Dhaka, April 8 -- Ongoing geopolitical tensions pose near-term risks to Bangladesh's price stability, export demand and import costs, the central bank says in the wake of the worst ruckus in the Mideast.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has painted such a picture on the economic downside in its latest Bangladesh Bank Quarterly (BBQ) report for October-December 2025, while listing upside positives, too.

"Rising geopolitical tensions -particularly the Iran-Israel-USA conflict--have already disrupted global energy and food-supply chains and may exert additional pressure on both the external balance and domestic inflation," reads the BBQ, released Wednesday.

"Proactive policy measures to maintain macroeconomic stability remain central to managing ...