
Fahmida Khatun
MACRO MIRROR
Dr Fahmida Khatun is executive director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
MACRO MIRROR
Dr Fahmida Khatun is executive director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Our current economic situation is one in which countries usually look to the IMF for balance of payment support.
LDCs are predominantly agricultural economies, but are also highly dependent on food imports.
Dr Fahmida Khatun speaks to us regarding how Bangladesh can shield itself from a possible food crisis.
We now face the real risk of massive hunger and famine.
High inflation and low export and remittance earnings are a major cause for concern at the moment.
BIMSTEC countries have the potential for benefiting mutually and contributing to the global economy.
Given the nature of climate-induced problems faced by the countries in South Asia, policymakers should undertake both adaptation and mitigation measures.
The Bangladesh-India relationship covers a wide range of sectors
Mismanagement, system loss and a weak supply chain of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have become a perennial problem.
The world is feeling the scorching heat this summer, with heat waves sweeping across several countries in Europe and Asia.