UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan speaks with The Daily Star about the recent general election, shrinking space for dissent, and the pressing need to address human rights concerns in Bangladesh.
Given the present economic situation and in response to the forex reserve crisis, apart from the World Bank, discussions with the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for a total of $800 million $400 million each are underway
The Bangladesh Bank is going to take a raft of policy measures to tackle inflationary pressure, volatility in the foreign exchange market and growing non-performing loans (NPLs) and give a much-needed boost to the forex reserve.
Addressing Bangladesh's economic challenges: While the government has pursued a number of poor economic policies, the fact remains that they have largely been driven due to political considerations. Therefore, the only way to make a course correction is for the government to finally develop the necessary political will. We call on the government to put the interest of the