The World Bank’s Bangladesh Development Update, released last month, rings out a warning bell for us.

The government’s ambition to build a trillion-dollar economy by 2034 will remain out of reach without urgent reforms in banking, taxation, and business costs, as the country’s current economic structure is too weak to sustain the level of growth required, a leading economist said.

The last interim government was legitimate, but it was not elected and lacked both economic philosophy and planning

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

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

Reform shortfalls in key sectors still undermine Bangladesh's ability to cope with domestic economic challenges as well as external shocks.

Consumer confidence in Bangladesh is at a low level, while investor confidence is negative both domestically and internationally, said a former president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) yesterday.

Two months ago, as Professor Muhammad Yunus waded into Bangladesh’s unprecedented political turmoil, he inherited economic chaos by default.

Restoring macroeconomic stability and resuming growth momentum are factors the new government should prioritise, said Sadiq Ahmed

Appellate Division’s observation on defaulted loans is right on the mark

Like much of the world, Bangladesh’s economy is facing strong headwinds and turbulence.

The world does not look away when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks. As an early score, Modi cuts an impressive figure on the global stage.