Bangladesh's foreign exchange market is experiencing renewed pressure as global geopolitical tensions and supply-side constraints continue to push the US dollar higher, weakening the value of the Bangladeshi taka and raising concerns among importers, bankers, and policymakers.The dollar used for settling import letters of credit (LCs) has climbed to around BDT 123.50, marking an increase ...more

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has decided not to release the next tranche of its ongoing loan programme for Bangladesh by June, citing insufficient progress in key structural reforms in revenue generation, banking, and energy sectors. Instead, the multilateral lender has proposed initiating discussions for a new loan arrangement with stricter conditionalities.The development signals growing ...more

Rooftop solar power can generate 26514 million units of electricity per year in Bangladesh. At the same time, 2.98 crore taka of foreign exchange can be saved every year by installing every megawatt of solar power.This information was given by Ujjwal Chakraborty, Executive Director of DOPS, at a press conference titled ‘Energy Risk in Bangladesh ...more

Bangladesh has moved to secure an urgent $3 billion loan from global development partners as the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict sharply increases import costs and fiscal pressure, according to official documents and sources.The Finance Division has already initiated formal communication with the Economic Relations Division (ERD) to explore the possibility of mobilising ...more

Bangladesh’s fiscal position is facing renewed pressure as rising government expenditure continues to strain budget management and weaken fiscal discipline, economists warn. According to The Daily Industry, “rising spending pressures are undermining fiscal discipline, making budget management increasingly difficult.” The report highlights that expanding subsidy needs, development commitments, and social protection programs are pushing overall ...more

As geopolitical conflict, climate disruption, and financial stress converge, the next 100 days may determine whether the world stabilises or fractures into prolonged systemic crisis.The world is no longer navigating isolated crises. It is entering a phase of compound instability, where geopolitical conflict, climate volatility, and economic fragility are converging with reinforcing intensity. This convergence ...more

The collapse of the Islamabad talks led by JD Vance marked not a failure of diplomacy but the conclusion of irreconcilable strategic end-states between the United States and Iran.Domestic political constraints in Washington under JD Vance and in Tehran under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps made meaningful compromise structurally impossible.The situation has now shifted into ...more

The current reality of world politics has brought us face to face with a brutal truth. In this reality, war in a particular region does not mean war only in that region - rather, it takes the form of a war for the whole world. As far as it can be said, war is not ...more

Bangladesh is facing the prospect of a sharp rise in energy subsidies as volatility in global fuel markets, driven largely by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, threatens to push up import costs and strain the country's fiscal and external balances. According to statements highlighted by The Daily Industry, the government may need to provide ...more

Bangladesh's economic growth lost significant momentum in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanding by just over 3 percent-down sharply from nearly 5 percent in the previous quarter-raising fresh concerns among economists and policymakers amid a worsening global fuel crisis.According to the latest data released by the Bangladesh ...more