IMF staff report: Educated youth return to farms as job market falters
5 hour(s) ago
Unemployed youth are finding an unlikely ally in the soil -- turning, once more, to agriculture for survival.
5 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh in race to secure emergency LNG supply amid Gulf turmoil
9 hour(s) ago
In a bid to secure supply, the government has confirmed the purchase of seven LNG cargoes from the spot market since the beginning of the US-Israel war on Iran
9 hour(s) ago
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
Dhaka-Delhi ports deal next week
Dhaka and New Delhi are going to sign next week three important agreements, including one allowing India to use Chittagong and Mongla ports to transport cargoes to its north-eastern states.
18 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Ecnec to sit again today
The planning ministry has convened another Ecnec meeting today where nearly two dozen projects would be placed, setting a rare
10 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Govt approves country's first gold policy
The cabinet yesterday approved the first-ever gold policy for the country aiming to make import and export of the precious metal easy, stop its smuggling, and ensure transparency in its trade.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Investment hits record high
Overall investment crossed 31 percent of GDP for the first time in Bangladesh's history last fiscal year thanks to a spike in public spending on mega infrastructure projects now being implemented.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Tk 80cr project may be placed at Ecnec today
Bangladesh and India are going to re-open another rail link between Chilahati in Nilphamari and Haldibari in Siliguri to boost sub-regional trade and tourism.
17 September 2018, 18:00 PM
US law firms to advise BB on damage claim
US law firms will provide reports to Bangladesh Bank in the next three weeks on the basis of which the central bank will file a damage
17 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Food ministry in overdrive
After facing strong criticism last year over poor food reserve due to failure in procuring targeted amount of rice from the domestic market, the Ministry of Food has made a complete turnaround this year.
9 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Ganges Barrage Project: Execution after changes in design
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the government will implement the Ganges Barrage project after making changes to its design.
4 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Delta Plan 2100: Draft made for spending $37b by 2031
The government would spend $37 billion by 2031 for ensuring food and water security and fighting disasters, according to a draft of the Delta Plan 2100.
2 September 2018, 18:00 PM
ADP spending off to a slow start
Development spending made a slow start to the current fiscal year despite a government order aimed at beginning project
1 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Fill vacancies in finance, planning ministries: PMO
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has directed to quickly fill over 50,000 vacant posts in different entities under the finance and planning ministries,
26 August 2018, 18:00 PM
BJMC gets Tk 100cr to pay jute mill salaries
The finance ministry has provided a Tk 100 crore loan under some conditions to Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) to help the state agency pay salaries and wages of the staff of its 25 loss-making jute mills.
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Name and shame loan defaulters
The finance ministry has recommended that state-run banks publish the details of large loan defaulters on their websites at regular intervals in order to make the defaulters feel embarrassed.
16 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Export subsidy gets bigger
The government is set to extend export subsidy to eight new products and increase the amount for existing ones with a view to boosting overseas shipments and encouraging environment-friendly industrialisation.
12 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Govt to buy Rose Garden
The government is going to buy the historic Rose Garden mansion in Old Dhaka -- that was the birthplace of ruling party Awami League -- at about Tk 331.70 crore.
8 August 2018, 20:03 PM
RESERVE HEIST: BB to file lawsuit in NY court by January
The central bank is going to file a damage claim with a New York court by January next year to recover its reserve money stolen through one of the biggest cyber crimes in the world in February 2016.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
ADB doubles commitment for next three years
The Asian Development Bank is ready to lend $8.01 billion to Bangladesh over the next three years, almost the double the amount it had committed in the previous three years.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Committee formed to devise ways to recover money
The government is working to solve the state banks' longstanding problem of default loans against the Chittagong-based commodity traders, which has almost become a noose around the banks' necks over the last several years.
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Project cost rises as size expands
The government is on its way to doubling the size of a planned permanent exhibition centre in Purbachal new town to hold the annual Dhaka International Trade Fair, thereby increasing the project cost by about 64 percent, despite a scarcity of land in the country.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Foreign aid in pipeline: $44b
Unused foreign aid has reached a new high of $44.51 billion despite a record disbursement of development assistance in the last fiscal year, data from the Economic Relations Division showed.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM