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 ...

Bangladesh’s export performance since the 1990s has been exemplary, consistently posting double-digit growth rates. This success has rested overwhelmingly on a single product group — ready-made garments (RMG). As Bangladesh approaches graduation from least developed country (LDC) status in 2026, its economy ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s development strategy of putting people first is a breath of fresh air. His thinking on this appears to be evolving. He has outlined some concrete elements of the strategy through three core programmes: the family card, ...

There is considerable hype on social media about a big turnaround in the balance of payments (BoP) under the interim government. As evidence, numbers with varying degrees of accuracy are cited on the build-up of foreign reserves and the associated ...

Highlights: Bangladesh growth slows sharply; poverty, unemployment, inflation rising Iran war threatens Bangladesh energy security and macroeconomic stability Priority reforms: fiscal stability, balance of payments sustainability, banking recovery Raise tax revenues to 10% GDP; reform state-owned enterprises Cut energy subsidies; ...