Bangladesh is currently facing two major economic challenges: high inflation, which has surged past 9%, and a significant devaluation of its currency, the taka. These issues have exacerbated the ...

F or years Bangladesh was hailed as an economic miracle. Sheikh Hasina, who ruled it autocratically from 2009 until August this year, insisted she was the brains behind the growth. Official ...

In both countries, economic turbulence was intertwined with political upheaval. Now it’s Bangladesh’s turn, where the government of Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League, which seemed unbudgeable, was ...

In the decade before covid-19, Bangladesh grew at an average annual rate of 7%, only slightly slower than China. Its GDP per person, around $2,500 at market prices, is higher than India’s. It is ...

The IMF staff's review, following a Sept. 24-30 staff visit, also backed Bangladesh authorities' efforts to make economic adjustments in the face of those challenges such as slowing economic ...

Bangladesh's transitional government, led by economist Muhammad Yunus, approved its first national budget of 7.9 trillion taka ($64.96 billion) on Monday for the 2025-26 fiscal year amid a ...

Air pollution in Bangladesh is robbing the South Asian nation of economic growth as well as causing premature death and illness, the World Bank said on Sunday.

Bangladesh, following the July uprising, is now at a crossroads. The time seems propitious, as the nation has resurged, reunited, and realigned, simmering with spirit and yearning for advancement.

Bangladesh is showing its industrial capabilities and export resilience even amid economic uncertainty and political transition, according to speakers. They praised local entrepreneurs for that ...