IMF Loan: Bangladesh may get next tranche in June
15 March 2026, 02:52 AM
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.
15 March 2026, 02:52 AM
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
Inflation cooling as food prices drop
Inflation bucked the rising trend for the second consecutive month in October, helped by the cooling off of grocery prices.
9 November 2022, 02:00 AM
IMF enquires about loan repayment to Russia
The visiting IMF staff mission yesterday enquired about the status of loan repayment to Russia, which is disconnected from the international financial system thanks to SWIFT’s ban on the country for the Ukraine war.
7 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Automated fuel pricing likely from next quarter
The government is likely to introduce dynamic fuel pricing next quarter -- a development that will dramatically lessen the subsidy burden and pave the way for enhanced social spending.
7 November 2022, 02:30 AM
Cost, time overruns persist as projects seek revisions
One project is seeking higher allocation, one deadline extension and three are requesting both as the government is set to place seven projects at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) tomorrow for approval.
7 November 2022, 02:20 AM
PM steps in to ensure smooth food supply
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday instructed Bangladesh Bank to intervene if any bank faced a dollar shortage while opening letters of credit for importing food, fertiliser and other agricultural inputs to ensure uninterrupted food supply.
7 November 2022, 02:00 AM
IMF conditions to be synced with WB, ADB
The International Monetary Fund will be coordinating its conditions for the prospective $4.5 billion loan with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to accomplish holistic reforms.
6 November 2022, 02:00 AM
A BPC concern robs state coffers of Tk 472.7cr
The government has been deprived of Tk 472.7 crore for 21 counts of irregularities by Standard Asiatic Oil Company, a subsidiary of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, found an audit.
4 November 2022, 02:00 AM
IMF calls for tariff rationalisation
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the government to rationalise the existing tariff structure by reducing various types of para and non-tariff barriers to improve competitiveness of domestic industries.
3 November 2022, 02:40 AM
Dollar crisis to go by next June
Bangladesh Bank is anticipating the pressure on the balance of payments will blow over by the end of this fiscal year thanks to hearty assistance from development partners –-- an outlook termed wishful by economists.
2 November 2022, 02:00 AM
IMF calls for quarterly GDP data
The International Monetary Fund has insisted on quarterly reporting of GDP and an updated base year for computing inflation data to enable policymakers to make more time-befitting decisions.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
IMF calls for fuel pricing formula by 2024
The visiting mission of the International Monetary Fund has called for a pricing formula for fuel, fertiliser, electricity and gas by next fiscal year and cut back on subsidy spending to efficient budget financing.
31 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Rein in tax exemptions
Known knowns -- is what best sums up the prognosis of the visiting International Monetary Fund mission so far as it looks to thrash out the conditions for the prospective $4.5 billion loan.
31 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Carry out reforms in banking sector
The International Monetary Fund asked Dhaka to withdraw the interest rate cap on lending, report net foreign currency reserves and introduce market-based exchange rate to secure a $4.5 billion loan from it as budget support.
28 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Current account balance: Deficit to remain high till 2027
Bangladesh will continue to see high deficit in its current account balance till 2027, predicts the International Monetary Fund.
26 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Rooppur nuclear power plant: Cost may rise for multiple factors
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project may see a cost rise due to slow progress in power grid upgrade, possible changes in the loan repayment method amid the Russia-Ukraine war and the devaluation of the taka.
25 October 2022, 02:00 AM
EC wants to spend Tk 8,711cr on EVMs
Without having a feasibility study done, the Election Commission sent a proposal for a development project worth Tk 8,711 crore for purchasing two lakh electronic voting machines and their management.
20 October 2022, 18:00 PM
A Rooppur milestone
The second and final reactor of the Rooppur power plant will be installed today -- marking the most important development in the construction of the country’s first nuclear power-source.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Easing strain on reserves: Dhaka looks to secure $5.5b from IMF, WB
Bangladesh is hoping to get $5.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as budget support, which will help the country shore up its depleting foreign currency reserves.
17 October 2022, 02:20 AM
Revenue collection growth slows
The revenue collection growth decelerated to 12.63 per cent in Bangladesh in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, driven by the cost-of-living crisis at home and abroad, narrowing the fiscal space for the government, official figures showed.
16 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Make reforms to get $4.5b loan: IMF
The International Monitory Fund has outlined wider reform measures, including bringing discipline to the financial sector and boosting revenue collection, for Bangladesh to avail the $4.5 billion loan.
16 October 2022, 02:20 AM