high inflation

Remove bottlenecks in the supply chain

Government must plan ahead to tackle sudden shocks

A struggling economy needs greater attention

Government lacks urgency and focus in crisis response

VAT, tax hikes: Short-sighted state policies to hurt people

The current high level of inflation has already placed significant financial pressure on the common people, and increasing taxes in this context will create even more strain

Inflation boosts minipack sales

People are switching to shampoo mini-packs from regular bottles, women are sacrificing their tiny luxuries of cosmetic puffs while households are embracing cheap but substandard detergents for laundry: this is exactly what happens when brutal price pressures push around 78 lakh people below the poverty line in just two years and stalk another 1 crore to do so.

High inflation sent another 78 lakh into poverty in past two years

Over the past two years, real income reductions due to ongoing inflationary pressure have pushed at least 78 lakh people into poverty, shows the study by the Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID).

How Bangladesh is reviving its macroeconomy

Although the reforms have just started, some positive results are already visible.

100 days of govt: Businesses seek high security, low interest

Weak law and order, high interest rates on bank loans, and slow bureaucracy remain big concerns for entrepreneurs despite many steps taken by the government in its first 100 days, business leaders said yesterday.

How life is like when prices go through the roof

Fatima Khatun, dressed in a washed-out kameez, came to Muslim Bazar in Mirpur 12 to shop with her four-year-old son on August 16.

BATB's profit drops as for high inflation deters smokers

British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) saw a drop in its profits and sales in the January-March period of 2024, reasoning that people had cut back on smoking cigarettes amidst high inflationary pressure.

February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025

Remove bottlenecks in the supply chain

Government must plan ahead to tackle sudden shocks

February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025

A struggling economy needs greater attention

Government lacks urgency and focus in crisis response

January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025

VAT, tax hikes: Short-sighted state policies to hurt people

The current high level of inflation has already placed significant financial pressure on the common people, and increasing taxes in this context will create even more strain

January 6, 2025
January 6, 2025

Inflation boosts minipack sales

People are switching to shampoo mini-packs from regular bottles, women are sacrificing their tiny luxuries of cosmetic puffs while households are embracing cheap but substandard detergents for laundry: this is exactly what happens when brutal price pressures push around 78 lakh people below the poverty line in just two years and stalk another 1 crore to do so.

December 16, 2024
December 16, 2024

High inflation sent another 78 lakh into poverty in past two years

Over the past two years, real income reductions due to ongoing inflationary pressure have pushed at least 78 lakh people into poverty, shows the study by the Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID).

November 23, 2024
November 23, 2024

How Bangladesh is reviving its macroeconomy

Although the reforms have just started, some positive results are already visible.

November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024

100 days of govt: Businesses seek high security, low interest

Weak law and order, high interest rates on bank loans, and slow bureaucracy remain big concerns for entrepreneurs despite many steps taken by the government in its first 100 days, business leaders said yesterday.

August 31, 2024
August 31, 2024

How life is like when prices go through the roof

Fatima Khatun, dressed in a washed-out kameez, came to Muslim Bazar in Mirpur 12 to shop with her four-year-old son on August 16.

May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024

BATB's profit drops as for high inflation deters smokers

British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) saw a drop in its profits and sales in the January-March period of 2024, reasoning that people had cut back on smoking cigarettes amidst high inflationary pressure.

March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024

70pc households change food habits for high inflation

As many as 70 percent of the households in Bangladesh changed their food habits involuntarily to cope with the high prices, according to a survey by the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM).