External debt servicing cost is becoming a growing concern

Proposed budget offers no hope or way out for them

Government should focus on making entrepreneurship easy and hassle-free

Allocations for health and education must be improved

Economic reforms should not end here, though

How many times have we heard that customers will pay extra for more sustainable—recycled, in this case—products?

Online vigilance a must to protect citizens plagued by poverty and desperation

Tough measures needed to keep prices of essentials in check

PM's call to ministers is a timely one

Authorities must improve monitoring to keep the sector in check

The year 2023 was indeed one of the most difficult ones in the recent history of Bangladesh in terms of economic performance.

The present government started its journey at a time when the global economic environment was conducive to growth and low inflation. Food prices had stabilised after the global food crisis of 2007-08. Interest rates were lowered globally in response to the global economic crisis of 2008.