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Bangladesh: Key Legal Implications of Proposed Amendments to the Labour (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025

CLIENT ADVISORY NOTE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recent statements by the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) highlight material concerns regarding certain provisions …

Bangladesh: Political Outlook and Key Challenges (6–12 months)

SUMMARY The newly formed government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party enters office in a highly polarised and institutionally fragile environment. Over …

Bangladesh: Economic Outlook and Key Challenges (6–12 months)

SUMMARY The newly formed government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party inherits a fragile macroeconomic environment marked by high inflation, external imbalances, …

Bangladesh: Religious and Communal Dynamics – Risks and Outlook (6–12 months)

SUMMARY The growing role of Islamist political actors, particularly Jamaat-e-Islami, as an opposition force introduces increased religious and communal sensitivities into Bangladesh’s …

Joint Venture Opportunity: Scalable Wire Harness Manufacturing Platform in Bangladesh

Wire harnesses are mission-critical components—the “central nervous system” of modern vehicles and electrical systems—ensuring the reliable transmission of power and data across …

Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation — Key risks & recommended actions

Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status on 24 November 2026, pursuant to the UN General Assembly resolution …

Bangladesh non-performing loans have increased to EUR 22.6bln, revealing the true picture

1 crore = 10 mln. – BDT 126 = 1 EUR At the end of September 2024, the amount of non-performing loans …

IMF Presses more realistic historic high default loan 11.11% in Bangladesh

The volume of classified loans or non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Bangladesh’s banking sector hit an all-time high at BDT 1.82 trillion …

High inflation – Low reserve – Weak currency risk spiral of economic downturns in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s currency, the Taka or BDT, continues losing value, most rapidly since May 2022, when it was traded at 90.09 for one …

50% of Bangladesh’s Businesses are at Credit Default Risk

Business leaders have urged the government of Bangladesh to extend the moratorium facility on loan instalments at least until June this year. The businesses made the demand at a meeting of the Council of Chamber Presidents-2022 on Saturday. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) arranged the meeting in Dhaka, reports UNB. […]