Bangladesh need not be like Singapore right now. Rather, it needs to understand how a country like Vietnam has been accelerating its pace of development.
One of Benjamin Franklin’s quotes states, “Creditors have better memories than debtors.” But the inverse is true in Bangladesh, where the creditors often intentionally suffer from amnesia.
There is no certainty that the economic aspects won’t deteriorate further.
The regime-sponsored immorality to protect or pamper the financial gangsters not only eroded the future of the banking sector, but also made the wound too difficult to recover from.
We hope that the BB governor will continue the momentum and spirit to bring order and promote the economy.
Never has this country seen such a scholarly leadership team for economic policymaking in its history
When commitments don’t match with actions, the budget becomes methodologically disturbing too.
Economists are always noted for telling unpleasant truths because they go by numbers, research, theory, and judgement. Rarely do politicians—who can manufacture arguments to suit their purpose—endorse economists who are objective. Former Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Mohammad Farashuddin has unvei
One dollar now costs almost Tk 100. The taka has been losing its value against the US dollar for months, with no signs of it changing.
The budget for FY2022-23 is filled with rhetoric. But its credibility is poor because of its contradictions between the priorities and the actual allocations for education, agriculture, health, and the vulnerable population.
The world has entered another era of high inflation, and no country can escape from the heat wave of rising prices.
There is nothing to be panicked about if taka slides further against the dollar.
The US economy has begun to display a bizarre combination of conflicting signals, making global recovery largely unpredictable.
In the post-independence period, Bangladesh’s number one problem was population growth.
