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.
It fails to commit to reforms and address people’s sufferings
Rise in reverse migration has raised concerns
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.
Uncontrolled inflationary pressure is one of the most problematic phenomena in the country.
Government should match its concern about inflation with action
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?
The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
Shouldn't our politicians focus on how to best serve the people?
A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices will bring some relief to the poor
The amount by which the government has reduced the prices is so meagre – and so thoroughly insufficient to address the corresponding increase in the cost of living – that we can’t help but ask: Why even bother?
The economy needs firm handling to ensure the situation doesn't turn into a crisis.
All studies done by international and national agencies are in agreement that Bangladesh still has a significant amount of undiscovered gas under the ground.
