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 agreement as granting the United…

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Policy Analysis: What Holding Rates at 9.5% Really Means for Bangladesh’s Banking Sector

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Fuel Price Hike Ripples Through the Economy: Inflation, Transport and Farm Costs

Fuel Price Hike Ripples Through the Economy: Inflation, Transport and Farm Costs

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Explainer: Why Bangladesh’s Telecom Towers Keep Losing Cables and Batteries to Theft

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Policy Analysis: What Saudi Arabia’s Oil Export Squeeze Means for Bangladesh’s Industrial Energy Security

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Research Roundup: What New AI Safety Debates Mean for Bangladesh’s Digital Policy Choices

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Explainer: What Happens When Bangladesh Graduates From LDC Status on November 24

Explainer: What Happens When Bangladesh Graduates From LDC Status on November 24

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Executive Summary: Why LDC Graduation Should Strengthen, Not Constrain, Bangladesh’s Development

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Policy Analysis: What Saudi Arabia’s Oil Export Squeeze Means for Bangladesh’s Industrial Energy Security

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Policy Analysis: What Saudi Arabia’s Oil Export Squeeze Means for Bangladesh’s Industrial Energy Security

Saudi Arabia's oil export routes are under unusual strain: the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since late February,…

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Hormuz Disruption Is Now Reaching Farm Fields, UN Agency Warns

What happened: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said…

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EU–Gulf Summit in Riyadh Postponed as Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Mount

What happened: A GCC-EU summit planned for Riyadh this month…

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The Idea Behind Bangladesh’s $1 Billion Sovereign Bond: Confidence Signal, or Necessity?

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Executive Summary: Raising Bangladesh’s Revenue From 7% of GDP — Options and Trade-offs

Executive Summary: Raising Bangladesh’s Revenue From 7% of GDP — Options and Trade-offs

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Podcast Preview: What Greenland’s New US Military Bases Reveal About Small-State Sovereignty

What we'll cover: The US is set to open two new military bases in Greenland — at Narsarsuaq in the…

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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…

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Bangladesh’s Educated Youth Unemployment Problem: What the Numbers Show

The problem: A new IMF analysis, reported by The Business Standard, found that 36% of…

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Explainer: What Happens When Bangladesh Graduates From LDC Status on November 24

What is LDC graduation? The UN classifies some countries as Least Developed Countries based on…

Fuel Price Hike Ripples Through the Economy: Inflation, Transport and Farm Costs

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Podcast Preview: Why the IMF Expects Inflation in Bangladesh to Climb Again
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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…

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The Hormuz Fertilizer Squeeze: What It Means for Bangladesh’s Farms and Food Prices
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The Hormuz Fertilizer Squeeze: What It Means for Bangladesh’s Farms and Food Prices

The issue: The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) warned on October 15 that…

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Policy Perspectives: What Bangladesh Wants From This Year’s UN General Assembly

The context: Bangladesh's Prime Minister arrived in New York to attend the 81st UN General…

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Bangladesh Is Rewriting Its School Curriculum Around AI. Can Implementation Keep Up?

Policy Perspectives: What the Finance Minister Said After Meeting the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok

Policy Perspectives: What the Finance Minister Said After Meeting the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok

The Idea Behind Sonali Bank’s 193% Profit Jump: Treasury Gains, Not Core Strength

Opinion: Losing Old Dhaka’s Neighbourhoods Is a Policy Failure, Not Just Nostalgia

Debate: Was Holding the Policy Rate at 9.5% the Right Call?

Policy Perspectives: Preparing Bangladeshi Migrant Workers for Skilled Jobs in the Gulf

The Idea Behind a ‘Structural Trap’: Why the Slowdown May Not Fix Itself

The Idea Behind a ‘Structural Trap’: Why the Slowdown May Not Fix Itself

Bangladesh Monitor: Inside the Prime Minister’s UNGA Agenda This Week

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