Structural ills, slow investment and inflation stymie economic recovery
Bangladesh's economy has avoided a catastrophic collapse over the past year following the interim government's decisive actions, but entrenched structural weaknesses, slow private investment, and persistent inflation impede long-term recovery.As economists, experts and a top politician made such observations at a high-profile policy dialogue Sunday in Dhaka, the central bank's...
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Migration, investment to be major focus in Yunus-Ibrahim meet
Migration of Bangladeshi workers for employment in Malaysia and investment in Bangladesh will feature discussion between Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, officials said Sunday.The head of interim government of Bangladesh would fly for Malaysia today (Monday) on a three-day visit at the invitation of...
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BD in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup final
The Bangladesh Under-20 women's team made the cut and qualified for its first-ever AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup on Sunday, report agencies.Despite losing its final group stage match 1-6 to South Korea, Bangladesh qualified as one of the three best second-placed teams amongst all eight groups.The other two teams to...
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Investment growth dwarfs deposit's at Islamic banks
The country's Islamic banking sector saw a robust year-on-year growth in investments despite a slowdown in deposit growth between April 2024 and April 2025.While total investments in the sector jumped 11.87 per cent, deposits grew at a modest 3.91 per cent, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.Deposits in Islamic...
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Apparel exporters push for full restoration of cash incentives
Apparel exporters have urged the government to reinstate cash incentives at pre-2024 rates and scrap the procedural requirements that they say are inflating costs and undermining the ease of doing business. At a meeting with the finance ministry on Sunday, industry leaders pressed for restoring the local yarn incentive to...
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