Inflation

Should tax-free income limit rise as inflation bites?

Mohammad Firoz works at a garment accessories manufacturing company and earns Tk 29,000 per month.  

Foreign banks see spike in deposits

Foreign banks operating in Bangladesh registered an 8.57 per cent growth in deposits in the October-December quarter of 2022, the highest since 2018, as many savers shifted their funds from local banks amid a confidence crisis. 

Budget FY 23-24: IMF conditions, inflation, polls 3 key issues

Three issues would be dictating the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, the last of the Awami League government’s present five-year term: the International Monetary Fund’s conditions, the persistently high inflation and next year’s national election.

Living like the poor, paying like the rich

Inflation followed by greedflation followed by shrinkflation – is there no way out of this trap?

No policy measure taken to contain high inflation

There has also been very little policy response to help out families at the bottom of the income ladder

Making our public food distribution system work

With the soaring inflation rate in recent times, the importance of effective public food distribution cannot be emphasised enough.

Smartphone shipment shrinks

The smartphone market in Bangladesh witnessed a double-digit decline for the first time in seven years in 2022 while the feature phone market grew slightly at the same time, according to the latest Market Monitor report by Counterpoint Research.

Govt’s higher borrowing from BB stokes inflation risk

The government has kept borrowing from the Bangladesh Bank as commercial banks can’t come up with much-needed funds owing to the liquidity crunch. 

A homemaker’s playbook for addressing the economic slowdown

Bangladesh is going through a period of economic slowdown and this weakening of the economy will be looming large for the entire period of 2023. The biggest problem for the common people now is inflation. It has increased the living cost and decreased the actual income.

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

Should tax-free income limit rise as inflation bites?

Mohammad Firoz works at a garment accessories manufacturing company and earns Tk 29,000 per month.  

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

Foreign banks see spike in deposits

Foreign banks operating in Bangladesh registered an 8.57 per cent growth in deposits in the October-December quarter of 2022, the highest since 2018, as many savers shifted their funds from local banks amid a confidence crisis. 

March 19, 2023
March 19, 2023

Budget FY 23-24: IMF conditions, inflation, polls 3 key issues

Three issues would be dictating the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, the last of the Awami League government’s present five-year term: the International Monetary Fund’s conditions, the persistently high inflation and next year’s national election.

March 18, 2023
March 18, 2023

Living like the poor, paying like the rich

Inflation followed by greedflation followed by shrinkflation – is there no way out of this trap?

March 12, 2023
March 12, 2023

No policy measure taken to contain high inflation

There has also been very little policy response to help out families at the bottom of the income ladder

February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Making our public food distribution system work

With the soaring inflation rate in recent times, the importance of effective public food distribution cannot be emphasised enough.

February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023

Smartphone shipment shrinks

The smartphone market in Bangladesh witnessed a double-digit decline for the first time in seven years in 2022 while the feature phone market grew slightly at the same time, according to the latest Market Monitor report by Counterpoint Research.

February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023

Govt’s higher borrowing from BB stokes inflation risk

The government has kept borrowing from the Bangladesh Bank as commercial banks can’t come up with much-needed funds owing to the liquidity crunch. 

February 12, 2023
February 12, 2023

A homemaker’s playbook for addressing the economic slowdown

Bangladesh is going through a period of economic slowdown and this weakening of the economy will be looming large for the entire period of 2023. The biggest problem for the common people now is inflation. It has increased the living cost and decreased the actual income.

February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023

Inflation falls for fifth consecutive month in January

Inflation eased for the fifth consecutive month as it fell to 8.57 per cent in January.