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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is no Indian Economic Zone in Bangladesh's Mirsarai Economic Zone and the idea of having one exists only on "pen and paper", Bangladesh Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) Chairman Ashik ...

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, a country of 170 million people crammed onto a delta the size of Wisconsin, was derided as an economic lost cause after its violent birth in the 1970s. It has grown steadfastly since ...

IMF Sees Gradual Return to Economic Normalcy in Bangladesh. More. Reuters. Vehicles move along the streets at Banglamotor intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 12, 2024.