In Asia, which comprises 48 nations covering the Pacific, East Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia, only five countries will be ahead of Bangladesh in FY24 when it comes to GDP growth: …
Bangladesh votes for continuity. It needs change
The results of Bangladesh’s election last weekend were pre-ordained: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party, the Awami League, won for the fourth consecutive time. Hasina, already the world’s …
Bangladesh’s economic growth to slow to 5.6pc in FY24: World Bank
The World Bank has said that Bangladesh’s economic growth would slow to 5.6 per cent in the current financial year of 2023-24. However, the …
UN: Bangladesh’s inflation comes down to 6.8%
financial sector vulnerabilities, and overall uncertainty. Not only the World Bank, in December 2023 Asian Development Bank (ADB) also cut the growth forecast for Bangladesh’s economy to 6.2% for FY24 …
As West condemns Bangladesh election, China and Russia embrace Dhaka
The nation of 170 million people is moving closer to Beijing and Moscow amid tensions with the West, say analysts.
Myanmar says overwhelming support for AL reflects people’s trust in PM Hasina, her leadership
Dhaka, Jan. 10 — Congratulating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Myanmar has said the overwhelming support for the Awami League clearly reflects the trust reposed by the people of Bangladesh in PM …
Will Bangladesh’s economy gain momentum in post-polls period?
Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rauf Talukder echoed the sentiment … However, in the six months of the current financial year (July-December), the export income of ready-made garments has increased …
The Guardian view on Bangladesh’s phoney election: a bad day for democracy
Editorial: An autocratic crackdown saw the main opposition party boycott the poll, rendering the victory hollow for the current prime minister
Bangladesh: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the parliamentary elections
The EU issued a statement taking note of the outcome of the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh and regretting that not all major parties participated in it.
Hasina remains the high priestess of Bangladesh’s dynastic democracy
It has been said that for the past 15 years, Bangladesh’s elections have been so skewed in favour of the ruling Awami League, they are enough to make North Korea’s Kim Jong Un squirm with envy.