cost of living crisis
#Perspective / Cabbage now costs Tk 70?! Will your next salad require a bank loan?
Rising food prices in Bangladesh are hitting consumers hard, especially lower-income groups. Vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, and pumpkins have surged, alongside chicken, eggs, and fish. Budget-conscious households now face tough choices, with many turning to home gardening for relief.
An uninspiring budget proposal
It fails to commit to reforms and address people’s sufferings
Why are people moving back to their villages?
Rise in reverse migration has raised concerns
The poor’s debt burden gets heavier
The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.
Opinion / Taming Inflation: Let the orthodox monetary policy work
Uncontrolled inflationary pressure is one of the most problematic phenomena in the country.
Why are food prices still rising?
Government should match its concern about inflation with action
Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?
Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
Tk 25,000 as minimum wage / Don't RMG workers deserve a dignified life?
The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
Opinion / A people sidelined by its politicians
Shouldn't our politicians focus on how to best serve the people?
We must curb rising inequality
Reforms following the IMF prescription should not harm disadvantaged groups
What Bangladesh's new budget should offer to common people
The upcoming budget poses significant challenges – arguably the most challenging in recent times – for economic policymaking in Bangladesh.
12 ways to reduce cost of living in Dhaka
Living expenses in Dhaka can be extremely costly for couples, especially with growing inflation and stagnant salary growth. Making ends meet in such a situation may be difficult, and many couples may find it difficult to prepare for future aspirations such as purchasing a home, having children, or planning for retirement. However, with a little work and imagination, cutting living expenses and maximising your income is feasible.
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
The vulnerable need food support
Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?
Money or no money, crisis persists
We are told that taka is available, and then it’s not there anymore.
How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?
Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face
Oil, sugar price hike yet another shock to the economy
The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis
Inflation and immorality rising hand-in-hand?
Govt must do more to stop consumers’ purchasing power erosion