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
Food security still not for all
Although Bangladesh achieved food security and improved access to food, eight percent of the households where the urban poor live still go to sleep with empty stomachs, reveals a government survey.
20 December 2020, 18:00 PM
State enterprises’ profit falls to five-year low
State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation’s net profit dropped 14.21 per cent in the last fiscal year because of a decline in fuel sales amid the pandemic-induced demand collapse.
15 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Graduation from LDC: UN projections show high hope
Bangladesh is on track to graduate to a developing country from a least developed one as a UN body estimates that the country’s scores in all three criteria would be much higher from the graduation threshold next year.
14 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Tackling Second Wave Fallout: Govt hints at fresh stimulus
Officials hinted at a new stimulus package yesterday amid fears of a possible second wave of Covid-19 and the subsequent setback for the economy which has only slightly recovered from the impacts of shutdown.
10 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Gap of South’ bridged
With the installation of the last span yesterday, the multipurpose Padma Bridge has connected the backward southwest region with the rest of the country and, more importantly, removed the last great geographical barrier.
10 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Maiden wind power project in private sector
The government yesterday approved a proposal to set up a 55-megawatt wind power plant in Bagerhat, a move that may give a much-needed fillip to its efforts to tap the country’s unrealised renewable energy potential.
9 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Multilateral lenders come to the rescue of small enterprises
Multilateral lenders are joining with the government to boost financing for micro entrepreneurs in order to rejuvenate the tens of thousands of pandemic-hit micro and small enterprises.
8 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt vehicle purchase halted till June 2021
The government’s decision to suspend purchase of new and replacement vehicles under all expenses has been extended for the remaining half of the current fiscal year to reduce unnecessary expenditure in the face of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
6 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Mega push for a green Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) is set to invest Tk 4,367 crore on a fresh project aimed at developing a greener Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN).
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM
More stimulus to offset Covid shock
The government and the development partners plan to inject more money into the economy for its recovery amid the pandemic while the progress in implementing the stimulus packages for employment creation and revitalisation of the rural economy remains slow.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Inflation cools off in Nov
General inflation fell to 5.52 per cent in November, bucking a rising trend, driven by a significant drop in food prices, official data showed yesterday.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Country to join 3rd submarine cable
Bangladesh is going to be connected with a third submarine cable to meet the rapidly growing demand for internet bandwidth and ensure uninterrupted broadband internet services.
30 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid Compensation for Govt Staff: No payment for most frontliners
None of the government frontline workers infected with coronavirus received the compensation they were promised seven months ago.
And families of only 42 of the 133 frontline workers who died with Covid-19 have been compensated as of November 4.
28 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt belt-tightening bears fruit as revenue expenditure drops
The economy is apparently sailing safely through the turbulent times amid additional fund allocated to tackle the coronavirus crisis and anaemic growth of tax collection as revenue expenditure fell 3.66 per cent in the first quarter.
28 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Tk 1,21,353Cr Stimulus Packages: 39pc disbursed in six months
After the government announced 21 stimulus packages involving more than Tk 1,21,000 crore to tackle the pandemic fallout, 39.23 percent of the total amount or Tk 47,615 crore was disbursed till October 31, according to a report of the finance ministry.
27 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Deepening uncertainty downing credit growth
Private sector credit growth dropped heavily in October due to the eroding confidence of businesses amid the potential threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections.
26 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Pick projects cautiously to save fund for coronavirus jab
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed ministries to undertake new projects cautiously to avoid unnecessary public expenditure as the government will have to spend a considerable amount money to procure Covid-19 vaccines to immunise the whole nation, officials said.
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Medical Frontliners: Incentive not reality yet
The government has failed to provide a special honorarium to healthcare professionals more than four months into its announcement of rewarding medical frontliners in the war against the Covid-19 pandemic.
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM
All above 10yrs to get smart NID cards by 2025
The Election Commission has prepared a proposal for the second phase of a project to distribute smart NID cards among all citizens aged above 10.
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt to take Tk 101cr project promoting better fodder
The government is likely to approve a Tk 101 crore scheme today to promote cultivation of improved varieties of grass among dairy and beef cattle farmers to boost yields and reduce their high dependence on concentrate feed.
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM