price hike
No visible step from BB to ease importers’ woes
The Bangladesh Bank is yet to take any visible measure in line with a commerce ministry directive aimed at asking banks to earmark a portion of their foreign currency holdings to open letters of credit to import essentials ahead of Ramadan.
How not to fight inflation
Anyone with any faith in the market economy knew that the supply issues would be resolved eventually; but no one could possibly know when.
No visible step from BB to ease importers’ woes
The Bangladesh Bank is yet to take any visible measure in line with a commerce ministry directive aimed at asking banks to earmark a portion of their foreign currency holdings to open letters of credit to import essentials ahead of Ramadan.
RMG makers offer discounted groceries to workers
Some garment manufacturers are providing basic commodities to their workers at discounts opening shops on factory premises, bringing some relief amidst the skyrocketing of prices in the local markets.
BNP activists thronging Sylhet rally venue
Thousands of BNP activists have gathered on Alia Madrasa ground in Sylhet city’s Chowhatta area, hours before the rally starts.
Bangladesh must maximise food production
Famine can be averted but we may still face a food crisis if the government cannot bring down prices
Inflation and immorality rising hand-in-hand?
Govt must do more to stop consumers’ purchasing power erosion
Inflation, war eating away food gains
Bangladesh made gains in food production and ensured the availability of rice in recent years. But surging inflation, erratic weather, and the Russia-Ukraine war affected the availability of cereals and reduced low-income people’s access to food this year.
Price hike: Don’t worry, be happy – no matter what
If things are bad, there must be a good reason for it.
Farmers get a raw deal
Floods, low rainfall and then fertiliser price hike -- the woes of farmers just won’t stop. And now, they will have to bear the brunt of a sudden 42.5 percent rise in diesel cost, which is likely to make them spend an additional Tk 4,000 in irrigation for per hectare Boro production.
What has led Bangladesh to its current energy crisis?
The world is going through one of the worst energy crises in recent times, even if we compare it to the situation that arose out of the 1973 Arab oil embargo.