An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.

Inflation is the bad boy of economic phenomena. 

The rise in fuel prices is an illogical decision that will only harm ordinary citizens and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis that Bangladesh is currently facing.

It seems that just as we recover from one crisis – the global pandemic – another one begins.

Ali Riaz has tried to determine the current political trends as well as trends that may emerge in the future with his keen insight.

We appreciate the government directives, given to the field-level administration, to practise austerity in spending from the budgetary allocations.

The book poses a number of questions: which factors have contributed to Bangladesh’s growth?

If stopping wastage of money is the goal, a lot of holes will need to be plugged

Budgeting is perhaps the single most important tool that helps us manage our money wisely during volatile economic times.

Sri Lanka’s defence ministry yesterday ordered troops to shoot on sight people involved in looting or damaging property, a day after mobs targeted the homes of ruling-party politicians.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the parliament today ruled out the possibility of a Sri Lanka-like economic crisis in Bangladesh, stating that the country’s economy is “very strong”.

Have you ever bought a national prize bond? If you have, then please match your bond numbers with the draw results again as you could be one of those lucky few who are yet to claim their prize despite winning the lottery.

Female entrepreneurs have a crucial role to play in increasing household incomes, producing jobs, generating wealth and reducing poverty directly in an economy. The social benefits of female entrepreneurship are also immense.

In the 21st century a much larger proportion of aggregate material progress has taken place in what our generation knew as the developing world. This growth has been multidimensional: income per person; increase in life expectancy, health and literacy; and reduction in the proportion of those who are in extreme poverty and destitution.

Bangladesh has been riding the growth waves in the last two-and-a-half decades with spectacular results: our exports grew six folds, our GDP quadrupled and our extreme poverty levels got slashed by more than half, not to mention our 30 percent increase in longevity and other human development achievements.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is the body the government depends on for data on the various sectors of the economy to make policy decisions.

Bangladesh's national budget for FY2018 comes at a challenging time. Despite being powered by high growth and cushioned by low international prices, the Bangladesh economy has been facing a number of disquieting features.

Default loans have dogged the country's banking sector for nearly three decades now, despite various reform efforts -- an alarming pattern that has damaged the economy and deprived honest borrowers of funds.

While European leaders dreamt of an intertwined economy across Europe 43 years ago, the British people desired something else.

The true potential of the economy is not being realised because the infrastructure of the country remains inadequate in terms of skilled manpower...