The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has reported that despite certain positive shifts during the new government’s first six months in office, Bangladesh’s economy remains predominantly weighed down by negative trends. A dramatic slump in the industrial sector has seen 95 factories permanently close across three major industrial belts between January and August, leaving 61,881 […]

Severe natural gas shortages across industrial zones have severely disrupted national refining capacity, triggering sharp supply deficits and price hikes for essential commodities, particularly sugar and packaged wheat flour. Market reports indicate that sugar supplies from domestic refineries have dropped by up to 70 per cent compared to normal levels, creating an immediate ripple effect […]