Social safety net budget: Pro-poor schemes to get less than 40%
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
As much as 43.2 percent of the allocation under the social safety net overhead for the next fiscal year will go towards government employees’ pensions and agricultural subsidies.
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Tk 44,000cr set aside for new pay scale
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The proposed budget for FY2026-27 has earmarked Tk 44,000 crore for partial implementation of the new pay structure for government employees, although the government has yet to specify how it will be rolled out.
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
New pay scale for govt employees from July 1
11 June 2026, 12:39 PM
Tk 55,000cr additional allocation under public service head
11 June 2026, 12:39 PM
ADB may fund 19 projects worth $3.8b
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The Asian Development Bank has shortlisted nine projects to fund in 2027 and 10 in 2028 involving a total of $3.8 billion as part of its proposed Integrated Growth Network Development (IGND) initiative.
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Education, health outlay to rise 63%
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The government is set to place education and health at the centre of its spending plan for the next fiscal year, with the combined allocation for the two sectors likely to rise by nearly 63 percent from this fiscal year’s revised budget.
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Budget deficit financing: Govt to borrow more abroad, less at home
10 June 2026, 23:22 PM
Govt targets $13.27 billion foreign assistance in next fiscal year
10 June 2026, 23:22 PM
Largest budget in the works
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Outlay to focus on economic recovery, jobs and electoral pledges amid high inflation
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
100 days of BNP govt: Economy / A tough journey starts, mired in controversies
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Finance minister inherited a ruptured economy. Now comes the harder part -- fixing it
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Repayment to rise 63pc in three years
The government’s foreign debt repayment is expected to increase as much as 63 percent by fiscal year 2025-2026 from the last financial year, indicating renewed pressure on the country’s coffers
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to post sixth highest GDP growth in Asia in FY24
Bangladesh is poised to become one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, according to a WB report
11 January 2024, 00:45 AM
Unused foreign loans swell to $48.44b: not a good sign
Unused foreign loans keep piling up as the government is not properly implementing these funds for available projects
9 January 2024, 00:09 AM
Govt to start issuing special bonds today
The government is going to begin clearing arrears to fertiliser importers and independent power producers (IPPs) from today by issuing special bonds with a maximum interest rate of 7.5 percent.
4 January 2024, 01:32 AM
Clearing Power, Fertiliser Arrears: Govt to issue Tk 26,000cr special bonds
The Finance Division is set to issue special bonds of about Tk 26,000 crore to clear mounting arrears to independent power producers and fertiliser suppliers.
2 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Govt sees budget surplus of Tk 11,865cr in Q1
The government saw a budget surplus of Tk 11,865 crore in the first quarter of the current FY due to lower spending
2 January 2024, 00:41 AM
New worries as interest payment for debt doubles in 5 months
The government’s spending on interest payments against the mounting foreign debt surged 136.70 percent year-on-year to $562 million in the first five months of the current fiscal year as disbursements surged in recent years.
29 December 2023, 01:45 AM
Top 10pc have 40pc of income
As much as 40 percent of the country’s total income is concentrated within the top 10 percent of the wealthy, up about three percentage points since 2016, found a recent government survey.
27 December 2023, 18:00 PM
IMF flags potential exodus of funds from Bangladesh
Bangladesh might have experienced capital flight in the last financial year evidenced from the unusual outflow of funds as well as unrealised export proceeds, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
26 December 2023, 00:52 AM
Inflation shock: A weaker taka accounts for half of it
The pass-through of a sharp depreciation of the local currency accounted for half of the inflation surge seen in Bangladesh in the last financial year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
25 December 2023, 00:00 AM
Revenue receipts tick up but fall short of target
The revenue collection growth rose slightly in the July-November period of the current financial year on the back of higher income and value-added taxes
22 December 2023, 00:05 AM
Debt burden gets heavier as Bangladesh runs low on capacity to repay
Bangladesh’s debt service to revenue ratio to cross the 100 percent mark for the first time owing to rising loans, lower tax and export receipts
21 December 2023, 00:10 AM
IMF charts ways to discipline money market, boost revenue
IMF has set six new benchmark conditions for Bangladesh to restore discipline in the money market and boost revenue generation.
18 December 2023, 00:10 AM
50 tasks in 3 years to stabilise economy
The government has pledged to take more than 50 reform measures in three years under the International Monetary Fund’s loan programme to rebuild foreign currency reserves and contain inflation
17 December 2023, 00:00 AM
IMF lowers forex reserves target for Bangladesh
The International Monetary Fund has set a new minimum foreign exchange reserves target for Bangladesh as the reserves have dropped at a faster-than-expected pace.
15 December 2023, 18:00 PM
No waiver needed for govt for 2nd IMF loan tranche
The IMF executive board may approve the waiver if it is satisfied that its programme will still succeed
15 December 2023, 00:00 AM
IMF injected cash into Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Are the two economies diverging?
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have received loan payouts from IMF, strengthening their buffers against risks to foreign exchange reserves
14 December 2023, 00:10 AM
Reserves can hit $24.3b this fiscal year
Bangladesh’s gross foreign reserves can top up to $24.3 billion by the end of the fiscal year if greater exchange rate flexibility is allowed and a tighter monetary policy is pursued, the IMF said.
13 December 2023, 18:00 PM
A $12 billion question hangs over export data mismatch
In 2022-23, the mismatch between the actual realisation reported by BB and EPB shipment figure was $12.08 billion, the highest in at least eight years
12 December 2023, 00:30 AM
Bangladesh must let forex and interest rates move freely
a flexible, market-determined exchange rate to contain volatility in the foreign exchange market and restore stability to the economy
10 December 2023, 00:10 AM