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Inflation, unrest challenge Bangladesh’s ‘miracle economy’

FILE - People shop at a market ahead of Eid-al Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 16, 2021. Bangladesh's economic miracle is under severe strain as fuel price hikes amplify public frustrations over rising costs for food and other necessities. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

FILE - Garment factory employees work at Arrival Fashion Ltd. in Gazipur, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Bangladesh's economic miracle is under severe strain as fuel price hikes amplify public frustrations over rising costs for food and other necessities. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

FILE - People shop at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 16, 2021. Bangladesh's economic miracle is under severe strain as fuel price hikes amplify public frustrations over rising costs for food and other necessities. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

FILE - Trainees work at Snowtex garment factory in Dhamrai, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 19, 2018. Bangladesh's economic miracle is under severe strain as fuel price hikes amplify public frustrations over rising costs for food and other necessities. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)

Inflation, unrest challenge Bangladesh’s ‘miracle economy’