Tk 44,000cr set aside for new pay scale
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The proposed budget for FY2026-27 has earmarked Tk 44,000 crore for partial implementation of the new pay structure for government employees, although the government has yet to specify how it will be rolled out.
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
New pay scale for govt employees from July 1
11 June 2026, 12:39 PM
Tk 55,000cr additional allocation under public service head
11 June 2026, 12:39 PM
ADB may fund 19 projects worth $3.8b
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The Asian Development Bank has shortlisted nine projects to fund in 2027 and 10 in 2028 involving a total of $3.8 billion as part of its proposed Integrated Growth Network Development (IGND) initiative.
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Education, health outlay to rise 63%
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The government is set to place education and health at the centre of its spending plan for the next fiscal year, with the combined allocation for the two sectors likely to rise by nearly 63 percent from this fiscal year’s revised budget.
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Budget deficit financing: Govt to borrow more abroad, less at home
10 June 2026, 23:22 PM
Govt targets $13.27 billion foreign assistance in next fiscal year
10 June 2026, 23:22 PM
Largest budget in the works
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Outlay to focus on economic recovery, jobs and electoral pledges amid high inflation
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
100 days of BNP govt: Economy / A tough journey starts, mired in controversies
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Finance minister inherited a ruptured economy. Now comes the harder part -- fixing it
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Quarter of budget to go to 5 ministries
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
About one-fourth of the upcoming fiscal year’s budget will go towards five ministries and divisions including health, education and defence, with a significant portion kept as block allocations to undertake projects in line with the BNP’s electoral pledges.
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
IMF loan: Deadlock broken
The government is set to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund over the exchange rate issue that has been holding up the release of the fourth and fifth tranches of the $4.7 billion loan programme soon.
10 May 2025, 18:27 PM
Budget to shrink amid fiscal strain
Bangladesh’s interim government is preparing to unveil a rare contractionary budget on June 2, driven by a sharp rise in interest payment that is crowding out fiscal space and forcing spending cuts.
10 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Shift focus to services from infrastructure spending
Bangladesh’s approach to budgeting for health and education has come under sharp scrutiny, as decades of allocations have primarily gone towards construction. Meanwhile, the core of these sectors, service delivery, has been historically neglected.
10 May 2025, 18:00 PM
A unique chance to reset fiscal priorities
Bangladesh’s upcoming national budget, set to be unveiled by the interim government in June, could mark a rare departure from past fiscal cycles.
10 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Be realistic, avert risks
In a country weighed down by high inflation, dwindling fiscal space and weak investments, now is not the time for illusions.
10 May 2025, 18:00 PM
BBS finally empowered to publish data independently
As part of policy reforms aimed at improving the credibility and accuracy of national statistics, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has been empowered to publish official data without prior government approval.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Dev budget for FY26 lowest in four years
The interim government is set to slash the development budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 by 14 percent year-on-year, as it struggles with limited fiscal space and steers away from costly mega-projects.
6 May 2025, 18:00 PM
FY26 budget: Debt servicing costs, food subsidies to rise
The next budget may be slightly smaller than the current fiscal year’s, but non-development spending is expected to rise by over 5 percent due to higher debt servicing costs, food subsidies, and a special allocation for bank reforms.
5 May 2025, 18:05 PM
Meeting with IMF today to break deadlock
The government and the International Monetary Fund are set to meet again today for another round of negotiations over the release of the fourth and fifth tranches of a $4.7 billion loan programme.
4 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Aid allocation to be trimmed in next budget
The plan comes as $42.85b foreign funds remained unused at start of current FY
28 April 2025, 18:01 PM
IMF talks end without deal on next loan tranches
Led by Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, the Bangladesh delegation held a series of meetings with IMF representatives in Washington.
26 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh-IMF talks to continue
The International Monetary Fund has no major disagreement with Bangladesh over reforms to the National Board of Revenue, one of the conditions set by the lender for the fourth and fifth instalments of the $4.7 billion loan.
25 April 2025, 18:22 PM
US wants Bangladesh’s work plan to reduce trade gap
The United States Trade Representative (USTR), the US government’s chief trade negotiation body, wants to see Bangladesh’s work plan on narrowing the bilateral trade gap before the Trump administration makes a call on reciprocal tariffs.
24 April 2025, 18:09 PM
Talks with IMF: Consensus likely on exchange rate, revenue issues
The fourth tranche of the instalment was deferred due to disagreements and now talks are going on to release two tranches at once.
23 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Poverty may worsen: World Bank
Bangladesh is confronting a potential rise in poverty and inequality as stubborn inflation, job losses and a slowing economy erode household welfare, according to a World Bank report.
23 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Govt raises salary of its outsourced manpower
The government has increased the monthly salary for outsourced manpower of state-owned and state-run organisations after around six years by Tk 570 to Tk 1,102 in several cities and categories.
21 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Rooppur payment: Govt to seek US sanction waiver
As much as $900 million has been on hold since 2022 in the central bank's escrow account
20 April 2025, 18:11 PM
Air pollution: Govt plans 24 roadside monitors in Dhaka and Ctg
The government is set to install roadside monitoring stations at 24 locations in Dhaka and Chattogram to curb air pollution caused by motorised vehicles, with technical and financial assistance from Japan.
19 April 2025, 20:18 PM
Govt follows taskforce report to set budgetary goals
The government’s revenue collection and spending targets for fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 have been set in line with the recommendations of a taskforce given the task of developing strategies to boost the economy, according to the finance ministry.
19 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt sets Tk 4.99 lakh crore target for NBR in FY26
The new target has raised eyebrows, given the underwhelming performance in revenue collection so far
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM