A brutal combination of commodity volatility, currency headwinds and weakening investor confidence is testing Dhaka's financial markets at the midpoint of 2026.
A sharp rally in safe-haven assets and a softening US dollar are reshaping the calculus for Bangladesh Bank as it weighs interest rate and reserve policy heading into the second half of 2026.
With global safe-haven assets surging and the taka under quiet pressure, one Dhaka entrepreneur is showing households how to stretch every taka further in the toughest cost-of-living cycle in years.