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
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
Sales of savings instruments soar
Sales of savings instruments rose 18.86 percent year-on-year in the first six months of the fiscal year due to higher interest rates than banks and a dull stockmarket.
17 February 2016
Tk 10,000cr sought for state banks
The Bank and Financial Institutions Division (BFID) has sought more than Tk 10,000 crore for the next two fiscal
16 February 2016
Default loans decline slightly
Banks' default loans dropped 6.22 percent to Tk 51,300 crore in the last quarter of 2015 mainly due to restructuring of big loans.
15 February 2016
Development spending lowest in six years
Development spending in the first seven months of fiscal 2015-16 was the lowest in six years, despite attempts by the government to accelerate implementation of projects.
11 February 2016