Credit growth remains sluggish on poor investment
Private sector credit growth fell short by about two percentage points from the central bank-set target of 15.5 percent in the second
21 July 2015
Boosting investment is a big challenge for BB
Finding ways to boost investment and growth is the next biggest challenge for the central bank's upcoming monetary policy, analysts
14 July 2015
Banking from the comfort of one's home
Abdur Rob Patwary, a retired government employee, has never imagined that one day he would be able to pay utility bills from home.
8 July 2015
Invest abroad to migrate
Many Bangladeshis are rushing to get Malaysian business visas with hopes for a secure future for themselves and their families, as this type of visa is less costly and easier to get than the one under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme.
23 June 2015
Safety Away from home
Capital flight has become a serious concern for Bangladesh's struggling economy. Silently but enormously, money is being laundered to safe destinations worldwide. Latest data shows Bangladeshis' deposits with Swiss banks rose by 36pc last year. In a three-part series, The Daily Star will try to reinforce why people and money are flying away from home.
22 June 2015
EYES abroad
Capital flight has become a serious concern for Bangladesh's struggling economy.
20 June 2015
Banks take a hit as private sector remains passive
Banks have been hit hard by the government's decision to suspend auctioning treasury bonds, especially as the sector is already
18 June 2015
Banks face daunting task of getting new business
Getting new business has become the biggest challenge for banks now as companies have been suffering from aftershocks of the prolonged political turmoil in 2013 and the first quarter of this year.
17 June 2015
Outlay for pension schemes on the rise
The government's spending on pensioners, who are covered by social safety net programmes, has been on the rise, eating into the outlay for poverty reduction initiatives through such schemes.
16 June 2015
BB's large loan rescheduling facility gets no response
Bangladesh Bank's much talked-about special package to allow large loan defaulters to reschedule their loans has received no response
11 June 2015
Pioneer Insurance barred from teaming up with India's LIC
The insurance regulator has barred Pioneer Insurance from teaming up with the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India to launch a joint venture in life insurance business in Bangladesh.
9 June 2015
Loans must not be tied
Bangladesh's move to borrow $2 billion from India in tied loans will do little good to the country, experts believe.
5 June 2015
Social safety net widens
The government has enhanced the number of beneficiaries and allowances for some of the major programmes under the social safety
4 June 2015
Bad news for smokers
Cigarette prices are set to go up as the government yesterday proposed tax hikes aimed at reducing consumption of tobacco and maximising revenue collection from the sector.
4 June 2015
Muhith's challenges
Boosting private sector investment and job creation for millions of unemployed youths are the two major challenges for Finance Minister AMA Muhith as he unveils his seventh budget today, analysts said.
3 June 2015
FDI still below par
The inflow of foreign direct investment, which is critical to a country's infrastructure development, has not been increasing despite good incentives being offered by Bangladesh to investors from abroad.
31 May 2015
First green resort opens in Cox's Bazar next month
Cox's Bazar that boasts the world's longest unbroken sea beach is set to see Bangladesh's first five-star green resort next month.
27 May 2015
Patience key to success for new banks
A bank is a business that is passed down through the generations, paying dividends along the years, much like the goose that laid golden eggs.
23 May 2015
National strategy needed to make new development goals work: Debapriya
One of the major achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) package is that it includes means of implementation of
14 May 2015
GDP growth number surprises analysts
The economy was not as badly hurt as everyone expected by the three-month political turmoil inflicted by the BNP-led opposition alliance
14 May 2015