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Inflationary pressures remained a key challenge for the Bangladesh economy, continuing to erode the purchasing power of low- and middle-income households, said the Bangladesh Bank (BB) in a report. The central bank made the observation at a time when annual average inflation has been staying over 8.5 percent for four …

Oil prices fell sharply Tuesday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal could be reached imminently with Tehran on re-opening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic. The renewed optimism after five months of blockage for Gulf oil and gas tankers bolstered stocks, with two of the three …

The world is on the verge of another bout of food inflation as wars in Iran and Ukraine along with El Nino create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields, the chief economist of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said. Food prices were a key …

The Bangladeshi taka remained one of the most stable currencies in South Asia and neighbouring economies over the past year, depreciating by just 0.59 percent against the US dollar between March 2025 and March 2026, according to the Bangladesh Bank quarterly report. The central bank’s latest data showed that only …

The country’s merchandise exports in July 2026 recorded a meager negative growth to fetch US$4.72 billion, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released Monday.Bangladesh earned US$4.77 billion in July 2025. Out of the total US$4.72 billion, RMG fetched US$3.88 billion, marking 1.92 per cent negative growth, according to EPB …