Category: Bangladesh

This month’s news cycle was dominated by the student-led protests for quota reforms in government jobs, which ultimately turned deadly and underscored a dark few days in the country’s history. The economy took a backseat in the face of the aforementioned event, but many sectors were hurt by the curfews and internet blackouts.…… Read the…

May was a relatively stable month politically. On the economic front, the government’s GDP growth calculations show a GDP growth rate of 5.82% for the current fiscal year, which is around the estimations of international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF. The central bank has also stopped regulating lending rates for…

In the run-up to May’s critical upazila (local) elections, the main opposition party, the BNP, have expelled 73 members of their party for preparing to take part in the election, thereby violating the BNP’s decision to not take part. The IMF has, for the second time in recent months, reduced its GDP growth forecast (down…

The seemingly daily blame-game between the two main political parties continues apace, with the two blaming each other for a lack of democracy in the country. On the economic front, exports continue to surge with a third consecutive month of USD 5-billion plus earnings, while remittance collection also continues to show good numbers.…… Read the…

The main opposition party BNP has taken shots at the government for not protecting the country’s border with Myanmar well enough in regard to recent incidents at the border, and also accused them of putting their relationship with foreign counterparts above their own citizens. The central bank has relaxed its loan write-off policies in a…