News
Daily Star - English language daily newspaper - Click on Business on left nav
Financial Express - Bangladesh - English language business daily
Prothom Alo - Most widely circulated Bengali language newspaper in Bangladesh. Often has good op-ed’s on economy with special focus on agri-policy, poverty alleviation, etc.
Data
Domestic Sources
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
National accounts, industrial production, cpi, commodity prices by division, census.
Bangladesh Bank
Economic indicators, monetary indicators, balance of payments, FX reserves, etc.
Foreign Sources
World Development Indicator (WDI) and Global Development Finance (GDF) Databases by World Bank - Good for cross-country comparison. Data on Bangladesh can be a bit dated.
FDI.net - “single entry point for the full-spectrum of information needed to make a decision about investing in a foreign country”
Their page on Bangladesh has useful, introductory summary and useful links.
Commentary/analysis
Domestic Sources
Bangladesh Bank - Quarterly monetary policy review: Look under publications section. Published by the policy analysis unit of BB - focus, as expected, on monetary policy and financial sector.
Center for Policy Dialogue - Analytical papers on the Bangladesh economy and hot-topic issues such as the apparel sector - a number of the reports available online for free (possibly delayed from original publication date).
Economic Research Group - Not-for-profit organization to promote education and research with a view to improving economic justice in society. Also has a economics focused discussion forum.
Foreign Sources
ADB quarterly update - Asian Development Bank’s quarterly update covering current economic issues.
IMF country report and other publications
Other
Bangladesh Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers - Govt departments, think tanks and faculties in Bangladesh
Publications
BRICs and Beyond, by Goldman Sachs
PriceWaterhouse Coopers - World in 2050 - Beyond the BRICs
Bangladesh investment report by Asian Tiger Capital
Further suggestions - please send an email to bdinvest-moderator at googlegroups.com.
