Budget 2026-2027: A structurally old yet inspirationally new budget
21 June 2026
Economists may think differently, but it appears that politicians and bureaucrats think alike when it comes to framing the budget document.
21 June 2026
Why is the government allowing rehabilitation of seasoned bank looters?
14 April 2026
One of the main reasons why the Awami League government was dethroned is the mishandling of the banking sector.
14 April 2026
Appointing a new Bangladesh Bank governor has never been so chaotic
2 March 2026
The selection process of the central bank governor in all developed countries is highly rigorous.
2 March 2026
The interim’s last-minute deals and the economic perils ahead
8 February 2026
The interim government has entered a sensitive arena by approving a defence industrial zone in Chattogram’s Mirsarai.
8 February 2026
Rebutting the rebuttal: On inflation, unemployment, and the Phillips curve
8 January 2026
My article, "The interim has failed to curb inflation and unemployment," was published in The Daily Star on Dec 29, 2025. Dr Abdullah A Dewan has delivered a rebuttal to my writing, published on January 4, 2026.
8 January 2026
Opinion / The interim has failed to curb inflation and unemployment
29 December 2025
If the national election does take place in February, a new government will face dire quandaries for the economy.
29 December 2025
How to make the Bangladesh Bank autonomy ordinance effective
21 August 2025
The success of the Bangladesh Bank’s policymaking hinges on several factors.
21 August 2025
Can monetary policy rescue the economy?
17 August 2025
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
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
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
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
So what if taka slides against dollar?
There is nothing to be panicked about if taka slides further against the dollar.
15 May 2022
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
Institutional reforms are essential to create jobs
In the post-independence period, Bangladesh’s number one problem was population growth.
12 February 2022