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
Development budget to be scaled down
The revised development budget for fiscal 2015-16 is likely to be Tk 90,000 crore, which is about 7 percent less than the original outlay.
23 March 2016
Conduct thorough probe
US Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney has raised some serious questions about the New York Federal Reserve Bank's actions regarding the $101-million heist from the Bangladesh Bank account.
23 March 2016
Hunt on for the heist bug
US cyber security firm FireEye, which is charging Bangladesh Bank $400 an hour to probe the $101 million heist, is hunting for a malware that it believes is still hiding in the bank's network.
20 March 2016
Not so SWIFT
Two engineers of SWIFT have come to Bangladesh to review its servers with the central bank -- 38 days after a band of hackers breached the payment system in an attempt to steal about $1 billion.
19 March 2016
Confusion, panic order of the day
Confusion and panic was the order of the day at the Bangladesh Bank yesterday, a day after its governor Atiur Rahman stepped down and two deputy governors were removed hastily amid strong criticism over the central bank's handling of the $101 million cyber theft.
16 March 2016
Malaysia to build power plant
Malaysia plans to set up a 1,320-megawatt power plant at Moheshkhali and provide 70 percent of the project cost as loans to Bangladesh.
13 March 2016
Forensic team examining BB computers
A forensic team is examining all computers of the Bangladesh Bank to determine how a malware hacked into the payment system of the central bank and stole $101 million.
13 March 2016
BB installing monitoring software
To stop any further hacking of its network, Bangladesh Bank is installing monitoring software on all its computers that would instantly
12 March 2016
Hackers' bid to steal $870m more foiled
The hackers who stole Bangladesh Bank's money were on their way to pull off a heist of about $1 billion, but the banking system responded in time to stop the transfer of $870 million from the central bank's account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
9 March 2016
Hackers chose weekend to break into BB systems
A band of hackers chose the weekend in four countries as the opportune moment to break into Bangladesh Bank's systems to steal its money deposited in an account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
8 March 2016
Women's economic footprints are growing
Women-owned economic households increased six-fold in the last one decade as women push to break out from their traditional role as homemakers.
7 March 2016
WB identifies 5 key areas for growth
The World Bank has identified five key areas where concerted efforts over the next 3-5 years could lead to creation
5 March 2016
Eyes on next budget: outlay to get bigger
Finance Minister AMA Muhith is set to kick off his dialogue series with think-tanks, trade bodies, lawmakers and media on the forthcoming budget, tipped to be about Tk 340,000 crore -- about 15 percent higher than the current year's.
2 March 2016
BB orders audit into Agrani's anomalies
The Banking Division has directed the Agrani Bank board to open a functional audit to find out whether irregularities were committed in granting loans to four companies.
29 February 2016
Small loans surge
Term loans to large companies dropped in the first quarter of the fiscal year, while disbursement of credit among small and medium enterprises soared.
28 February 2016
Foreign investors to get wider benefits in new industrial policy
The facilities extended to foreign investors are set to be increased in the new industrial policy in yet another bid to
27 February 2016
BB presses banks to incentivise good borrowers
The central bank is set to strictly monitor whether the banks are giving rewards to their good borrowers as many of the institutions are reluctant to do so.
22 February 2016
Deposits soar despite falling returns
Banks' deposit grew aggressively last year in spite of the declining returns.
21 February 2016
State banks' default loans continue to soar
Default loans of state banks, especially BASIC and Sonali, continue to swell in spite of the performance contracts and
20 February 2016
Govt gets Tk 209cr in new mobile tax in six months
The tax on mobile talk time introduced in the current year's budget raked in revenues of Tk 209 crore in the first six
18 February 2016