cost of living crisis
Govt ineptitude fuelling inflation
It is unacceptable that the government has failed to deliver to Bangladeshi consumers the benefits of a fall in the prices of food items on the international market
Why low global prices don't reach Bangladeshi consumers
High commodity prices in the global market are often used as an excuse to justify price hikes in the domestic market, even if there is no direct correlation
The vulnerable need food support
Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?
Money or no money, crisis persists
We are told that taka is available, and then it’s not there anymore.
How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?
Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face
Oil, sugar price hike yet another shock to the economy
The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis
Inflation and immorality rising hand-in-hand?
Govt must do more to stop consumers’ purchasing power erosion
‘Louha tribhuj’ and the political economy of development
A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices a welcome move
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices will bring some relief to the poor
Govt ineptitude fuelling inflation
It is unacceptable that the government has failed to deliver to Bangladeshi consumers the benefits of a fall in the prices of food items on the international market
Why low global prices don't reach Bangladeshi consumers
High commodity prices in the global market are often used as an excuse to justify price hikes in the domestic market, even if there is no direct correlation
The vulnerable need food support
Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?
Money or no money, crisis persists
We are told that taka is available, and then it’s not there anymore.
How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?
Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face
Oil, sugar price hike yet another shock to the economy
The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis
Inflation and immorality rising hand-in-hand?
Govt must do more to stop consumers’ purchasing power erosion
‘Louha tribhuj’ and the political economy of development
A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices a welcome move
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices will bring some relief to the poor
Reducing fuel prices by Tk 5 won't ease people’s suffering
The amount by which the government has reduced the prices is so meagre – and so thoroughly insufficient to address the corresponding increase in the cost of living – that we can’t help but ask: Why even bother?