IMF Loan: Bangladesh may get next tranche in June
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Bangladesh could receive a $1.3 billion tranche from its loan programme with the International Monetary Fund by June if the new government moves ahead with reforms to make the dollar exchange rate more market-based, strengthen revenue collection, reduce subsidies, and address weaknesses in the banking sector.
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US-Israel war on Iran: Seven-minister committee to shield shocks
11 March 2026, 02:24 AM
The government has formed a high-powered cabinet committee to draw up a crisis management plan, aiming to safeguard economic stability amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.
11 March 2026, 02:24 AM
Family Card pilot to cover 40,000 households
8 March 2026, 03:04 AM
Some Tk 39 crore has been set aside from the block allocation from this fiscal year’s revised budget, a finance ministry official told The Daily Star.
8 March 2026, 03:04 AM
Govt aims to gradually issue 2cr family cards
25 February 2026, 02:36 AM
The government is set to launch the pilot phase of its family card programme on March 10 with the ultimate aim of gradually bringing two crore families under monthly cash support.
25 February 2026, 02:36 AM
Govt faces $30b debt servicing bill
23 February 2026, 02:04 AM
Bangladesh is set to spend over $30 billion this fiscal year to service its debts, covering both principal repayments and interest on domestic and foreign loans, according to projections by the International Monetary Fund.
23 February 2026, 02:04 AM
Salehuddin leaves office outlining 20 priority tasks for Khosru
22 February 2026, 00:00 AM
The list includes managing high inflation, weak tax collection, rising debt
22 February 2026, 00:00 AM
LDC graduation: Government asks UN for three-year deferment
20 February 2026, 02:36 AM
The government, on its first full day in office, formally sought a three-year deferral of Bangladesh’s graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.
20 February 2026, 02:36 AM
New govt faces 5 early economic tests
19 February 2026, 02:35 AM
The new finance minister, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, may have arrived in office with a long list of priorities -- fiscal reform, banking stability, and negotiations with international lenders.
19 February 2026, 02:35 AM
IMF’s loan conditions: Tax collection target for June may be missed
The government is on track to meeting the International Monetary Fund’s tax collection target for March but may miss the mark in June.
2 April 2023, 01:00 AM
Borrow more from non-bank sources
The central bank has said the government will have to borrow more from non-banking sources to finance its expenditures in a bid to rein in higher inflationary pressures as the latter’s bank borrowing surged.
31 March 2023, 02:00 AM
Labour Force Survey 2022: Agriculture still main job generator
It seems the Bangladesh economy is stuck in a time warp, going by the latest edition of the Labour Force Survey unveiled yesterday.
30 March 2023, 01:00 AM
FY23 budget: Little room for trimming as austerity fails
In the end, was the government’s austerity stance just lip service?
28 March 2023, 01:00 AM
ADB, partners to give $2b by June
Bangladesh is poised to get about $2 billion in budget support this fiscal year in a co-funding initiative led by the Asian Development Bank, in a development that would ease the continued pressure on the foreign currency reserves.
24 March 2023, 01:00 AM
PM to visit US in April on WB president’s invite
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to travel to Washington DC towards the end of next month to celebrate 50 years of partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank.
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Development spending lowest in 12 years
Development spending in Bangladesh stood at 32.10 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, the slowest pace of implementation during the rule of the Awami League, official figures showed.
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Rooppur Nuke Power Plant: Launching not before 2025
The Rooppur nuclear power plant is likely to be delayed further if the recent revision of one of the associated projects is any indication.
22 March 2023, 01:00 AM
5 projects to seek extra Tk 1,119cr
Although the government discourages implementing agencies of development projects in Bangladesh from seeking time and cost revisions, several proposals in this regard are placed at each meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec).
21 March 2023, 03:00 AM
FY24 Budget: Focus on inflation, macro stability
Economists yesterday stressed on addressing the persistently high inflation, macroeconomic stability and low revenue base in the pre-budget session for the upcoming fiscal year with the finance minister.
20 March 2023, 01:20 AM
Budget FY 23-24: IMF conditions, inflation, polls 3 key issues
Three issues would be dictating the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, the last of the Awami League government’s present five-year term: the International Monetary Fund’s conditions, the persistently high inflation and next year’s national election.
19 March 2023, 01:20 AM
Govt’s interest expenses jump over 22%
The government’s expenses on interest payments rose more than 22 per cent to Tk 40,792 crore in the first six months of the current fiscal year owing largely to higher expenditures on treasury bills, official figures showed.
16 March 2023, 02:30 AM
Rooppur Project: Russia proposes payment in rouble
Russia has proposed a direct payment system bypassing the global standard SWIFT to settle the dues for Rooppur nuclear power plant as the Soviet nation looks to navigate the sanctions from the West following the Ukraine war.
16 March 2023, 01:00 AM
Govt rolls back almost all austerity measures
The government yesterday rolled back most of the austerity measures it imposed at the beginning of the fiscal year to better weather the economic upheaval although statistics indicate there has hardly been any improvement on the front.
14 March 2023, 01:30 AM
Govt to form authority on public procurement
The government has prepared a draft law for ensuring transparency and accountability in public sector purchases while also improving efficiency in the sector.
13 March 2023, 02:00 AM
Transmitting Adani’s power to get costlier
The overall cost for transmitting electricity from the Adani power plant in Godda, Jharkhand is set to increase further as two projects meant for that end are eyeing cost and time revisions.
12 March 2023, 01:00 AM
Fast-track projects see better implementation
Implementation of eight fast-track projects under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) was at a good pace in the first seven months of the current fiscal year of 2022-23 while that of other projects was slower.
9 March 2023, 02:30 AM
Dollar crisis not ebbing despite ‘best efforts’
Bangladesh’s dollar crisis is just not subsiding even though imports have dropped off and both exports and remittance are staging a rally.
7 March 2023, 01:40 AM
$500m at best from WB this fiscal
The government can expect budget support of $500 million at best from the World Bank this fiscal year after it failed to implement key reforms that would have unlocked the entire $1 billion it was seeking.
5 March 2023, 01:00 AM
Dhaka, Delhi discussing de-dollarisation
Bangladesh and India are in talks about doing away with the dollar as the official currency for payments between the two countries -- a development that would bring down the cost of trade as well as the conversion rate losses for businesses and ordinary people.
3 March 2023, 01:00 AM