Misplaced comparison between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Pranab Kumar Pandey: A rich mix of opposition politicians, members of the civil society and unabashed Islamist radicals — has taken heart at the huge economic crisis that is bedevilling Sri Lanka. I call them the Doomsday Brigade of Bangladesh as they seem to be praying for divine intervention for such a crisis to fall on Bangladesh becau...

Bangladesh is not going to be another Sri Lanka

Bangladesh is not at risk of defaulting on foreign loan repayments because of its cautious management of external debt which has a much higher portion of soft loan with longer maturity periods than that in Sri Lanka. Besides, the size of Bangladesh economy and volume of exports are bigger than those of Sri Lanka and Pakistan put together, while...