Bangladesh economy
GDP growth stands at 5.78% in Q4 of FY23
Bangladesh’s economy slowed in fiscal 2022-23 although growth bounced back to 5.78 percent by the end of the year’s fourth quarter, government data shows.
Political crisis to significantly affect economy: PRI
The ongoing political crisis, foreign powers’ interest in the upcoming national election, and labour and human rights issues are deepening the economic uncertainty in the country, the Policy Research Institute (PRI) of Bangladesh said yesterday.
We must remove barriers to investment flow
Increased private, foreign investments key to our economic recovery
Unrest bearing on fragile economy
The political unrest and the garment workers’ agitation in the apparel sector have started to take a toll on the economy that is already grappling with elevated inflation, a depleting dollar stockpile, slowing exports and decelerating private sector activities.
Workers are right to decry poor wages
Authorities should take sensible steps to restore normalcy
Fixing the economy: BB drawing up roadmap to tackle 3 key challenges
Bangladesh Bank is preparing a roadmap for the next government to address the three major issues of exchange rate instability, high inflation and high defaulted loan ratio bearing upon the economy.
How long will we ignore R&D?
Investing more in research and development vital for future economic growth
Pressure on external sector of economy to persist
Pressure on the external sector of Bangladesh's economy is expected to persist in the current financial year, said a top official of the World Bank yesterday
Economy going thru difficult times
The country's economyis going through a difficult time, said Saiful Islam, president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, yesterday.
One country, two societies a result of income inequality
Says Debapriya Bhattacharya
No excuse for rising loan defaults
Leniency towards habitual defaulters led to this situation
Why are private employees' savings being taxed?
Unlike public sector retirees, private sector employees do not get pensions
Lifespan of the Leviathan
Who would want to move for democracy and risk losing it all?
Can we learn anything from Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since its independence began in 2019. Experts attribute a plethora of reasons behind the crisis. First, after the end of the civil war in 2009, the country emphasised providing goods for the local market instead of trade, a decision that led to a continued trade deficit of more than $3 billion each year. Along with trade policies, tax cuts in 2019 led to a loss of government revenue of over $1.4 billion a year.
Can we be optimistic about Bangladesh?
Of course. Despite challenges around, we have many reasons to be optimistic about Bangladesh.
Create economic corridor to boost output, jobs
Establishing an economic corridor connecting the key lagging regions of northeast and southwest Bangladesh via Dhaka can ensure 2.6 times the output and generate 2.3 times the employment by 2050, found an Asian Development Bank study.
A laudable initiative finally takes off
New pension scheme expected to benefit large segments of the population
‘Bangladesh deserves more investor attention now’
HSBC says in its global research
Bangladesh needs to invest more in R&D
Without it, our economic growth will lose momentum
