Ahsan Habib

Interest-free facility will be in force till Dec 31

Proposes draft law after banking woes identified as obstacle to $1tn economy ambition

Finds BSEC probe as recurring brokerage scandals continue to hurt investor confidence

The move is expected to curb unusual price movements

Beximco Pharmaceuticals is approaching a critical deadline on the London Stock Exchange, with its securities facing a possible cancellation of admission to trading after nearly six months of suspension due to delayed financial reporting.

Market analysts say this sends the wrong signal as the government tries to revive the capital market

The proposed budget has set a target of bringing inflation down to 7.5 percent in the next fiscal year from the current 9.42 percent, but economists say the finance minister has not outlined a clear plan for achieving that goal.

Despite low GDP growth over the past three consecutive years, the government is targeting 6.5 percent growth for the next fiscal year in the proposed budget, based on the democratisation of the economy and encouraging private sector investment to boost growth, two economists said today

There are at least half a dozen reasons why the government’s revenue compared with the size of the economy has remained low for such a long time

Contributions were allegedly made under pressure during Nazrul Islam Mazumder’s leadership at BAB

Grameenphone, the country’s top telecom operator, saw both turnover and profit decline in 2025, while rival Robi Axiata recorded growth on both counts.

Food costs drove May inflation higher; fuel price adjustment to push more in June, experts warn

Says Managing Director and CEO M Shamsul Arefin

In terms of government expenditure as a share of GDP, Bangladesh has one of the lowest ratios in South Asia

As per BB’s order, the bank’s total exposure to a single borrower or group is restricted to 25 percent of its capital.

The government’s net borrowing from the banking sector in the first nine months of the current fiscal year has crossed the full-year target by more than Tk 22,000 crore, due mainly to weak revenue collection.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) seeks at least 10 percent higher value-added tax (VAT) collection from businesses each year, regardless of whether their sales grow, according to Riad Mahmud, president of the Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC). He said the practice has created a “double whammy” for manufacturers already strained by years of overlapping economic shocks.

FY26 debt servicing to cost $30.59b, says IMF

New BB rules leave BRAC Bank as the only listed lender effectively eligible

Nineteen years ago, BNP finance minister M Saifur Rahman placed a national budget of Tk 69,740 crore for fiscal year 2006-07. Three governments have since come and gone, and BNP has now returned to power through a national election.