US twin deficits, Trump’s economic gambit, and the risk of global disorder
The United States has grappled with an unsustainable economic imbalance for over two decades, characterised by persistent twin deficits in its fiscal and current account balances.
22 January 2026, 01:57 AM
22 January 2026, 01:57 AM
A 10-point plan for capital market development
Bangladesh’s capital market has long been entrapped in a vicious cycle of underdevelopment.
17 February 2025, 18:00 PM
17 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Why the US dollar is an optimal reserve currency for Bangladesh
The proposition that Bangladesh will move away from the US dollar-based payment settlement to a new international payment settlement is of no economic substance.
16 May 2023, 02:15 AM
16 May 2023, 02:15 AM
Resolving liquidity crunch in our financial sector
Restoring equilibrium in both money market and forex market should be the central bank’s singular goal.
7 December 2022, 14:36 PM
7 December 2022, 14:36 PM
Bangladesh’s currency conundrum: What role can interest rates play?
Bangladesh Bank can better fix the currency turmoil by freeing both interest rate and exchange rate to adjust over time.
24 September 2022, 14:00 PM
24 September 2022, 14:00 PM
How to resolve the current account crisis?
Bangladesh observed a prohibitive current account deficit of $17.1 billion in the last fiscal year of 2021-22. It, however, averaged $0.32 billion annually over the 12-year period from 2009 to 2021.
31 July 2022, 03:30 AM
31 July 2022, 03:30 AM
Mitu Murder: Handwriting experts called into service
PBI officials probing the Mitu murder case will send the two books, seized from her husband and ex-police official Babul Akter as “evidence of his extramarital affairs”, to the CID for forensic examination.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Stimulus for Bangladesh’s export-oriented enterprises
On March 25, 2020, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced, in her address to the nation, that the government would provide an incentive package of Taka 5,000 crore for export-oriented industries.
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 and Bangladesh’s macroeconomic challenges
The world economy is now on lockdown because of the global coronavirus pandemic. Governments and their central banks around the world are wasting no time in dealing with the health and economic implications of this crisis.
22 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Was it the right decision?
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has circulated a directive to public universities recently to close all evening degree programmes. It is a populist move, made without consultation with stakeholders.
15 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Resolving Greece's Debt Crisis
Greece's desire to stay within Eurozone is a seriously constrained choice for its economy. This is because it will continue to plague price competitiveness of Greece's exportables in the rest of the world.
23 July 2015, 18:00 PM