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
Foreign aid disbursement drops 20pc
Foreign aid disbursement fell 20 percent in the first two months of the fiscal year from the same period a year earlier
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Taskforces to be formed to boost Saarc connectivity
Some five taskforces will be formed to increase connectivity and trade in the Saarc region.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Removal of barriers can boost South Asia trade 3.5 times
The removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and better connectivity will boost intra-regional trade in South Asia
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM
IMF raises growth forecast
After the World Bank and the ADB, the IMF has now upgraded this fiscal year's outlook for Bangladesh's economic
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Saarc nations can generate 300,000MW of hydropower
The Saarc region has the potential to generate about 300,000 megawatts of hydropower that would benefit countries like Bangladesh
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Eid spending fuels inflation
Inflation edged up 7 basis points to 6.24 percent month-on-month in September on the back of a non-food price hike, making it
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM
WB upgrades growth forecast
The World Bank has upgraded the forecast for Bangladesh's economic growth this fiscal year to 6.5 percent on account of stronger
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Deeper connectivity key to trade expansion in South Asia: analysts
South Asian countries must remove non-tariff and para-tariff barriers and improve connectivity to boost regional trade, ministers and
29 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Lot to gain from South Asian connectivity: WB economist
Bangladesh stands to gain substantially from greater economic integration with its South Asian neighbours, experts said yesterday.
28 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh uniquely positioned to benefit from regional connectivity
ANNETTE Dixon (AD), the World Bank's vice-president for South Asia, has recently visited Bangladesh in preparation of the multilateral lender's Country Partnership Framework for fiscal 2016-20. The Daily Star (TDS) caught up with her for an interview during her visit.
28 September 2015, 18:00 PM
State banks to lend more to tanners
State-owned commercial banks are set to disburse 14.71 percent more loans to tanners this year than the last to boost the leather
23 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Another power plant on way
The government is set to take up yet another power project at Ashuganj at a cost of Tk 2,931 crore in a bid to enhance the country's energy capacity in line with its growth ambitions.
21 September 2015, 18:00 PM
WB, govt not on same page about reforms
The different government agencies disagree with the World Bank's reform proposal, which has now created a new hurdle to getting the $500 million budget support from the multilateral lender.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Surplus in BoP more than doubles
The balance of payments (BoP) surplus more than doubled in the first month of the fiscal year on the back of less spending on
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Development spending off to a stuttering start
Development spending in the first two months of the fiscal year has been the lowest in four years in spite of the various initiatives
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
River transit fees proposed for India
Different ministries and divisions have proposed transit fees that amount to Tk 347 or $4.4 per tonne under the inland water transit
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM
New five-year plan rests on private sector's shoulders
Some Tk 31,903 billion will be required for implementation of the seventh five-year plan, 90.4 percent of which will come from
15 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Economic zone for Chinese investors on way
The government will take up a Tk 420 crore project for setting up a separate economic and industrial zone for Chinese investors on 774 acres of land in Anwara, Chittagong.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Bank for pensioners in the offing
The government is set to form two institutions -- a bank and a separate entity -- for running the pension fund for public servants, after the cabinet gave it the green light.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to raise allowance by 60 percent
The government is going to increase allowance for freedom fighters by 60 percent to make it Tk 8,000 monthly per person.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM