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Bangladesh’s Pre-LDC Trade Push: Where Each Deal Stands
The issue: Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from LDC status on November 24, 2026. Its request to the UN Committee…
IMF Wants Tight Money and Broader Reform. Can Bangladesh Deliver Both?
What happened: Speaking in Bangkok on October 15 on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, IMF Deputy Director…
Event Watch: AI Safety and Great-Power Diplomacy Converge at This Year’s UN General Assembly
This year's UN General Assembly session in New York is drawing attention on two fronts relevant to policy audiences well…
The Idea Behind Regulatory Capture: How a Fund Manager Used the Courts to Delay Accountability
RACE Asset Management once managed 10 mutual funds worth roughly Tk3,500 crore,…
Event Watch: FactFest 2026 Confronts a Funding Crisis in Bangladesh’s Fact-Checking Ecosystem
What happened: FactFest 2026, organized by Digitally Right and the Fojo Media…
Explainer: Why Bangladesh’s Telecom Towers Keep Losing Cables and Batteries to Theft
The problem: Over roughly 20 months, thieves have stripped about 16 kilometres…
Podcast Preview: What Australia’s Ageing Population Warning Means for Bangladesh’s Demographic Window
Australia's Treasury projects population growth will slow to 0.9% annually over the next four decades, down from a 1.4% average…
Executive Summary: Why LDC Graduation Should Strengthen, Not Constrain, Bangladesh’s Development
The paper's core question: As Bangladesh moves through Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation, how can the transition avoid becoming a…
Executive Summary: Bangladesh’s Multi-Currency Bond Strategy, Explained
The paper's core question: As Bangladesh prepares its first sovereign dollar bond, what does the broader financing strategy behind it…
Bangladesh Monitor: A New Property Law Amendment and What It Means for Land Security
The Transfer of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026 adds two new provisions to the 1882 Transfer of Property Act, The Business…
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Hormuz Disruption Is Now Reaching Farm Fields, UN Agency Warns
What happened: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said on October 15 that shipping…
Explainer: The Century-Long History Behind Greenland’s Strategic Value
Denmark and Greenland this month rejected US President Donald Trump's characterisation of a new security…
EU–Gulf Summit in Riyadh Postponed as Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Mount
What happened: A GCC-EU summit planned for Riyadh this month has been postponed. GCC Secretary…
Podcast Preview: Why the IMF Expects Inflation in Bangladesh to Climb Again
In this episode: We unpack the IMF's latest message on Bangladesh, delivered in Bangkok during…
Opinion: Bangladesh’s Rising Juvenile Crime Needs a Policy Response, Not Just Alarm
The murder of 13-year-old Ishayat Shahriar Apratim in Cumilla has reignited public alarm over youth…
Bangladesh Monitor: China Exim Bank Talks Put Payra Expansion and Grid Upgrades Back on the Table
What we're tracking: On October 15, a China Exim Bank delegation led by its president,…
Bangladesh’s $500 Million Plug and Play Opportunity: What the Numbers Actually Promise
The announcement: Bangladesh's government signed a cooperation agreement with Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play…
Debate: Was Holding the Policy Rate at 9.5% the Right Call?
The trigger: Bangladesh Bank's first-ever quarterly monetary policy, announced September 30, held the policy rate…
Opinion: Bangladesh Keeps Talking About AI Readiness. The Google Meeting Is a Test of Whether It Means It
Within the space of two weeks, Bangladesh announced AI and robotics in grades 6-10 textbooks,…