DHAKA — Continued weak tax revenue is weighing on Bangladesh’s development and raising the specter that the South Asian nation will fall into a foreign debt trap.
Falling government income is also affecting health and education spending
Efforts by the government to grow Bangladesh’s tax-to-gross domestic product ratio have not paid off, with the country’s vast informal economy cited as one factor. © Reuters
DOULOT AKTER MALA
August 21, 2025 14:44 JST
