Mamun Rashid

Mamun Rashid, an economic analyst, is chairman at Financial Excellence Ltd and founding managing partner of PwC Bangladesh.

Who is sponsoring bribery in Bangladesh?

Why do people offer bribes in the first place?

23h ago

Default loans: How do we reverse the trend?

The stability of Bangladesh’s banking sector is under serious threat, and it’s no longer an abstract issue confined to industry insiders or economists.

3d ago

Can the local tea industry recover?

Due to my long association with the tea industry, friends often ask me: if tea gardens are not profitable, why do so many people want to own them? More importantly, who skims the milk in our tea value chain?

1w ago

Do we learn anything from loan failures?

Despite having spent more than three decades in the financial sector, I faced the real test as a credit officer when I was appointed head of restructuring and recovery at Standard Chartered Bank. This was particularly so during audit, portfolio review and due diligence assignments following the Asian financial meltdown in 1997, in East Africa, Greater China and Europe.

2w ago

We must reform the health sector to ensure equity

The future of healthcare in Bangladesh depends on whether we can move beyond words and take real action.

3w ago

Budget offers little to build national capital

The interim government has presented its first national budget, possibly the last under this setup.

3w ago

AI’s role in Bangladesh’s economic growth

Bangladesh is at a traction point in its technology transformation journey, having started later than many global counterparts.

1m ago

Rethinking cybersecurity for resilient financial systems

Globally, the financial sector has become a prime target for cybercrime, with attacks growing in scale, sophistication, and impact. In 2025, several high-profile breaches exposed vulnerabilities even within well-established institutions.

1m ago
February 11, 2024
February 11, 2024

Merging the banks for better financial governance

Reforming the Bangladesh banking sector is long overdue considering the ongoing struggles, such as liquidity issues, poor resource management, capital crises, and underperforming loans and their potential ripple effect on the economy. Forced bank mergers have been the talk of the town in recent times. But we have seen most of the "known to be good banks" quite confused and concerned about the possible measures.

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

Startup ecosystem: challenges and agenda to scale up

The world's economic landscape is changing, shifting influence from the West to the East. In this transformation, Bangladesh, marked by a tech-savvy youth population is on the path of emerging as a promising hub for startups.

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

Capital market – looking forward

In 2023, Bangladesh's capital market faced a challenging environment characterised by internal constraints and external difficulties. It proved to be a tumultuous year for the stock business marked by unprecedented lows in average turnover and foreign investments, not seen since the collapse in 2010.

January 21, 2024
January 21, 2024

Can monetary policy help?

Post-pandemic, Bangladesh recovered reasonably quickly and was seeing encouraging signs that the economy was well poised to return to the pre-Covid growth path. However, a combination of global inflationary pressure and supply disruptions owing to the Russia-Ukraine War, a rising US dollar, increasing international inflation rates, and the emergence of recessionary fears in advanced economies coupled with a few not-so-thoughtful domestic policy measures created a hostile economic environment for us.

January 14, 2024
January 14, 2024

Driving long-pending reform agenda

For years now, a plethora of reforms have been suggested by relevant stakeholders. As reactionary measures in a lot of instances, the government has explored some of these reforms and is taking steps in the right direction. However, considering where the economy stands right now and comparing with relevant countries, Bangladesh has significant ground to cover.

January 8, 2024
January 8, 2024

Digitalising the public sector

Bangladesh, with its emerging technology landscape, is an attractive playground for tech giants looking to invest, shape and benefit from this market. The government, with its Vision 2021 and SMART Bangladesh 2041 strategies, has pushed for a rapid digital transformation especially focusing on the public sector. 

December 31, 2023
December 31, 2023

Tribute to a real entrepreneur

The recent passing of Mr Fazlur Rahman, the founder of City Group, has left a profound void in the hearts of many who are mourning the loss of an iconic entrepreneur and industrialist.

December 25, 2023
December 25, 2023

Integrating Bangladeshi diaspora with our growth story

Bangladesh has long relied on its diaspora's remittances, accounting for 4.76 percent of GDP in 2022-23 – the true potential lies in fostering deeper engagement

December 18, 2023
December 18, 2023

Post-election economic priorities

Given the challenges, the government must dive into the issues and come up with corrective measures immediately after taking charge

December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023

What is the right price of a dollar?

We need the central bank and the market operators to come up with the right price for the dollar