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Shoppers in Dhaka's food markets are relieved to see an end to skyrocketing prices, as the interim Bangladesh government implements new economic policies. But questions linger over whether early progress in the post-Sheikh Hasina era can be sustained. (Photo by Masum Billah)

Bangladesh reins in inflation, but road to full recovery still rocky

Leader Yunus faces law and order issues, dwindling investment, calls for election road map

MASUM BILLAH

March 21, 2025 06:00 JST

DHAKA -- In the food markets of Dhaka, the sense of relief among shoppers is palpable: Skyrocketing prices are a thing of the past.

Six months on from the dramatic uprising that saw the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flee to India, the interim Bangladesh government, led by its Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, still faces a road to recovery riddled with political uncertainty, law and order problems and dwindling foreign investment.