Sohel Parvez is a Business Editor at The Daily Star. He specializes in topics related to agriculture and farming, business and economics, and finance, with a keen focus on the economy, inflation, markets, and taxes in Bangladesh. Sohel's insights and analyses have been featured in Asia International News and The Daily Star.
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Sohel Parvez's focus is on the national economic landscape of Bangladesh, especially pertaining to topics such as economy, export-import trends, inflation, agriculture and banking. He heavily relies on citing data and government announcements for his articles.
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The Awami League government favoured the super-rich who controlled capital and laundered the funds aboard, dampening the country’s economy.
Against the backdrop of rising prices, the government has geared up efforts to buy rice from the international market to replenish stocks and ensure distributions under social safety net schemes to arrest market volatility.
Widespread graft was the norm, not exception.Economist Selim Jahan discusses how the AL govt bypassed inclusivity in its biased policies .Sohel Parvez and Feda Al Hossain.The Awami League regime’s economic strategy was not always based on equity. Rather, its policies and measur
Without proper institutions, it’s not possible to prevent abuse of power, prevent corruption, and improve public life, says business leader Abdul Awal Mintoo
Bangladesh is losing $355 million in tax annually because of outward profit shifting by the corporates, particularly multinational firms, and abuses by individuals who have wealth, especially in tax havens.
The sooner the country returns to a democratic process, the better it is for the economy, said top industrialist Ahsan Khan Chowdhury.
Improving law and order has become imperative in recovering Bangladesh’s global image that took a beating for domestic politics over the past decade, said a top chamber leader.
Jute millers are struggling as exports show no sign of recovery and demand in the domestic market remains lukewarm amid slack implementation of the mandatory jute packaging act.
Just a year ago, this newspaper ran a story leaving a question for our readers as to whether Bangladesh would be able to put its economy back on track in 2024.
December has brought some good news! Remittance hit a record high, taking the total for the 2024 calendar year to $26.87 billion. Exports surged too, pushing the final annual figure to $50 billion.
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