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Bangladesh ranks 94th in the world in terms of geographical area. However, despite its relatively small size, Bangladesh ranks first in the world in terms of the share of arable land relative to its total land area. About 60.6 percent of the country’s total land is arable. These findings were published in a ranking prepared by international media outlet Visual Capitalist using World Bank statistics. It said geographical size is not the only measure of a country’s agricultural fertility. D...

Bangladesh’s international trade and export sector are facing discrimination due to high tariffs and para tariffs, according to the World Bank. The organization said that outside the readymade garment sector, selling goods in the local market is more profitable than exporting them, creating a form of “antiexport bias” in the economy. Against this backdrop, the World Bank has urged trade policy reforms and tariff reductions ahead of Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (...

The World Bank has approved a $450 million loan to support reforms in Bangladesh’s banking sector. The financing aims to strengthen the sector’s foundation, ensure protection for small depositors, and enhance the supervisory capacity of Bangladesh Bank. It will also support economic recovery and...

The geographical borders have not changed. Nevertheless, Pakistan and Afghanistan are no longer part of the South Asia region. The World Bank has somewhat quietly removed the two countries from the South Asia region on its global development map. From the 2026 fiscal year, these countries will be co...