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March has been an interesting month, especially on the political front. The country’s first ever student led party has been formed, while BNP has outlined its proposals and asked for more clarity on when elections will be held. On the economic front, Moody’s has downgraded its GDP growth estimations for Bangladesh in the current fiscal…

February was an active month on the political front, with the BNP stepping up its calls for elections and coming up with a 31-point demand for restoration of democracy and reforms. On the economic front, exports and remittances continue to do well, but GDP growth projections continue to take a hit as a result of…

The BNP is gearing up to elections by renewing its political party members list, while also getting ready to recruit new members. They want elections as soon as possible. On the economic front, while exports and remittances continue to perform well, on a more worrying note, the World Bank has once again lowered its GDP…

BNP have called for the use of technology to update the voter list and hold elections as soon as possible, with interim government head Dr. Muhammad Yunus putting the potential election timeline at either later 2025 or early 2026. The IMF has once again decreased its GDP growth estimation for Bangladesh for the current fiscal…

The last month has been an active one in Bangladesh, with the interim government cautiously saying the deposed Awami League can participate in elections as long as they are judged for their previous misdeeds. GDP growth has fallen to below 4% in the last quarter of FY24, but exports and remittances have both gone up…

September and October (so far) have been busy months in Bangladesh. On the political front, the interim government has been battling hard to bring back some sense of normalcy, with mixed results. They have formed various sectoral committees to explore institutional issues and how to solve them across various aspects of the economy.…… Read the…

Former Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of the interim government, following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, and her subsequent flight to India. The BNP leadership has called for Hasina to be extradited to Bangladesh to face trial. Flash floods have devastated various low-lying areas of the country, leaving millions…

This month’s news cycle was dominated by the student-led protests for quota reforms in government jobs, which ultimately turned deadly and underscored a dark few days in the country’s history. The economy took a backseat in the face of the aforementioned event, but many sectors were hurt by the curfews and internet blackouts.…… Read the…

June was a busy month in Bangladesh, with the celebration of the ruling party Awami League’s 75th The main opposition party, BNP, have accused the ruling party of providing shelter to corrupt individuals. On the economic front, there was the announcement of a record USD 68 billion budget for the next fiscal year.…… Read the…

May was a relatively stable month politically. On the economic front, the government’s GDP growth calculations show a GDP growth rate of 5.82% for the current fiscal year, which is around the estimations of international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF. The central bank has also stopped regulating lending rates for…