A daylong conference was held titled "Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh: Gender Perspectives" on March 6, organized by Centre for Research and Development (CRD), an independent research organization. This was primarily a research finding sharing conference, funded by the Bill.
Bangladesh's annual average inflation crept up to 9.59% last month, way above the central bank's revised target of 7.5% for the financial year ending in June
Inflation eased in December but remained at more than 9 percent for the 10th straight month as prices of goods and services shows no signs of falling, straining the purchasing power of consumers.
The Bangladesh Bank is going to adopt a new exchange rate regime known as the crawling peg as per the prescription of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ruling out the possibility of a market-driven exchange rate many have suggested.