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
Little cheer for state banks in 2015
State-owned commercial banks saw their operating profits decline 4.69 percent year-on-year in 2015 owing to low credit growth and
4 January 2016
Banks' capital base strengthens
Banks' overall capital base went up 6.58 percent in the third quarter of 2015 from three months earlier as the asset quality of private
3 January 2016
Banks saw slim profits in 2015
Banks managed to log in profits for 2015 despite a tough start to the year by way of political turmoil for the first
2 January 2016
2015: A bumpy year for banks
Banks saw less profit in 2015 owing to low credit demand, cautious lending policy and the sluggish business environment.
28 December 2015
State banks mull rate cuts as credit growth slows
Four state-owned commercial banks opened talks to lower their lending rates by 1-2 percentage points in a bid to compete with
19 December 2015
Now alternative for teachers
Public university professors under an alternative system would get salaries of grades 1 and 2 of the new pay scale, subject to approval
18 December 2015
Govt set to alter bidding rules
The government is set to introduce a new method for international open tenders, making it mandatory for bidders to submit both
16 December 2015
Bangladesh’s national pay scale gets some changes
Public servants will be entitled to two automatic grade raises during their service as an alternative to the existing selection grade and time scale.
15 December 2015
Current account surplus erodes 40pc in October
The current account surplus eroded almost 40 percent in October from the previous month due to an increase in
12 December 2015
Govt eases rules to release stranded cars from ports
The government is set to release more than 2,000 vehicles stranded for long at seaports, mostly at Mongla, under relaxed conditions.
7 December 2015
India keen to invest in Payra seaport
India has offered to invest in the proposed Payra seaport on a government-to-government basis, in a move to further deepen ties
3 December 2015
New import policy drops plan to ban battery-run vehicles
The government has reversed its plan to ban the import of battery-run vehicles including easy-bikes and rickshaws, which will help the rural poor dependent on them for their livelihoods.
2 December 2015
Infrastructure to get focus in import policy
Infrastructure development will get focus in the import policy for 2015-18, which will be placed in today's meeting
1 December 2015
WB finds massive time lag in ADP projects
The World Bank has found that up to 22 percent of the development projects put in the portfolio over the last five years did not have any expenditure for a year or more.
30 November 2015
Subsidy spending on the decline
Subsidy spending by the government last fiscal year was 19.37 percent less than the allocation in the revised budget, according to finance ministry statistics.
30 November 2015
Young enthusiasts flock to banking fair
Many people in Bangladesh still hesitate to seek bank loans due to reasons like a lack of confidence and information,
26 November 2015
Ecnec to okay 3.4km two-lane project in Bangladesh today
Construction cost of a two-lane tunnel under the Karnaphuli river has been estimated at Tk 8,447 crore, 57 percent of which will come from the Chinese Exim Bank.
23 November 2015
BoP surplus widens
The overall surplus in the balance of payments increased by 67.45 percent year-on-year to $1.97 billion in the first quarter of the current fiscal year because of low credit demand and a slight boost in the flow of foreign investment.
22 November 2015
Foreign aid spending not up to speed
In spite of an ambitious target, foreign aid disbursement increased only 4.75 percent in the first four months of
21 November 2015
Bangladesh to back Bhutan for WB fund for river transit
Bangladesh will urge India to include Bhutan in the tri-nation team eligible for a World Bank fund to increase the
14 November 2015