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Living expenses in Dhaka can be extremely costly for couples, especially with growing inflation and stagnant salary growth. Making ends meet in such a situation may be difficult, and many couples may find it difficult to prepare for future aspirations such as purchasing a home, having children, or planning for retirement. However, with a little work and imagination, cutting living expenses and maximising your income is feasible.

Here we go again!

Another round of price hikes of essential items, more misery for ordinary people

Poor policy and market management have caused price hikes

Why is the government failing to manage the market as they should?

Bangladeshis paying way more for essentials

This did not happen by chance, but because of poor governance

The vulnerable need food support

Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?

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

‘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

May 6, 2023
May 6, 2023

12 ways to reduce cost of living in Dhaka

Living expenses in Dhaka can be extremely costly for couples, especially with growing inflation and stagnant salary growth. Making ends meet in such a situation may be difficult, and many couples may find it difficult to prepare for future aspirations such as purchasing a home, having children, or planning for retirement. However, with a little work and imagination, cutting living expenses and maximising your income is feasible.

May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023

Here we go again!

Another round of price hikes of essential items, more misery for ordinary people

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Poor policy and market management have caused price hikes

Why is the government failing to manage the market as they should?

March 25, 2023
March 25, 2023

Bangladeshis paying way more for essentials

This did not happen by chance, but because of poor governance

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

The vulnerable need food support

Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?

December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022

Oil, sugar price hike yet another shock to the economy

The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis

September 29, 2022
September 29, 2022

‘Louha tribhuj’ and the political economy of development

A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.

September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022

OMS rice sale at subsidised prices a welcome move

OMS rice sale at subsidised prices will bring some relief to the poor