The US-Iran war is poised to increase the prices of imported petroleum products, LNG and disrupt the supply chain of industrial raw materials.

Bangladesh’s economy grew 3.49 percent in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), the slowest expansion in at least three years, owing to weaker performances in the agriculture and services sectors.

The overall economic risk of Bangladesh has increased by 0.4 points since August last year to 7.1, even as political clarity returns following the national election this month, according to Oxford Economics. 

The crises of persistent inflationary pressure, sluggish private investment, and unemployment needs to be dealt with simultaneously, with careful policy planning.

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It must resist the temptation of populism

He also said priority would be given to developing institutions, which, he said, are in a "very bad shape."

In its idealised form, an economic system such as capitalism—often known for rewarding productivity, risk-taking, and innovation— is one in which profits follow value creation, competition disciplines excess, and institutions protect exchange.

When the interim government assumed office around 18 months ago, it inherited an economy under severe strain.

The report emerges from a critical moment in Bangladesh’s history.

Political parties need to prioritise law and order, macroeconomic stability, and ease of doing business in their election manifestos, say business leaders and trade bodies.

The Global Risks Report 2026, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), presents some of the stark realities of the world today. 

Economics is not a museum of immortal models. It is a diagnostic discipline whose tools must match the condition of the economy under examination.

The upcoming parliamentary election, scheduled for February 12, is of exceptional political and economic significance for Bangladesh.

Raising investment and taming inflation will be the main economic challenges for the next elected government, private think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.

CPD said Bangladesh is at a ‘critical juncture of its journey'

Record remittances and recovering foreign-exchange reserves offer a rare cushion, but weakening exports expose vulnerabilities

Political clarity has therefore emerged as a decisive factor shaping the outlook

Over the 55 years since Bangladesh's independence, the processes of state-building, political transformation, and economic reconstruction have unfolded in deeply interconnected ways.

Bangladesh’s economy seems to be stabilising at first blush. Reserve levels have climbed, imports have slowed, and officials are finding some signs of resilience in the aftermath of a tumultuous period. For a country accustomed to absorbing shocks, this narrative of cautious recovery sounds reas