A new fiscal year, a reform with economic risks
26 August 2026
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Economy
From stability to growth
23 August 2026
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Column
Rulebook needs a show-cause notice
21 August 2026
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Economy
Three LNG outages make case for a fixed terminal
20 August 2026
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Column
Opinion / Powering economic stability
18 August 2026
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Business
Economic recovery requires a political settlement
18 August 2026
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Column
Tk 10,000cr media opportunity needs level playing field
17 August 2026
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Column
Bangladesh needs a smarter outbound investment policy for post-LDC era
15 August 2026
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Business
Opinion / Interest on frozen deposits turns into a tax burden
13 August 2026
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Business
Bangladesh’s youth and the global opportunity
9 August 2026
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Business
When dividend rules hurt investors
Open-end mutual funds are gaining popularity in Bangladesh as retail investors look for diversification, liquidity and professional management.
26 January 2026
Why approve another bank
One of the deepest wounds in the economy today lies in the banking sector.
25 January 2026
A new pay scale proposal for public servants without a fiscal roadmap
If salaries are increased as recommended, where will the government find the additional funds?
22 January 2026
The cost of the FDI roller coaster and the price we pay
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority chairman recently said that foreign direct investment has increased significantly, and he hinted that the return of Tarique Rahman could strengthen investor confidence.
18 January 2026
The women banks still ignore
There are stories we encounter in passing, and then there are stories that stay with us. The journey of Shanaz Sultana is one of them. It is also the story of thousands of women across Bangladesh building businesses from imagination, grit and digital communities stitched together through WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages.
13 January 2026
Driving export growth
The major causes of the multifaceted crises facing the country in the recent past have largely been the shortage of foreign currency and the continuous depletion of foreign exchange reserves.
11 January 2026
The cost of being right
Every society has its unwelcome truth tellers. In Bangladesh, we treat them with refined politeness.
9 January 2026
Bangladesh needs an economic nerve centre
Today, our economy is steered by powerful bodies
7 January 2026
Economy is now at a turning point
Political clarity has therefore emerged as a decisive factor shaping the outlook
6 January 2026
2025 was a testing year for RMG sector
Bangladesh’s export engine, long powered by the ready-made garment (RMG) sector, slowed in 2025 amid overlapping domestic and external shocks.
5 January 2026
Bangladesh is producing graduates, not skills
Bangladesh operates one of the most fragmented education systems in the world
4 January 2026
An economic miracle in 2026 is unlikely
Bangladesh’s economy showed signs of consolidation in 2025. Market liquidity, especially foreign currency liquidity, improved significantly, driven by a rise in wage earners’ remittances, a moderate increase in exports, and higher foreign aid disbursement. Inflation, however, continued to remain stubbornly high.
3 January 2026
How ready is Bangladesh for the era of AI?
AI does not fail loudly at first -- it fails silently, at scale
22 December 2025
Remittance boom faces an AI test
Considering the core economic indicators of Bangladesh, remittance inflow has become the strongest factor at present, driven by a historic surge. Remittances crossed $30 billion in the last fiscal year 2024-25, helping to stabilise the exchange rate and bolster foreign currency reserves.
17 December 2025
Why honest borrowers lose out in Bangladesh
NPLs in the banking sector surged to around 34 percent by late 2025
16 December 2025
One app for all payments
Payment Initiation Service (PIS) is a smarter way to make payments directly from a bank account or mobile financial service wallet using a single application.
15 December 2025
Responsible banking
Textbooks remind us that a bank's core functions include financial intermediation, maturity transformation, efficient credit allocation and payment facilitation
13 December 2025
Who is raising our children now?
If Bangladesh suddenly bans social media for everyone under sixteen, the first shock will not shake the earth. It will shake the nation’s emotions.
11 December 2025
Put domestic industry and business first
Historically, governments have used construction to fight stagflation and recession
10 December 2025
Banking in the 2030s
Banking is going through a rapid global transformation unlike anything seen before. Large international banks are shifting from retail banking to wealth management.
9 December 2025