Bangladesh has grown consistently over a decade to reach close to half a trillion dollars in GDP and is expected to graduate to middle-income status by the end of the decade.
Imagine this: Bangladesh in 2030 is not just a country, but a shining example of what people can achieve together.
One might be forgiven for thinking that the turbulence unleashed by Donald Trump’s trade policies during his first term as president of the United States was overhyped—especially since Bangladesh’s export contraction between July 2019 and February 2020,
Bangladesh’s capital market has long been entrapped in a vicious cycle of underdevelopment.
Microfinance—which started as microcredit after independence—now covers a range of financial products and services, such as savings, credit, insurance, payments, and money transfers.
In the third quarter of 2024 (July-September), the rate of unemployment in Bangladesh rose to 4.49 percent from 4.07 percent during the same period of 2023 (The Daily Star, January 6, 2025).
If you’ve been to a grocery store in Bangladesh lately, you’ve probably felt the sting of rising prices.
One of Benjamin Franklin’s quotes states, “Creditors have better memories than debtors.” But the inverse is true in Bangladesh, where the creditors often intentionally suffer from amnesia.
Today, Bangladesh aspires to build a society without inequalities—particularly economic inequalities.
Bangladesh, with its population of 170 million, holds immense potential for women to drive innovation, productivity, and economic growth.
One of Benjamin Franklin’s quotes states, “Creditors have better memories than debtors.” But the inverse is true in Bangladesh, where the creditors often intentionally suffer from amnesia.
If you’ve been to a grocery store in Bangladesh lately, you’ve probably felt the sting of rising prices.
In the third quarter of 2024 (July-September), the rate of unemployment in Bangladesh rose to 4.49 percent from 4.07 percent during the same period of 2023 (The Daily Star, January 6, 2025).
Microfinance—which started as microcredit after independence—now covers a range of financial products and services, such as savings, credit, insurance, payments, and money transfers.
Bangladesh’s capital market has long been entrapped in a vicious cycle of underdevelopment.
One might be forgiven for thinking that the turbulence unleashed by Donald Trump’s trade policies during his first term as president of the United States was overhyped—especially since Bangladesh’s export contraction between July 2019 and February 2020,
Imagine this: Bangladesh in 2030 is not just a country, but a shining example of what people can achieve together.
Bangladesh has grown consistently over a decade to reach close to half a trillion dollars in GDP and is expected to graduate to middle-income status by the end of the decade.
