Bangladesh's tariff complexity A choke point for trade and ease of doing business  Zaidi Sattar |  July 26, 2026 00:00:00 Bangladesh tariffs are known to be among the highest in the world. What is less known is the fact that it ...

A dual approach is required: simultaneously gathering international intelligence while pursuing criminal cases to secure the arrest of the accused. Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur. TBS Sketch Obtaining information from international sources regarding funds laundered from Bangladesh remains a ...

Bangladesh Bank’s Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for July-December 2026 arrives at a difficult moment for the economy. Inflation remains elevated, private credit growth is below 5 percent, and economic growth has slowed to around 4 percent. Together, these point to symptoms ...

Customs valuation for the purpose of trade taxation remains a perennial problem, causes clearance delays, and is the “biggest” source of disputes and malfeasance at the ports. The current arbitrary customs valuation practice in Bangladesh must be terminated as soon ...

The new BNP government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, took office on February 17, 2026. It inherited a fragile and unstable economy. The inflation rate is high, GDP growth plunged to 3.5 percent in FY2025, public and private investment ...