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
Govt secures $3.1b loan to keep fuel and LNG flowing
9 October 2026
Bangladesh has secured a $3.1 billion non-concessional loan to finance fuel oil and liquefied natural gas imports, as the government moves to safeguard energy supplies from disruption.
9 October 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
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
Private banks book hefty net profits
Private commercial banks saw 17.2 percent growth in net profit last year -- a development that will bring cheer for
13 March 2017
3 state banks to raise Tk 4,100cr in bonds
Three state banks are going to issue different types of bonds worth Tk 4,100 crore to meet a huge shortfall of capital.
9 March 2017
Tk 44cr shares, lot of questions
Mercantile Bank Chairman Shahidul Ahsan has drawn benefits from nearly Tk 44-crore shares held by two sponsor directors in the NRB Commercial (NRBC) Bank, violating the Banking Company Law, according to Bangladesh Bank findings.
7 March 2017
State banks' rescheduled loans turn bad again
State banks' large loans that were rescheduled nearly two years ago to support the borrowers have turned bad again.
4 March 2017
$600m to be invested for 258MW solar power
Four joint venture companies are going to invest more than $600 million in different parts of the country to generate 258 megawatts of electricity from solar energy.
1 March 2017
Govt funds raised in revised ADP
The government has increased the amount of its own funds to be spent on the annual development programme by about 10 percent
28 February 2017
Banks' capital swells
Overall capital of banks rose 7.81 percent in the last quarter of 2016, but 11 banks failed to maintain the capital in line with the new
28 February 2017
Slow exports, remittance new challenges for Bangladesh
Slowdown in exports and weak remittance growth are the new challenges for Bangladesh's economy, said Mitsuhiro Furusawa, deputy
27 February 2017
New budget to be of Tk 420,000cr
The size of the budget for the next fiscal year will be Tk 420,000 crore, up 23 percent from the current annual outlay.
26 February 2017
Govt to cut foreign fund spend 17.5pc
The government plans to reduce foreign fund spending by 17.5 percent in the revised ADP for 2016-17 although the unused money in
26 February 2017
Pre-budget discussions begin today
Finance Minister AMA Muhith will begin pre-budget consultations today as part of his preparation to formulate the
25 February 2017
Slump in interest rate on deposits worries BB
The interest rate on banks' deposit fell drastically, much to the central bank's concern.
21 February 2017
Govt's borrowing falls on slow ADP spending
The government's net domestic borrowing in the first five months of the fiscal year was only 23.8 percent of the
20 February 2017
Current account deficit widening
Current account deficit widened further in the first six months of the fiscal year on the back of the sliding remittance
18 February 2017
$10b fund for big projects
The cabinet yesterday gave the go-ahead for the setting up of a fund with money from the foreign currency reserves, which would be used for government investment in long-term projects.
6 February 2017
Muhith revives plan for fuel price cuts
The finance ministry has revived a plan to cut prices of petroleum products, especially heavily used diesel and
4 February 2017
Sovereign wealth fund to take off with reserves
The much talked-about sovereign wealth fund is likely to be formed with Bangladesh Bank's foreign currency reserves and finances from multilateral donor agencies following recommendations from a high-powered committee.
1 February 2017
Monetary policy to remain more of the same
Bangladesh Bank is likely to continue with the same monetary policy in the second half of the fiscal year due to emergence of some
28 January 2017
Budget promises continue to remain undelivered
The government managed to spend 76 percent of its budget in fiscal 2015-16, which is in keeping with the past trend of having a
23 January 2017
BB opposes plan to amend banking law
Bangladesh Bank yesterday opposed the finance ministry's move to amend the banking law, which has restricted the tenure of a
22 January 2017