Reform or a power play of Bashundhara?
The government’s plan to open Bangladesh’s refined petroleum fuel import, storage, transportation, distribution and marketing to private companies is being presented as a reform aimed...
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Energy Crisis Demands Caution as Private Sector Seeks Larger Role in Fuel Imports
Bangladesh is facing a deepening energy crisis that requires urgent and coordinated responses. Experts at a recent seminar organised by the Forum for Energy Reporters...
Trade uncertainty clouds export outlook
Bangladesh’s export sector is facing mounting risks from shipping disruptions, uncertainty over US tariffs, rising protectionism and the gradual loss of trade preferences as the...
Accurate data key to policymaking
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has rejected allegations that the latest inflation figures were manipulated, saying the decline in inflation in July was primarily...
Police caught in corruption crisis
Fresh allegations of corruption, illicit wealth accumulation, posting-trade syndicates and administrative factionalism have deepened an unprecedented crisis within Bangladesh Police, raising concerns over the erosion...
Delhi weighs Hasina’s return
India is considering Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in accordance with its established procedures, New Delhi said on Tuesday,...
Trivedi briefs Modi after Dhaka talks
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, briefing him on his recent consultations in Dhaka...
Safety nets miss the poor
Bangladesh’s social protection system is failing to reach a large share of people living in poverty, as rising deprivation exposes persistent weaknesses in spending, beneficiary...
Private fuel imports trigger concern
The government’s plan to open refined fuel imports and distribution to private companies has triggered concerns that control of the strategically important market could become...
Move to unlock more FDI
Bangladesh is seeking to attract greater foreign direct investment (FDI) from US companies by offering a more business-friendly environment, streamlined investment procedures and stronger security...
$5bn US investment in sight
US companies could invest a further $5 billion in Bangladesh over the next five years, provided the government works with the American Chamber of Commerce...