IMF staff report: Educated youth return to farms as job market falters
19 March 2026, 01:23 AM
Unemployed youth are finding an unlikely ally in the soil -- turning, once more, to agriculture for survival.
19 March 2026, 01:23 AM
Bangladesh in race to secure emergency LNG supply amid Gulf turmoil
18 March 2026, 20:49 PM
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
18 March 2026, 20:49 PM
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
Beximco plans to set up solar power plant in Gaibandha
Beximco Power Co Ltd along with a Chinese company is set to build a 200-megawatt solar power plant in Gaibandha, in line with the government's plan to generate 10 percent of power from renewable sources by 2020.
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Aid disbursement reaches new high
Foreign aid disbursement increased 13.34 percent year-on-year to $3.5 billion in fiscal 2015-16, setting a new record.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM
BB to focus on small, farm loans to meet credit target
Bangladesh Bank will put more emphasis on small and medium loans, including agricultural credit, to meet higher
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Development spending lowest in six years
Ministries and divisions spent Tk 28,171 crore, or 34 percent of their total development budget, in the last month of fiscal 2015-16, in
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM
BB to set higher credit growth target
Bangladesh Bank may set the private sector credit growth target at 16.5 percent in the monetary policy for the first half of the fiscal year, in keeping with the present momentum.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Remittance inflow from Middle East slows
Remittance inflow from Middle Eastern countries declined last fiscal year but receipts from the US and the UK increased.
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
China Railway gets final nod to build Padma rail network
The government has given the final go-ahead to a Chinese company to start construction of the 215km-long Padma rail link from Dhaka to Jessore.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Chinese contractor to build landline network
A Chinese consortium will get a contract to set up a countrywide telecom network in Bangladesh for digital connectivity through landline phones at a low cost.
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Monetary policy to focus on growth momentum
The central bank is set to announce the new monetary policy next week that will aim to maintain the private sector credit growth
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt's cost of debt to double
Government borrowing through savings instruments in fiscal 2015-16 is most likely to be nearly double the
16 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Inflation lowest in 12 years
Inflation stood at 5.92 percent on average in fiscal 2015-16 -- the lowest in 12 years and even lower than the government's budgetary
12 July 2016, 18:00 PM
State banks still in capital deficit
The government provided Tk 1,578 crore to state banks last fiscal year to meet their capital deficit and yet it was not enough for the
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Most banks have sound capital base
Most of the private and foreign commercial banks succeeded in maintaining the new international standard capital adequacy ratio.
4 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt moves to improve ADP performance
The government has big plans to speed up the implementation of the annual development programme this fiscal
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Banks' profits rise on small loans
Most private banks saw their operating profits rise in the first six months of the year riding on returns from small
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM
New VAT measures to bring in Tk 6,423cr
The government is set to rake in an additional Tk 6,423 crore next fiscal year due to various value added tax measures proposed in the
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Petrobangla to pay $90m a year to use LNG terminal
Petrobangla will pay about $90 million a year to use the planned LNG terminal of US-based Excelerate Energy in
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Local firms still can't invest abroad
The central bank has not allowed any Bangladeshi national to invest fresh capital abroad, meaning the money
11 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Subsidy to soar 37pc next fiscal year
Expenditure on subsidy is set to soar about 37 percent in fiscal 2016-17 from that in the current year owing to food distribution at lower prices through public channels and opening up of new sectors to financial support.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
BPC profits to treble this year
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is set to log in profit of Tk 12,186 crore for fiscal 2015-16, which is three times
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM