Saturday Analysis

Saturday Analysis

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Why IMF nod matters in external financing

Agreed during the deposed Awami League government, the IMF’s $5.5 billion loan programme continued through the interim administration and into the tenure of the new BNP government

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Cheap oil is over – A hard budget era for Bangladesh

Motorcyclists and car drivers wait in a long queue for fuel in front of the Trust oil pump in Tejgaon, as shortages leave customers standing for hours amid limited daily supply from companies. Photo Mehedi Hasan

Global energy storm: Let’s hope for the best, prepare for the worst

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS

Hormuz shock exposes Bangladesh’s fuel, export risks amid fresh global inflation fears

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Macroeconomic policy priorities for the new government

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Trade deals, court ruling, fresh tariffs. What next from Trump?

Dr Zahid Hussain. Sketch: TBS

A new dawn interrupted by an old shadow

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, next to India's President Droupadi Murmu, as they arrive to attend the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Why India-EU FTA should worry Bangladesh

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Prioritising the economy in the days ahead

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What if we graduate from LDC next year? Or three years later?

Selim Jahan. Sketch: TBS

Tackling the debt-servicing challenge of Bangladesh

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

Bangladesh's Gilgamesh problem

Source: Based on BBS data

Inflation and monetary policy: Which way?