When Salehuddin Ahmed was appointed finance adviser to Bangladesh’s interim administration in August 2024, the country’s economy was in a tailspin.
From policy to practice: The missing link in Bangladesh’s industrial transformation
Despite its ambitious vision and meticulously crafted action plan, Bangladesh’s National Industrial Policy 2022 struggles with poor implementation, weak coordination and mismatched fiscal priorities,
Tariff math favours Bangladesh in shifting US trade landscape
When US President Donald J. Trump burst back onto the global trade stage, he brought with him a term that’s now rattling old-school trade economists: reciprocal tariff.
Tarique Rahman To Return As Bangladesh Nationalist Party Pitches Him for PM
Tarique Rahman is expected to return to Bangladesh sometime between November and December, ahead of the elections in February.
UNICEF launches young people advisory group in Bangladesh
Ahead of International Youth Day, UNICEF has officially launched the Young People Advisory Group (YPAG) in Bangladesh – a
Trade Winds Shifting: Can Bangladesh Seize the Moment?
With tariffs of 20 percent now leveling or even favoring Bangladesh over key competitors, the country finds itself in a potentially advantageous position. Chinese products, likely to remain more …
Trade Winds Shifting: Can Bangladesh Seize the Moment?
With tariffs of 20 percent now leveling or even favoring Bangladesh over key competitors, the country finds itself in a potentially advantageous position. Chinese products, likely to remain more …
Green budgeting: The next step for Bangladesh
While Bangladesh has pioneered climate budgeting in the Global South, its current fiscal approach remains too narrow to address broader ecological crises. A shift toward green budgeting — integrating …
A year on from Sheikh Hasina’s flight into exile: Bangladesh waits for stability
By bno – Kolkata Office It is now one year since Sheikh Hasina, the long‑time prime minister of Bangladesh, fled to India on August 5, 2024 amid a student‑led uprising that convulsed the nation. The …
Bangladesh well-positioned in new era of trade wars: BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan
In the wake of the US decision to impose a tariff of 20% on Bangladeshi products, Mahmud Hasan Khan, the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), in an …