Bengal Lights for the Belt and Road Initiative: Specifics of Bangladesh Policy
February 22nd, 2023
Via the Russian Council, a look at Bangladesh’s engagement with China’s BRI: Bangladesh has been boasting the highest economic growth rates among the countries of South Asia over the past 10 years. The nation’s GDP per capita has reached USD 2,500, a number that surpasses those of the neighboring India and Pakistan. Dhaka is keen on fostering […]
Read more »Archrivals China, India Move In To Fund Same Bangladesh Port
January 31st, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on China and India’s interests in investing in the development and modernization of Bangladesh’s Mongla port: China and India are stepping forward to invest in the same Bangladeshi port, raising eyebrows as the regional rivals compete for influence in the South Asian country. The two have zeroed in on the […]
Read more »Tackling Bangladesh’s Energy Woes
January 11th, 2023
Via the Asia Times, a report on efforts to tackle Bangladesh’s energy challenges, including accelerating exploration of its untapped gas reserves: Over the past two decades, Bangladesh has steadily improved its citizens’ access to electricity, with rural electrification accounting for a sizable portion of that improvement. Although gas still makes up the majority of the energy […]
Read more »Dhaka Launches First Metro Rail Service
December 29th, 2022
Via CNN, a report that Dhaka – one of the world’s most congested cities – just opened its first metro line: Bangladesh on Wednesday launched its first metro rail service in the capital Dhaka, with officials and commuters hopeful it will help ease traffic in one of the world’s most densely populated and congested cities. The […]
Read more »India, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Bangladesh: The World’s New Factories
December 27th, 2022
Via BusinessInsider, a report on how India, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Bangladesh are stepping up to replace China as the world’s factory: China’s COVID policies are pushing companies to diversify supply chains away from the country. They had already begun moving out due to geopolitical tensions and tariffs from the Trump era. India, Vietnam, Thailand, […]
Read more »Inflation, Unrest Challenge Bangladesh’s ‘Miracle Economy’
September 23rd, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on how – although Bangladesh’s situation is nowhere nearly as severe as Sri Lanka’s – it faces similar troubles: excessive spending, corruption and cronyism, and a weakening trade balance: Standing in line to try to buy food, Rekha Begum is distraught. Like many others in Bangladesh, she is struggling […]
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