For new loan, IMF may seek deadline for fixing weak banks
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to seek time-bound measures to resolve problems in vulnerable banks and set specific targets and deadlines for domestic revenue collection as conditions for a new loan programme, according to government officials.
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Talks with IMF for new loan to continue in Bangkok
8 October 2026
Talks with the International Monetary Fund on a new loan programme worth up to $5 billion are set to continue next week in Thailand on the sidelines of the 2026 annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.
8 October 2026
Manufacturing, services lift Apr-Jun GDP growth to 4.6%
8 October 2026
Industrial production grew 6.52 percent in the April-June quarter, compared with just 0.92 percent in the same period a year earlier
8 October 2026
6.2cr people one shock away from poverty: WB
7 October 2026
Nearly 6.2 crore people in Bangladesh are currently living just one economic shock away from falling below the poverty line, the World Bank has warned, as persistently high inflation and severe energy shortages reverse years of hard-won economic gains.
7 October 2026
Time for urgent, bold reforms
7 October 2026
Bangladesh needs urgent and bold reforms in the financial, energy and revenue sectors to arrest the economic slowdown, restore investor confidence and create jobs, said the World Bank yesterday.
7 October 2026
Growth to stay below 4% until FY28 on energy, banking woes
7 October 2026
Bangladesh is yet again set to register weak economic growth of 3.4 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the World Bank, marking a fourth straight year of slowing growth amid a deepening energy crisis, financial sector vulnerabilities and global uncertainties.
7 October 2026
Banking rot, energy crisis to choke growth: WB
6 October 2026
Escalating conflict in the Middle East has exacerbated pre-existing domestic vulnerabilities
6 October 2026
442MW Rampal solar power plant to get nod
6 October 2026
The government is set to construct a 442MW solar power plant at a cost of Tk 2,498 crore on the remaining land acquired for the coal-fired power plant in Rampal.
6 October 2026
Transport, power to take centre stage in budget
The planning ministry is likely to propose a Tk 1.81 lakh crore development budget for next fiscal year, giving emphasis on
7 May 2018
Project funds to move fast now
From next fiscal year, development projects will see half their allocations for the year automatically deposited into the accounts without the need for any paperwork as the government looks to enhance utilisation of development funds.
3 May 2018
LNG to come from Oman too
As part of its efforts to address gas crisis in the country, the government is going to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Oman.
18 April 2018
IDB gives Tk 1,000cr for housing finance
The Islamic Development Bank will provide Bangladesh a Tk 1,000 crore loan (€94.75 million) to help the country ensure access to housing finance
4 April 2018
Economy marches towards record 7.65pc growth
The Bangladesh economy is charging towards record growth figure for the second consecutive year, driven by double-digit growth in manufacturing and construction sectors.
3 April 2018
Tight monetary policy comes undone
In a flurry of moves over the past seven days, the finance ministry and the Bangladesh Bank undid the tight monetary stance
2 April 2018
China's $2.6b loan may get approval today
The hard-term loan committee today may approve a $2.6 billion financing for the Padma rail link project, paving the way for the signing of a deal with the Exim Bank of China next month.
28 March 2018
ADP outlay to be Tk 178,000cr next fiscal year
The government is planning to raise the development budget for fiscal 2018-19 by about 20 percent, giving emphasis to accelerating the construction works of some flagship infrastructure projects like the Padma bridge, Rooppur power plant, Dhaka metro rail.
26 March 2018
Revenue target may be Tk 340,000cr next fiscal year
The finance ministry plans to set a revenue collection target of Tk 340,000 crore in the next fiscal year, up 18 percent from that in the
24 March 2018
Rooppur Nuke Plant: Draft of deal with India ready
Bangladesh is going to sign an agreement with New Delhi under which Dhaka will take Indian nuclear agency's expert service in Rooppur nuclear power plant.
17 March 2018
India calls for cross-border container train service
India has requested Bangladesh to take measures to introduce container train services between the two neighbours by this month in
15 March 2018
Govt getting ready to celebrate LDC graduation
The government is taking elaborate preparations to organise nationwide celebrations to mark the beginning of
7 March 2018
Case to be filed against RCBC by April: Muhith
The government will sue the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation of the Philippines by April for its role in the
4 March 2018
Development budget will not be revised down
The development budget is unlikely to be revised down this fiscal year despite the knowledge that a big chunk
3 March 2018
Rules changed thrice in four years
The government has amended the electoral rules of Grameen Bank for the third time in four years after its previous
1 March 2018
A 1,320 MW power plant in Ctg on way
A Chinese consortium is set to build a 1,320 megawatt coal based power plant at Mirersarai in Chittagong on a build-own-operate
28 February 2018
Insurance regulator to get Tk 632cr for upgrade
The government is set to take up a Tk 632 crore project for much-needed upgrade of the insurance regulator with the view to
24 February 2018
China gives nod to $3.14b loan for Padma rail link
The Chinese State Council, the highest policymaking body of the East Asian nation, has finally given the go-ahead to the $3.14 billion
21 February 2018
Govt moves to plug capital deficit of state banks
Capital-strapped state-run banks could get a chance to charge a huge number of no-frills services they provide to the public.
14 February 2018
Govt plans 'textile village' under PPP
The government is going to set up a "textile village” on 28 acres of land belonging to Tangail Cotton Mills under Bangladesh Textile
13 February 2018