Sohel Parvez

Bangladesh’s net cropped area, the total land sown with crops during a particular agricultural year, has been declining over the past few years, raising concerns among agricultural officials and experts about food security for the growing population.

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Non-garment exports struggle with quality standards and logistics bottlenecks

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Modern farming practices reshape Bangladesh's traditional farmlands

At least 496 journalists faced harassment between August 2024 and July 2025

The mismatch has prompted fresh calls among economists for investigations.

Bangladesh is losing farmland. There are multiple reasons behind the shrinkage—from the construction of homes and the establishment of factories to the development of other facilities.

Bangladesh and Vietnam will drive global cotton trade over the next decade as mills increase their use of it in making yarn for export-oriented garments, said a recent global report.

Bangladesh sits at the bottom of a list of 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of the tax-to-GDP ratio, largely stemming from the failure to tap into the potential originating from the steady growth of the economy and a lack of reform.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is unlikely to reduce the policy or repo rate for the second half of this year as inflation continues to remain stubbornly high, according to the central bank governor.

Record remittances lift reserves, but economy burdened by sluggish tax, bad loans, high joblessness

Government borrowing from domestic banks and non-bank sources rose 55 percent year-on-year during the July-April period of the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, due mainly to weaker foreign loan disbursements and poor tax collection.

Bangladesh’s expenditure on poverty reduction has been gradually declining, and in the upcoming fiscal year of 2025-26, it is set to hit a four-year low due to a decrease in spending that directly impacts hunger.

The government plans to amend the existing sovereign guarantee guidelines to streamline the process and mitigate fiscal risks if public entities fail to make repayments on time, according to a finance ministry report.

If you visit the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), you will find it difficult to make your way through the crowded corridors between the wards. Patients lie on narrow, makeshift beds along both sides, while doctors, hospital staff, visitors, and treatment seekers shuffle through the chaos.

Bangladesh has continued to showcase a weak performance in the open budget rankings among its South Asian peers, reflecting a lack of transparency and accountability in the formulation and implementation of fiscal measures.

Banks have registered sluggish growth in deposits throughout the current fiscal year as elevated inflation and an economic slowdown have squeezed the scope for many to save, even though the interest rate has risen.