Metro, Teesta, tax reform top govt’s 5yr plan
20 August 2026
The government has announced a five-year strategic framework outlining reforms and infrastructure projects.
20 August 2026
Govt sets five-year plan to clean up banking sector
20 August 2026
The government has set out a five-year plan to clean up the banking sector, with a focus on recovering bad loans, tightening supervision, improving governance and restoring depositor confidence.
20 August 2026
4 major bridges to get advanced monitoring system
19 August 2026
The government is set to introduce an advanced Structural Health Monitoring System (SHMS) on a pilot basis for four major bridges to improve structural safety, enable real-time monitoring, and extend the lifespan of key transport infrastructure across the country.
19 August 2026
MRT Line 1 and 5: Pricey dollar, inflation to double costs
18 August 2026
The Metro Rail Line-1 and -5 could end up costing more than double the original estimate because of the appreciation of the US dollar, inflation, and new taxes, found the government’s independent expert committee.
18 August 2026
The bridge that never came to be
17 August 2026
Khaleque Bhuiyan still remembers the day the piling equipment arrived at Payrakunj, seven kilometres from Patuakhali town, a spot where a bridge over the Payra river was finally meant to rise.
17 August 2026
Tk 567cr project on cards to tackle Dhaka waterlogging
17 August 2026
The government is set to undertake a Tk 567 crore project in its first phase, backed by World Bank funding, to protect the capital and surrounding areas from severe flooding and waterlogging.
17 August 2026
Patuakhali pins hopes on EPZ for jobs, industrialisation
16 August 2026
A total of 306 plots will be created in the EPZ and divided into three categories
16 August 2026
Family card: A cushion for those struggling to get by
9 August 2026
On a low-lying island in Patuakhali, 32-year-old Tanjila Begum’s husband works irregularly as a day labourer in nearby watermelon fields, where seasonal tidal surges often destroy crops and wipe out daily earnings.
9 August 2026
Health, agriculture passed over
Amid talks of prioritising the health and farming sectors, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council yesterday approved giving lawmakers from rural areas Tk 20 crore each for infrastructure development in the next five years.
21 June 2020
ADP spending plunges 48pc
Development spending nosedived 48.22 per cent in April and May in the current fiscal year, highlighting how the pandemic-induced shutdown brought the country’s economic and development activities to a screeching halt.
21 June 2020
Non-Mpo Teachers: Tk 5k grant for each of them likely
The government is going to provide financial assistance to over two lakh non-government school and college teachers and staffers, who are outside the purview of the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme, aiming to minimise their financial hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
20 June 2020
WB injects $1b to help cushion pandemic blow
Bangladesh’s efforts to feed the nation, create jobs and keep the ailing economy afloat amid the progressively ferocious pandemic received a shot in the arm after the World Bank yesterday approved $1.05 billion.
20 June 2020
Fundamental reforms needed to support next wave of digital development: WB
The World Bank has urged Bangladesh to bring in fundamental reforms in order to digitalise the economy and support the next wave of digital development.
20 June 2020
Office of Comptroller And Auditor General: 6.4 lakh objections struck off at one go
The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (OCAG) has decided to consider 640,000 general audit objections, filed from 1971-1972 to 2009-2010 fiscal year, as resolved.
18 June 2020
Bangladesh to post highest GDP growth in Asia this fiscal year
The Asian Development Bank, it seems, is rather certain that Bangladesh’s economic recovery from the coronavirus-induced downturn would be V-shaped.
18 June 2020
Subsidy spending climbs for crisis-related expenditure
The government’s subsidy spending would go up by 26.25 per cent to Tk 56,051 crore in the next fiscal year, on the back of taxpayer-funded allocation for food, interest and agriculture sectors.
18 June 2020
Pandemic nudging Bangladesh’s debt-to-GDP ratio out of comfort zone
The coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be a quite a costly affair for Bangladesh, due to which its public debt-to-GDP ratio, which has thus far been in a healthy position, is set to exceed the responsible threshold of 40 per cent.
16 June 2020
Govt eyes Tk 17,000cr in budget support next fiscal year
The government has set a target to mobilise Tk 17,000 crore in budget support from development partners in fiscal 2020-21 to meet its additional financing need owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
15 June 2020
Bangladesh’s stimulus package second highest among peer countries
Bangladesh’s stimulus packages aimed at mitigating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic are one of the highest among a selective group of countries in Asia, according to a government paper.
14 June 2020
Social protection schemes’expansion falls short of needs
The social safety net programmes (SSNPs) for the next fiscal year have largely focused on expanding the coverage of the existing schemes amid calls to make them better targeted, increase allocation and include the new poor amid the raging coronavirus pandemic.
13 June 2020
Finance minister draws a bead on economic recovery
The national and global lockdown measures aimed at battling the Covid-19 pandemic have taken their toll on Bangladesh’s industrial production, obliterating tens of thousands of jobs, incomes and demand.
10 June 2020
Bangladesh’s GDP to grow only 1.6pc
Bangladesh’s economic growth would weaken further to 1.6 percent in the current fiscal year, the World Bank said yesterday as it revised its prospects revealing a far deeper impact of the coronavirus pandemic than it had initially thought.
9 June 2020
Funding Next Budget: Kamal still banks on NBR
One can only hope, is what one would remark once learning of Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s revenue target for the upcoming fiscal year, due to begin from July 1.
9 June 2020
Budget for Health Ministry: No big rise for inefficiency
The health ministry will not see a significant rise in allocation in the upcoming budget amid Covid-19 pandemic mainly due to its lack of capacity to utilise funds, say planning ministry officials.
8 June 2020
Safety net outlay to hit 3pc of GDP for first time
The government may allocate Tk 95,155 crore for the safety net programmes in the next fiscal year as it looks to broaden the number of beneficiaries to support those who are struggling to make ends meet after the coronavirus outbreak.
8 June 2020
Money whitening may get full amnesty
The government may grant full amnesty to the people if they invest their untaxed money, also known as black money, as it looks to give a boost to the economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
7 June 2020
Govt’s Increased Borrowing: Interest payment may rise by 14pc
Thanks to increased domestic borrowing in recent years, the government’s interest payments will rise by 14 percent in the coming fiscal year.
6 June 2020
SMEs to be gifted with turnover tax cut
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are likely to get a respite from paying turnover tax in the next fiscal year as the government looks to support businesses that suffered sales losses owing to the more than two-month-long shutdown.
6 June 2020