Bangladesh must implement decisive measures to rectify its structural vulnerabilities, governance deficiencies, and external dependencies.
Prevent exploitation by traffickers, create economic opportunities at home
Reopen closed factories, settle workers’ dues
How have local private sector businesses fared in recent years?
There is no certainty that the economic aspects won’t deteriorate further.
Although the reforms have just started, some positive results are already visible.
The mass movement in July and August 2024 had not only resulted in the tragic death of hundreds and severe injuries to thousands, but also subdued economic activity.
Given the current economic reality of Bangladesh, recovering stolen assets must be a top priority for the interim government.
There are many hurdles to overcome in the coming days
Bangladesh’s economic crisis will not go away if the government does not strictly adhere to the conditions tagged with the International Monetary Fund’s 42-month loan programme, said the lender’s top official.
Lack of action to bring down prices of food is especially concerning
To use previous incidents of human rights violations to condone those of the present is hypocrisy and a macabre mockery of the past and present victims.
This year was always supposed to be a celebration of Bangladesh’s economic progress with the opening of Padma bridge and Dhaka metro rail and 100 percent electrification.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has become the first multilateral lender to respond to Bangladesh’s call for budget support this fiscal year to weather the impacts of the Ukraine war after its board approved $250 million last week.
The burden of imported inflation and supply-side implications of reduced imports will have adverse implications for economic growth and welfare, particularly of marginalised people.
Interventions must involve fiscal policy to address our fundamental economic issues
Interventions must involve fiscal policy to address our fundamental economic issues
The rate of reserve depletion is alarming, and the IMF loan will not be enough to fend off the haemorrhage.
The government yesterday reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund over a $4.5 billion loan programme, putting to bed all suspense on whether a deal would be struck with the multilateral lender at all.
