Economics

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh has moved to secure emergency fuel supplies as escalating geopolitical tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel threaten global energy stability, raising concerns over potential domestic shortages. Officials warn that existing fuel…

If the US becomes one of Belarus’ top potash clients after removing its sanctions on this resource, then its role as the main source of foreign currency for Belarus might accelerate their rapprochement, which the US envisages eventually weakening the…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau)  Bangladesh’s prime minister has pledged that the recovery of allegedly laundered public funds and the prosecution of those responsible will be carried out strictly according to existing laws, rejecting any return to past practices of…

As I was leaving the University of the Communes in Tocuyito, after a joyful and uplifting visit, an earnest young Professor came up to me and pulled me aside. Very quietly, he asked me what was going to happen. A…

by Asif Showkat Kallol The cost of living in Bangladesh is rising once again- and with it, a growing sense of distress among ordinary people. Inflation has crossed the 9% threshold, reaching 9.13% in February 2026, according to the latest…

Bangladesh Bank’s New Roadmap by Mynul Hasan Sohel (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh, an emerging economy in South Asia, has announced an ambitious plan for a radical transformation of its financial sector. The newly appointed Governor of the country’s central bank (Bangladesh…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) A controversial referendum ordinance introduced during Bangladesh’s interim government is increasingly likely to be repealed, exposing deep political and constitutional divisions at the heart of the state. Signals emerging from a recent meeting of…

I traveled to Cuba this month. As a Cuban American, that sentence carries the weight of longing born of an estrangement from my roots. For much of my life, Cuba existed as a distant story, a place I knew only…

Proposal to Reduce Costs in the SME Sector through Solar Power by Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) ‘Change Initiative’, a research organization, has unveiled a groundbreaking roadmap to transition Bangladesh’s Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector from fossil fuel dependency to…

by Asif Showkat Kallol  Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, emphasized that the current administration inherited a ‘collapsed economy’ from the previous government, which left no substantial fuel reserves and took no effective steps to reduce import…