Bangladesh

Extreme heat cost Bangladesh an estimated US$1.3-1.8 billion in lost productivity in 2024, equivalent to 0.3-0.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), with the impact expected to worsen as temperatures continue to rise, according to a n...

Bangladesh's statistics agency is set to prepare to digitise the inflation data collection, a move officials say will speed up the release of consumer price figures and strengthen confidence among the people in one of the most closely watch...

Bangladesh Bank has reduced the policy rate by 50 basis points to 9.50 per cent just a month after announcing a cautious and contractionary monetary policy aimed at inflation combat. Amid cries from business circles, the central bank makes...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a drive to recover around Tk 80 billion in outstanding value-added tax (VAT) by December 2026, targeting businesses with arrears exceeding Tk 5.0 million under a newly introduced one-time set...

Over 15 million people in Bangladesh are said to be currently facing acute food insecurity, with the number projected to rise sharply by this yearend following recurrent floods, inflation, climate shocks and mounting economic pressures. Su...

Only 11 of Bangladesh's 122 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and autonomous bodies have been assessed as financially solvent, signifying the fragile financial condition of much of the country's public sector. A recent assessment by the Finan...

The government has outlined an ambitious roadmap to generate nearly Tk 1.0 trillion in additional Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenue in the fiscal year 2026-27, with a strong focus on narrowing compliance gaps, curbing tax evasion, and leveragin...

Bangladesh possesses the basics but needs some radical reforms to raise annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to US$15 billion, investors and economists say and show the must-dos to that end.  In a joint study conducted by th...