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 rises in Sept
Inflation rose for the second consecutive month in September driven by an increase in the price of both food and non-food items, official figures showed yesterday.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Students, labourers worst-affected
Students, rickshaw-pullers and labourers faced the worst financial hardship during pandemic whereas government employees and teachers were least impacted by it, reported Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt eyes $2.5b from WB
Bangladesh may seek more than $2.5 billion from World Bank in budgetary support, project financing and aid as it has to implement a major portion of the country’s gigantic stimulus package to revive the economy.
5 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Getting Vaccines: Govt working on a $550m scheme
The government has undertaken a programme worth $550 million with an aim to procure and distribute coronavirus vaccines.
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Getting vaccines: Govt working on a $550m scheme
The government has undertaken a programme worth $550 million with an aim to procure and distribute coronavirus vaccines.
3 October 2020, 17:31 PM
Eighth five-year plan unfazed by pandemic
The government is aiming to clock more than 8 per cent economic growth on average during the Eight Five-Year Plan period as it hopes that the impacts of the devastating coronavirus pandemic would fade in the second half of the current fiscal year.
1 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Korean joint venture may build Joydebpur-Mymensingh expressway
A South Korean joint venture is likely to be engaged in turning the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway into an expressway under a public private partnership (PPP) initiative.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Stimulus Package: Disparity in disbursement
Implementation of government’s stimulus package, announced to absorb the economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic, saw a mixed progress as around 26 percent of the massive Tk 111,141-crore scheme was disbursed in four months till July.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 fallout: 68% lost jobs in Dhaka and Ctg
Around 68 percent of the people who had to stop working in urban areas of Dhaka and Chattogram due to the pandemic have lost their jobs, according to a World Bank report.
27 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Huge potential lies in electronic procurement
Despite some loopholes, the implementation of an electronic system for public procurement, replacing paper-based lengthy process, has been a boon for Bangladesh as it is saving millions of dollars and reducing time in the bidding process, the World Bank said.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt procurement: Gifts, trips secure contracts
Bidders need to give bribes in the form of financial benefits, arrange trips and host dinners for government officials to win public procurement contracts, says a World Bank report.
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Ministries against holding back low-priority projects
The planning ministry has expressed dissatisfaction over a decision to put on hold implementation of low-priority projects.
22 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Chinese loan deals for four projects hopefully this year
With development projects losing steam for the ongoing pandemic and several months of shutdown, the Economic Relations Division (ERD) hopes to get four back on track by getting loan agreements signed with China this fiscal year.
22 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt serious about offloading shares of state banks: Kamal
The government has not discarded its plan to offload shares of several state-run banks, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Credit growth rises despite pandemic
Banks managed to post 8.95 per cent credit growth in the last fiscal year despite a steep fall in business in the last quarter owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Cabinet okays plan to set up first waste-based power plant
The government yesterday gave its nod to a proposal to set up the country’s first ever waste-based power plant.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
ADP spending dips in August
Development expenditure dropped 10.18 per cent year-on-year to Tk 5,097.79 crore in August as activities are yet to pick up because of the lingering coronavirus pandemic.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Bigger WB loan, currency devaluation increase urban resilience project cost
Government projects tend to witness increases in implementation costs for a myriad of reasons, including changes in design and land prices and tendering delays.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Economy on path to gradual recovery
Bangladesh might have already started rebounding from the persisting coronavirus pandemic as the Asian Development Bank said the economy would see a gradual recovery in the first two quarters of the fiscal year.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman may stay caged
The cabinet yesterday approved a draft law allowing the aviation ministry to keep its control over Biman, even though the national flag carrier was turned into a public limited company in 2007 to make it profitable.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM