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
Govt to tighten procurement rules
The government is set to make procurement rules stricter under the limited tendering method or LTM so that bidders are compelled to
8 September 2015
Transit fees likely to be the same among four nations
Fees for transit cargo or passenger vehicles under the motor vehicle agreement among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) are likely to be identical among the four countries.
7 September 2015
Special window for loan rescheduling to close after Sept
The central bank will not give consent to special loan rescheduling proposals past this month as some bad borrowers have been found misusing the facility.
3 September 2015
Bankers' hospital on the cards
Bangladesh Bank has taken an initiative to set up a modern hospital, Combined Bankers' Hospital (CBH), following the model of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH).
3 September 2015
Banks' capital base shrinks
Banks' capital base shrank in April-June compared to the previous quarter mainly due to deterioration in the financial health of state
1 September 2015
Four companies get $120m WB fund
Four private borrowers, mostly from the power sector, got loans of $120.72 million from seven banks and financial institutions under an investment promotion programme of the World Bank.
31 August 2015
Fitch forecasts stable GDP growth
Fitch, a leading global credit rating agency, forecast Bangladesh's gross domestic product would grow 6.5 percent in the current fiscal year against the government's target of 7 percent.
29 August 2015
China to bankroll sewage treatment plant
The government is set to build a sewage treatment plant in the capital's Khilgaon area at a cost of Tk 3,318 crore, two-thirds of which
24 August 2015
BB threatens to restrict BASIC Bank's activities
Bangladesh Bank yesterday warned it would curtail the functions of BASIC Bank as per laws if the problem-ridden lender did not
24 August 2015
WB to give $1.7b this year
The World Bank is expected to commit as much as $1.7 billion this fiscal year, which is almost the same as in the last five years.
22 August 2015
Private banks' credit rollout grows faster
Credit rollout by local private banks grew at a faster rate than foreign and state-run lenders last fiscal year due to their aggressive push for more profit.
20 August 2015
New rules may ban import of battery-run light vehicles
The new import policy has proposed banning various battery-run vehicles, including easy-bikes and rickshaws, to reduce wastage of electricity.
18 August 2015
Soured loans decline as political climate improves
The banking system's default loans dropped 3.91 percent to Tk 52,519 crore in the second quarter of the year, much to the relief of the central bank.
17 August 2015
Foreign aid hits new high
The amount of foreign aid available to the government to spend on development purposes reached a new height of $21.71 billion at the end of last fiscal year, boosted by higher commitments from development partners.
16 August 2015
Bangladesh Bank intelligence unit to get autonomy
The government is planning to give full autonomy to the central bank's financial intelligence unit so it can deal with financial crimes independently.
16 August 2015
State banks continue to rely on handouts
The government provided Tk 11,219 crore to four state banks over the last 12 years to meet their capital deficits but the lenders'
15 August 2015
NBR proposes transit fees for Indian goods
The National Board of Revenue has proposed Tk 580 as customs fee for transit or transhipment of each tonne of Indian goods through
13 August 2015
Sugar, hilsa put in export basket
The government plans to put sugar and hilsa fish on the list of exportable goods in the new export policy. But a prior approval of the
12 August 2015
Political unrest slowed loan recovery
Four state-owned commercial banks recovered only 3 percent of their full-year target from top 20 defaulters in the first three months of 2015.
11 August 2015
IMF extends ECF tenure by three months
The International Monetary Fund has extended the tenure of the Extended Credit Facility programme by three months to give the government sufficient time to meet the unfulfilled conditions for release of the last two instalments of the $1 billion-loan.
11 August 2015