-programmes reveal its own insecurities

Announcing counter-programmes on the same day as the BNP, and often at a venue close to the BNP’s, raises the possibility of tension at best and outright violence at worst.

February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023

Price hike of essentials: the poor have their back against the wall

Abdul Wahab, a security guard at an ATM booth of a private bank in the capital, works 16 hours a day.

January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023

How not to fight inflation

Anyone with any faith in the market economy knew that the supply issues would be resolved eventually; but no one could possibly know when.

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

No visible step from BB to ease importers’ woes

The Bangladesh Bank is yet to take any visible measure in line with a commerce ministry directive aimed at asking banks to earmark a portion of their foreign currency holdings to open letters of credit to import essentials ahead of Ramadan. 

December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022

RMG makers offer discounted groceries to workers

Some garment manufacturers are providing basic commodities to their workers at discounts opening shops on factory premises, bringing some relief amidst the skyrocketing of prices in the local markets. 

November 19, 2022
November 19, 2022

BNP activists thronging Sylhet rally venue

Thousands of BNP activists have gathered on Alia Madrasa ground in Sylhet city’s Chowhatta area, hours before the rally starts.