Former finance advisor Mirza Aziz urges dialogue with India, not retaliation, as instability threatens fragile recovery ...

Will the budget reflect a genuine commitment to reform, or will it continue to rely on the familiar path of indirect taxation and temporary fixes? Can policymakers strike a balance between growth, ...

The interim government is set to unveil a Tk790,000 crore national budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year on Monday, a defining ...

The FY2026 budget should prioritise macroeconomic stability. The key effort should be to contain inflation, especially in important items, such as food and fuel prices. Controlling inflation will be ...

The interim government is set to unveil a Tk 790,000 crore national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year on June 2, a defining moment for Bangladesh as it navigates mounting economic pressures and ...

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that the government is aiming to curb the inflation rate further in the next ...

Inflation has remained above 9 percent since April last year, and food inflation in particular has been significantly high.” ...

Inflation in Bangladesh has surged to a 12-year high of 11.66% in July 2024, reflecting severe economic distress in the country. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, this dramatic ...

In Bangladesh, the most important categories in the consumer price index are food, non-alcoholic beverages and tobacco (59 percent of the total weight) and gross rent, fuel and lighting (16.9 ...

Therefore, strategic trade and economic partnerships may prove instrumental for Bangladesh at attenuating high inflation. Dr Mamunur Rashid is a reader in finance at Canterbury Christ Church ...

Urgent and sustainable reforms are needed, but it’s unclear if the interim government has the time, authority or support to ...

Bangladesh Bank’s governor, Ahsan H. Mansur, appointed in August, has said that while inflation is expected to decrease significantly over the next year, reducing interest rates may take longer.