How to make the Bangladesh Bank autonomy ordinance effective
The success of the Bangladesh Bank’s policymaking hinges on several factors.
21 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Can monetary policy rescue the economy?
The question remains whether this policy can rescue the economy from the doldrums and place it firmly on the path of vibrancy.
17 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Singapore in 10 years?: BIDA chairman’s optimism vs economic reality
Bangladesh need not be like Singapore right now. Rather, it needs to understand how a country like Vietnam has been accelerating its pace of development.
21 April 2025, 02:00 AM
The root of the financial corruption
One of Benjamin Franklin’s quotes states, “Creditors have better memories than debtors.” But the inverse is true in Bangladesh, where the creditors often intentionally suffer from amnesia.
17 February 2025, 18:00 PM
What makes Bangladesh's economy more troubled to progress?
There is no certainty that the economic aspects won’t deteriorate further.
9 January 2025, 02:00 AM
Opinion / Why is the banking sector crisis so deep-rooted?
The regime-sponsored immorality to protect or pamper the financial gangsters not only eroded the future of the banking sector, but also made the wound too difficult to recover from.
25 November 2024, 02:00 AM
The renaissance of Bangladesh Bank and some expectations
We hope that the BB governor will continue the momentum and spirit to bring order and promote the economy.
4 September 2024, 03:00 AM
Can the new leadership save the economy?
Never has this country seen such a scholarly leadership team for economic policymaking in its history
18 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh Bank policies have begun to work
Bangladesh, which has been going through financial difficulties for several months now, can finally see a little light at the end of the tunnel.
30 August 2022, 15:00 PM
New Bangladesh Bank governor’s message to our banking industry
The new governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) has heralded robust messages to the country’s banking and financial industry.
17 July 2022, 14:00 PM
What made the dollar crisis worse?
One dollar now costs almost Tk 100. The taka has been losing its value against the US dollar for months, with no signs of it changing.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Good words and bad math in the new budget
The budget for FY2022-23 is filled with rhetoric. But its credibility is poor because of its contradictions between the priorities and the actual allocations for education, agriculture, health, and the vulnerable population.
18 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Inflation is not going away anytime soon
The world has entered another era of high inflation, and no country can escape from the heat wave of rising prices.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM
So what if taka slides against dollar?
There is nothing to be panicked about if taka slides further against the dollar.
15 May 2022, 18:00 PM
What message does the US economy send to the world?
The US economy has begun to display a bizarre combination of conflicting signals, making global recovery largely unpredictable.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Institutional reforms are essential to create jobs
In the post-independence period, Bangladesh’s number one problem was population growth.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM