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
Banks sweeten home-loan deals
Banks have slashed their interest rates on home loans thanks to the overall fall in the cost of funds and a slump in real estate sales.
7 August 2016
Cautionary stance on hard loans
The government has taken on a cautionary approach for hard-term external borrowing to mitigate future risks even though there is no longer such condition from the International Monetary Fund.
7 August 2016
Beximco plans to set up solar power plant in Gaibandha
Beximco Power Co Ltd along with a Chinese company is set to build a 200-megawatt solar power plant in Gaibandha, in line with the government's plan to generate 10 percent of power from renewable sources by 2020.
3 August 2016
Aid disbursement reaches new high
Foreign aid disbursement increased 13.34 percent year-on-year to $3.5 billion in fiscal 2015-16, setting a new record.
2 August 2016
BB to focus on small, farm loans to meet credit target
Bangladesh Bank will put more emphasis on small and medium loans, including agricultural credit, to meet higher
30 July 2016
Development spending lowest in six years
Ministries and divisions spent Tk 28,171 crore, or 34 percent of their total development budget, in the last month of fiscal 2015-16, in
28 July 2016
BB to set higher credit growth target
Bangladesh Bank may set the private sector credit growth target at 16.5 percent in the monetary policy for the first half of the fiscal year, in keeping with the present momentum.
25 July 2016
Remittance inflow from Middle East slows
Remittance inflow from Middle Eastern countries declined last fiscal year but receipts from the US and the UK increased.
21 July 2016
China Railway gets final nod to build Padma rail network
The government has given the final go-ahead to a Chinese company to start construction of the 215km-long Padma rail link from Dhaka to Jessore.
20 July 2016
Chinese contractor to build landline network
A Chinese consortium will get a contract to set up a countrywide telecom network in Bangladesh for digital connectivity through landline phones at a low cost.
18 July 2016
Monetary policy to focus on growth momentum
The central bank is set to announce the new monetary policy next week that will aim to maintain the private sector credit growth
17 July 2016
Govt's cost of debt to double
Government borrowing through savings instruments in fiscal 2015-16 is most likely to be nearly double the
16 July 2016
Inflation lowest in 12 years
Inflation stood at 5.92 percent on average in fiscal 2015-16 -- the lowest in 12 years and even lower than the government's budgetary
12 July 2016
State banks still in capital deficit
The government provided Tk 1,578 crore to state banks last fiscal year to meet their capital deficit and yet it was not enough for the
9 July 2016
Most banks have sound capital base
Most of the private and foreign commercial banks succeeded in maintaining the new international standard capital adequacy ratio.
4 July 2016
Govt moves to improve ADP performance
The government has big plans to speed up the implementation of the annual development programme this fiscal
3 July 2016
Banks' profits rise on small loans
Most private banks saw their operating profits rise in the first six months of the year riding on returns from small
2 July 2016
New VAT measures to bring in Tk 6,423cr
The government is set to rake in an additional Tk 6,423 crore next fiscal year due to various value added tax measures proposed in the
28 June 2016
Petrobangla to pay $90m a year to use LNG terminal
Petrobangla will pay about $90 million a year to use the planned LNG terminal of US-based Excelerate Energy in
21 June 2016
Local firms still can't invest abroad
The central bank has not allowed any Bangladeshi national to invest fresh capital abroad, meaning the money
11 June 2016