cost of living crisis
#Perspective / Cabbage now costs Tk 70?! Will your next salad require a bank loan?
Rising food prices in Bangladesh are hitting consumers hard, especially lower-income groups. Vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, and pumpkins have surged, alongside chicken, eggs, and fish. Budget-conscious households now face tough choices, with many turning to home gardening for relief.
An uninspiring budget proposal
It fails to commit to reforms and address people’s sufferings
Why are people moving back to their villages?
Rise in reverse migration has raised concerns
The poor’s debt burden gets heavier
The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.
Opinion / Taming Inflation: Let the orthodox monetary policy work
Uncontrolled inflationary pressure is one of the most problematic phenomena in the country.
Why are food prices still rising?
Government should match its concern about inflation with action
Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?
Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
Tk 25,000 as minimum wage / Don't RMG workers deserve a dignified life?
The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
Opinion / A people sidelined by its politicians
Shouldn't our politicians focus on how to best serve the people?
Cabbage now costs Tk 70?! Will your next salad require a bank loan?
Rising food prices in Bangladesh are hitting consumers hard, especially lower-income groups. Vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, and pumpkins have surged, alongside chicken, eggs, and fish. Budget-conscious households now face tough choices, with many turning to home gardening for relief.
An uninspiring budget proposal
It fails to commit to reforms and address people’s sufferings
Why are people moving back to their villages?
Rise in reverse migration has raised concerns
The poor’s debt burden gets heavier
The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.
Taming Inflation: Let the orthodox monetary policy work
Uncontrolled inflationary pressure is one of the most problematic phenomena in the country.
Why are food prices still rising?
Government should match its concern about inflation with action
Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?
Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
Don't RMG workers deserve a dignified life?
The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
A people sidelined by its politicians
Shouldn't our politicians focus on how to best serve the people?
Stop blaming external factors for record-high inflation
Bangladesh government should own up to its mistakes