Abdur Rahim Harmachi, Chief Economics Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 30 Dec 2020 02:22 PM BdST
Updated: 30 Dec 2020 02:29 PM BdST
For Bangladesh, 2020 began with plenty of cause for optimism against the backdrop of political stability coupled with a burgeoning economy. But a deadly virus, almost unheard of before the start of the year, quickly intensified into a full-blown pandemic that upended daily life in unprecedented ways. );
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The coronavirus pandemic brought the economy to its knees even before the first quarter of the fiscal year ended with numerous shutdowns and job losses painting a grim short-term outlook.
Although there have since been signs of a recovery in the final quarter, a second wave of the outbreak, which has already been trampling the country’s most important markets such as the US and Europe, still poses a grave threat. Bangladesh, therefore, is set to ring in the New Year with many of the same concerns from 2020.
Dr Zaid Bakht: An economist with a mission
Staff Correspondent
Economist Dr Zaid Bakht
Eminent economist Dr Zaid Bakht has made a significant contribution to national-level policy formulation in the field of industry, national income accounting practices, development planning and public expenditure.
The acclaimed and renowned development economist is conducting and guiding research projects in the field of development economics focusing on trade, industry, private sector, SME development, macroeconomic management and physical infrastructures.
He has been leading the transformation of the state-run Agrani Bank as the government recently extended the tenure for the third term.
From the beginning of his role as the chairman of Agrani Bank, the eminent economist has been focusing on the internal audit of Agrani Bank to ensure financial transparency.