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
Non-farm sectors drive job growth
Some 40 lakh new faces entered the job market between 2010 and 2013 and an equal number of people got jobs thanks to increasing economic activities in non-farm sectors, according to the Labour Force Survey 2013.
9 March 2015, 19:34 PM
Development spending soars despite unrest
Development spending soared as much as 50 percent in February from the previous month in spite of the disrupting blockade and
8 March 2015, 19:51 PM
State banks' turnaround in 2014
Four state banks raised their performance last year following close monitoring by the central bank and the finance ministry's banking division.
7 March 2015, 23:54 PM
Trade deficit widens after racing imports
Trade deficit more than doubled in the first seven months of the fiscal year from a year ago on the back of high import growth.
5 March 2015, 19:58 PM
Govt to purchase 10 vessels
The government is going to purchase 10 ships from China and Italy at a cost of Tk 2,777 crore under state arrangement.
4 March 2015, 20:41 PM
Development work slows
The implementation of the annual development programme increased every month until December of the current fiscal year, but fell drastically, by 49 percent, in January from the previous month.
2 March 2015, 18:50 PM
Seized gold goes to central bank
Since independence, 2.2 tonnes of seized illegal gold worth around $90 million has been added to the country's foreign currency reserves.
1 March 2015, 23:23 PM
BASIC Bank fails to meet vital performance targets
BASIC Bank has failed to implement seven of the ten conditions imposed by the central bank for performance improvement.
28 February 2015, 18:00 PM
Banks' profits drop on bad loans
The banking sector's net profit dropped around 17 percent year-on-year in 2014 to Tk 5,993 crore on the back of mounting bad loans which necessitated large provisioning.
26 February 2015, 18:00 PM
$960m oil import okayed
A government committee yesterday okayed import of 19 lakh tonnes of refined petroleum products during January-June period of this year at prices between $66 and $70 per barrel.
25 February 2015, 21:02 PM
Govt sends reform proposals to WB to get budget support
The government will set up an apex body to help complete large projects as part of a raft of policy reforms for getting budgetary support from the World Bank.
23 February 2015, 18:47 PM
Banks' deposits fall as savers rush to savings tools
Deposits at banks dipped 1.07 percent in January from a month ago as savers rush to government savings schemes that offer higher interest rates compared to the banking system.
22 February 2015, 18:46 PM
Bank credit falls for unrest
Bank loans decreased 0.98 percent or Tk 5,197 crore in January compared to December mainly due to political unrest.
21 February 2015, 18:13 PM
Target 9,000MW power
The economic affairs committee of the cabinet yesterday approved appointment of a consultant to formulate a master plan to generate 9,000 megawatts of power in Maheshkhali, going a step forward with the government's vision to convert the island into the country's largest energy hub.
18 February 2015, 22:50 PM
Grameen Bank comes under state oversight
Grameen Bank has virtually come under full state oversight for the first time in its 33-year history, after the current board's tenure expired on Sunday and the government failed to hold elections to select its successor.
17 February 2015, 06:54 AM