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
New team to probe if BB employees have links to cyber heist
The government probe panel has appointed a three-member consultant team to find out if any Bangladesh Bank official was involved in the $101 million cyber heist in February that sent shockwaves in the banking world.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Foreign aid policy in the works
The finance ministry is set to formulate a foreign assistance policy that will make the government, development
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Open bidding to save BPC Tk 100cr on oil imports
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation will save 41-66 percent for importing two petroleum products under open tender
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Target Trans-Asian Railway linkage
The government has revised a project to lay a 129-km rail track from Dohazari to Gundum near Myanmar border via Cox's Bazar at a cost of Tk 18,034 crore.
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM
BPC to import 1.3cr barrels of oil under open tender
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is set to import 1.3 crore barrels of petroleum products from two Singapore-based entities, a move which will save the government $1 per barrel.
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh govt to turn its bidding system fully online by year-end
The government is going to scrap the traditional tender floating system and introduce a full-fledged online tendering method for all public purchases from December, say planning ministry officials.
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Trade deficit narrows as imports slow
Trade deficit narrowed 0.25 percent in the first eight months of the fiscal year on the back of slow import growth.
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Taskforce formed to retrieve BB's stolen funds
The government yesterday formed a seven-member taskforce headed by the banking secretary to bring back the $81 million funds stolen from Bangladesh Bank's account with the New York Federal Reserve.
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Fuel prices may see cuts by 15-25pc
The government plans to slash the prices of diesel, kerosene, octane and petrol by 15 to 25 percent to allow the economy to benefit from the slump in oil prices in global markets, officials said.
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt spots challenges to higher economic growth
Slow implementation of development projects, low investment and sluggish growth of revenue are the three major challenges the government faces in steering the economy to a higher growth trajectory.
10 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Banks' profits rise 32pc on a slide in default loans
The banking sector's net profit increased 32 percent year-on-year to Tk 7,918 crore in 2015 on the back of a decline in default loans.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Private consumption falls as remittance slows
The private consumption to GDP ratio fell 2.23 percentage points in the current fiscal year, mainly due to a decline in inward
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Private investment sees first fall in three years
Private investment has declined this fiscal year, a development which does not bode well for the economy even though GDP growth is
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
7pc growth first time in 9 years
Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth would exceed the 7 percent mark in the current fiscal year, according to provisional
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt sets new rules for fuel import
The energy ministry has for the first time prepared a policy for petroleum import to make the process transparent.
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Chinese company gets $3.33b deal
China will construct a rail route between Dhaka and Jessore through the Padma bridge, cutting travel time significantly and boosting national and regional connectivity.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
BoP surplus widens 58pc
The balance of payments surplus widened about 58 percent in the first seven months of the fiscal year from a year
26 March 2016, 18:00 PM
SWIFT urges banks to take fitting measures
Global banking cooperative SWIFT has advised its user-banks in Bangladesh to employ appropriate security measures to eliminate risk exposure to malicious software in the wake of the attack on the central bank's reserves.
23 March 2016, 21:17 PM
Development budget to be scaled down
The revised development budget for fiscal 2015-16 is likely to be Tk 90,000 crore, which is about 7 percent less than the original outlay.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Conduct thorough probe
US Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney has raised some serious questions about the New York Federal Reserve Bank's actions regarding the $101-million heist from the Bangladesh Bank account.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM