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Bangladesh new reform programme with IMF 2026

For new loan, IMF may seek deadline for fixing weak banks

11 October 2026
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.
11 October 2026
Bangladesh new reform programme with IMF 2026

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
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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
6.2 crore Bangladeshis at risk of poverty

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
World Bank

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
Bangladesh GDP growth forecast

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
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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
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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
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4 Senior Positions in Bureaucracy: 10pc can be hired from outside admin

The president will be able to make 10 percent of the appointments to four superior posts of public administration from outside the civil service considering their “special merit, skill, eligibility and essentiality” if a proposed law is approved.
4 December 2017
Import demand for diesel

BPC to import diesel via India

The government is expected to save about $36.91 million over 15 years by importing diesel through a pipeline from Shiliguri in India
28 November 2017

‘WB funds to cover both refugees, host community’

The World Bank has offered financial assistance to Bangladesh to help Rohingya refugees and their host community in Cox's Bazar where the extreme poverty rate is more than 40 percent.
22 November 2017
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Record growth in tough year

Bangladesh has achieved a record economic growth of 7.28 percent in the last fiscal year despite a fall in rice production and also in industrial growth. The gross domestic product rose by 0.17 percentage points in fiscal 2016-17 from 7.11 percent in the previous fiscal year, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics data.
16 November 2017
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China-Funded Projects: Dhaka seeks to speed up deals

More than a year after the Chinese president's historic Dhaka visit, some of Bangladesh's key development projects have finally gained momentum.
14 November 2017
World Bank

WB offers both loan and grant

At a time when Bangladesh is hosting over a million Rohingya refugees as a show of compassion, the World Bank is offering the
7 November 2017
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Joint venture to set up LNG-based power plants at $4b

A joint venture of Germany's Siemens and a state-run Bangladeshi company is going to set up LNG-based power
4 November 2017
World Bank

Ease of Doing Business: Bangladesh slips a notch in WB ranking

Bangladesh has gone one notch down in the World Bank's ranking of ease of doing business mainly due to the hurdle businesses face
31 October 2017

Number of recipients rises, many needy still out of net

The number of safety net beneficiaries increased 4.1 percentage points over the last six years but many needy
28 October 2017

Padma bridge project cost soars further

The cost of a small component of the Padma bridge project has increased 20 percent mainly due to price escalation of construction materials caused by delays in implementation.
26 October 2017
rice price hike

Govt to import another 2.5 lakh tonnes of rice

The government is set to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice under a state-to-state arrangement and competitive bidding as part of its aggressive push to boost stocks.
25 October 2017
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Rohingya Influx: Ministries ask for Tk 65cr to tackle situation

The finance ministry has moved to assess how much budgetary allocation is needed for handling the increasing number of Rohingyas
25 October 2017
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China to fund 65pc for new expressway

The government is going to build a 24-kilometre elevated expressway from Dhaka airport to Ashulia for quick entry and exit of vehicles to and from the capital.
24 October 2017
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Refugee Crisis: WB mission assessing need for aid

A World Bank team is doing a need assessment to help Dhaka deal with the Rohingya crisis that is already putting a tremendous pressure on Bangladesh.
22 October 2017
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Food inflation highest in 38 months

Food inflation increased 55 basis points in September to hit 7.87 percent -- the highest in 38 months -- on the back of the massive
21 October 2017
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More rice on way from India, Thailand

The government is set to import 1 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from neighbouring India under a state-to-state arrangement as part of its aggressive push to boost stocks.
18 October 2017
Poverty Map of Bangladesh

Rich become richer, poor get poorer

The poor's share in the national income eroded further in the past six years, with the richer segment of the population having bigger stakes.
17 October 2017
Poverty Level Chart of Bangladesh

Poverty reduction rate slows down

Bangladesh's rate of poverty reduction has slowed down in recent years.
16 October 2017
IMF identified risk factors in Bangladesh economy

Now IMF ready to provide funding for Rohingyas

The International Monetary Fund is eager to provide financial assistance to Bangladesh, along the lines of the World Bank, to deal with
15 October 2017
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Rohingya Persecution: WB suspends $200m loan for Myanmar

The World Bank has suspended $200 million loan as budget support to the Myanmar government due to the persecution of Rohingyas of Rakhine State.
15 October 2017

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