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Opinion / Why is the banking sector crisis so deep-rooted?

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.

3w ago

The renaissance of Bangladesh Bank and some expectations

We hope that the BB governor will continue the momentum and spirit to bring order and promote the economy.

3m ago

Can the new leadership save the economy?

Never has this country seen such a scholarly leadership team for economic policymaking in its history

4m ago

Opinion / A philosophically incorrect, structurally frail budget

When commitments don’t match with actions, the budget becomes methodologically disturbing too.

6m ago

The concept of a public institution eludes our central bank

BB has recently restricted the journalists’ access for no reason in sight.

7m ago

Why do people stash dollars under pillows?

It's because of the inflation-led pressures on Bangladesh’s taka and the central bank's undervaluation of the US dollar.

9m ago

New monetary policy is appropriate in direction, but inadequate in dosage

Why this behind-the-curve approach to fighting inflation?

10m ago

Why our balance of payments won’t balance out post-election

With the facade of the elections at its height, prevailing financial issues seem to have faded into the background.

11m ago

Private credit growth: Where is this money going?

Private credit growth hit a five-year high in August, giving rise to more concerns than hope.

7y ago

A fair recruitment policy for a stronger government

America took capitalism and the market economy as the basis for its economic model from the first day of its independence in the late 18th century. In the subsequent centuries, the US continued its progress as the market economy fosters the culture of competition and empowers the customers to choose the best out of many alternatives.

7y ago

Why reforming the public service sector is so crucial

This type of brainstorming is almost entirely absent in our bureaucracy. In most cases, you are a good officer as long as you can memorise the existing circulars and follow them to the T.

7y ago

A sweet budget turns sour

This year's budget eventually turned sour though its components are fine. The major aspects of the budget can be fit into a pentagon model that has five components.

7y ago

Rescue plan for 2018

While we learned not to put all eggs in one basket, dumping all rotten apples in one basket might seem rather prudent. When two

7y ago

What the banking sector gets and loses

The budget, which is basically an annual outline of fiscal policy, has over time turned into an all-encompassing document for the

7y ago

Why politicians and economists don't get along

Rarely have we seen both politicians and economists dance together and play the same tune on the state of the economy.

7y ago

A pentagon model to make the budget simpler

If we compare an economy to an aeroplane, fiscal policy and monetary policy would be its two wings.

7y ago

The ills of too much maya

The word maya originates from Sanskrit, meaning attraction that you feel for your loved ones with a sense of bond and attachment.

7y ago

Fighting the financial hemorrhage

We live in a notoriously polluted city of the world, and still we choose to live here because we have a dream. We live in a system where

7y ago