Money and politics have become deeply intertwined over the last few decades

Former BB governor Atiur Rahman terms the persisting inflation rate in Bangladesh as unacceptable

The pass-through of a sharp depreciation of the local currency accounted for half of the inflation surge seen in Bangladesh in the last financial year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates at a 22-year high for a third consecutive meeting on Wednesday as it continues to fight elevated inflation.

Food inflation slipped to 10.76 percent last month from 12.56 percent in October.

For any major crop, there are local and national profiteers, who make plans to maximise profits way before the crops land in the markets.

One key factor hampering the effectiveness of BB's policies is the delay in decision-making and significant transmission lags.

Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?

WB Country Director Abdoulaye Seck says at AmCham meeting

Why should there be two different food standards for two social strata?

Among four South Asian nations, Sri Lanka performed the best in containing high inflation.

It was 9.92% in Aug

The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.

In recent years, Bangladesh has been grappling with a deepening chasm of inequality.

Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud says in meeting with Bangladesh Bank

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Bangladesh's inflation will ease to 6.6 percent in the current fiscal year.

This mechanism of hiking prices is not new.

Clearly, the major economic challenges facing Bangladesh are results of inadequate and incorrect policies.

It was 9.76 percent in the previous month. The overall inflation increased by 23 basis points to 9.92 percent in August, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Lavrov made strong statements on US interference and Russia’s commitment to working with its partners to prevent any outside “dictates.”