Bangladesh economy
Inflation eases slightly to 8.29% in August
The decline was mainly driven by a notable fall in non-food inflation
7 September 2025
Slowing growth, weak investment strain economy: DCCI
Credit crunch, investment fall pose threat to growth
24 August 2025
Yunus hails expat Bangladeshis’ role in driving economic recovery
He listened to their concerns and assured them that the issues raised would be addressed
12 August 2025
Economic disaster averted but inflation leaves poor struggling: CPD
A year on, interim government stabilises economy but slows crucial reform initiatives
10 August 2025
Bangladesh in an identity crisis
When we hear the word engineering, Germany naturally comes to mind. Mention technology, and Japan emerges. Talk about innovation and Silicon Valley in the United States takes centre stage.
9 August 2025
Economy shows signs of healing
If macroeconomic stabilisation has been the interim government's main success, revenue collection is its most glaring failure
8 August 2025
Democratising the economy for all
What the economy needs more than emergency repair is democratisation.
8 August 2025
An economic check-in after one year of interim govt
One year into its tenure, the interim government has a record of stark contradictions. While it successfully pulled the economy back from the brink of collapse, it has profoundly failed to restore the confidence of investors, leaving the economic future in a state of vulnerable uncertainty.
7 August 2025
Inflation, tariff risks keep Bangladesh on tight monetary path
Bangladesh Bank has held its key policy repo rate steady at 10 percent for the first half of the current fiscal year, reaffirming its commitment to a tight monetary stance aimed at curbing persistent inflation, weak private investment, and growing uncertainty over global trade.
31 July 2025
How we could broaden our export base
Diversifying Bangladesh’s export basket has been a high-priority policy objective for many years.
9 July 2025
A roadmap to restore banking sector stability
Some banks are simply non-viable and suffer from inherent governance problems.
1 July 2025
Rethinking our investment strategy
There is ample evidence showing that both domestic and foreign direct investment (FDI) have a significant positive effect on economic growth.
18 June 2025
Economy to face 7 challenges in FY26
The finance ministry has identified seven major challenges including tight monetary and fiscal policies, taken to tame elevated inflation levels for more than three years, in next fiscal year that may increase unemployment.
12 June 2025
Economy grows 3.97% in FY25, slowest since pandemic year
The estimate is almost close to the projection by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 3.8 percent for the year.
27 May 2025
How is the economy doing?
The silver lining is that the economy isn’t falling apart
19 May 2025
BB eyes rate cut to 7% if inflation slows to 5% by March
The Bangladesh Bank will consider slashing the policy rate to 7 percent by March, provided that rampant inflation, which has hovered above 9 percent for nearly two years, eases to 5 percent by then, Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.
3 May 2025
How agro-processing can secure Bangladesh’s export resilience
Bangladesh's agro-processed exports are already rising.
1 May 2025
Let’s invest to compete globally
We have the potential to be a globally competitive country politically and economically.
23 April 2025
'Bangladesh feels like South Korea of the 80s'
Giordano Korea CEO sees ‘familiar signs of promise’ as he plans a factory in economic zone
15 April 2025
Sectoral reforms vital to spur business growth
World Bank report on Bangladesh's investment prospects should be taken seriously
9 April 2025