The cost-of-living crisis prolongs for wage workers
The cost-of-living crisis in Bangladesh appears to have caused more trouble for daily workers as their wage growth has been lower than the inflation rate for more than two years.
18 April 2024
Credit card use slightly down in Feb
Plastic money transactions fell 4.77% to Tk 3,057 crore
15 April 2024
Demographic dividend: How long can Bangladesh enjoy it?
The proportion of working-age people declined to 65.08 percent in 2023 from 66.58 percent in 2021, according to a survey of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). A year before, the proportion was 65.67 percent.
31 March 2024
Ageing in Bangladesh: Are we ready for more social spending?
The dependency ratio of the people who are over 65-plus years rose to 9.4 percent in 2023 from 8.6 percent in 2022.
26 March 2024
ADP spending in Jul-Feb 14-year low
Spending under the annual development programme (ADP) has been going slow in the current fiscal year (FY), with implementing agencies using just 31.17 percent of the total allocation till February this year, showed official figures.
21 March 2024
Farmers face moderate to severe food insecurity: BBS
One in every four households, or 26.13 percent, that rely on agriculture for their income face food insecurity
19 March 2024
3.77cr suffered food insecurity last year
Around 3.77 crore people experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2023, according to a survey by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
17 March 2024
Govt may offer tax exemption for foreign research grants
The government is considering granting a tax exemption for foreign grants provided to local researchers in order to boost their activities and earn more foreign currency.
14 March 2024
Driving equality
Gender responsive finance in Bangladesh has increased significantly over the last decade in both the public and private sectors, portraying a favourable shift toward ending the gender gap.
7 March 2024
Women outnumber men in farming sector
More women are joining the agriculture sector in Bangladesh as their job opportunities in industries, especially garment factories, have stagnated and men switch to non-farm sectors amid increased mechanisation of farming activities
7 March 2024
Inflation declines in February
The overall inflation in Bangladesh slid 19 basis points to 9.67 percent in February thanks to a fall in the prices of both food and non-food items, according to sources at the planning ministry.
7 March 2024
Govt to cut ADP size by 7%
The government is set to downsize the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year of 2023-24 by nearly 7 percent while prioritising projects having the highest impact, according to planning commission sources.
27 February 2024
62% young women not in employment, education
Three out of five young women in Bangladesh were considered NEETs (not in employment, education, or training) in 2022, a waste of the workforce in a country looking to thrive riding on the demographic dividend, official figures showed.
22 February 2024
GDP grows 6.07pc in Jul-Sept quarter
Bangladesh’s economy grew at 6.07 percent in July-September of the current fiscal year, the first time the government has published the quarterly growth figure of gross domestic product (GDP).
15 February 2024
GDP grows 6.07% in July-September quarter
Bangladesh’s economy grew at 6.07 percent in July-September of the current fiscal year, the first time the government has published the quarterly growth figure of gross domestic product (GDP).
15 February 2024
IMED plans to use drones extensively to monitor projects
The government is planning to use drones extensively to inspect and surveil public projects across the country in order to ensure quality and monitor whether contractors are doing their work properly during implementation.
12 February 2024
Subletting surges as rents go through the roof
Mohammad Abu Eusuf, a private sector employee who lives in Dhaka’s Mirpur, earns about Tk 23,000 per month. But the income is not adequate for him to manage his monthly expenses given the ongoing inflationary pressure.
7 February 2024
House rent saw faster growth in Oct-Dec: BBS
House rent in Bangladesh rose by an average of 5.89 percent in the October-December period of the current fiscal year (FY), placing an additional burden on many lower and middle-income households, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
2 February 2024
Development spending slows to 13-year low
Spending under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) has been going slow in the current fiscal year (FY), with implementing agencies having used just 22.48 percent of their allocations till December last year, official figures showed.
31 January 2024
Bangladesh lowers cash incentive for exporters to prepare for post-LDC era
The government has cut the export subsidy for almost all sectors to reduce the pressures on Bangladesh's coffers and bring down the rates gradually
31 January 2024