Who pays the price for chronic budget underspending?
5 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Since fiscal year 2009-2010, Bangladesh’s budget has grown almost every year, with planned spending rising sevenfold to Tk 7.97 lakh crore in FY25. Yet not a single budget announced over the past 16 years has been fully implemented.
5 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Star Interview / Bangladesh has potential to be connectivity hub
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh has “great potential” to become a regional hub for transportation, logistics, energy and digital connectivity because of its strategic location between South and Southeast Asia, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has said.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh has ‘great potential’ to become regional hub: ADB president
25 May 2026, 19:54 PM
On a two-day visit to Dhaka from May 24, the ADB chief met with the prime minister and finance minister
25 May 2026, 19:54 PM
Budget to include support for every group
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Finance minister says
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Budget to include support for every group
19 May 2026, 21:05 PM
Finance minister says
19 May 2026, 21:05 PM
Bangladesh should move up the global value chain: ADB
7 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The study on GVCs, growth, and inequality was released yesterday
7 May 2026, 00:00 AM
ADB forecasts oil prices to be $96 this year
6 May 2026, 17:29 PM
The Manila-based lender downgrades growth projection for Asia and Pacific, including South Asia
6 May 2026, 17:29 PM
Wheat cultivation lowest in 3 decades
Wheat acreage shrank to its lowest in three decades this year as many farmers switched to rice to profit from its high prices.
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Used hybrid cars getting popular
Sales of used hybrid cars are surging for better fuel economy and significantly lower prices than the brand new ones, according to the
5 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Coca-Cola to invest more in Bangladesh
The Coca-Cola Company is going to invest more in Bangladesh to expand its footprint, encouraged by growing demand for beverages and steady economic growth of the country, said a top official recently.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Packaged imports to become dearer
Consumers are likely to face higher prices of imported packaged goods such as cosmetics, perfumes, shampoos
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Low-grade jute barred from export
The government yesterday banned the export of low-quality raw jute indefinitely on allegations that inferior grade fibre is shipped in
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Exports await a blow
Bangladesh is likely to lose about $2.7 billion in export earnings every year once it graduates from the Least Developed Country bracket, where it has been for 43 years.
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Imported fish to be tested for heavy metals
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority has instructed testing of all imported fish for heavy metal from now after finding hazardous levels of
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Policy on way to rev up bike manufacturing
The government is framing a policy to facilitate the development of motorcycle manufacturing industry in
9 January 2018, 18:00 PM
15pc VAT on all port services to hurt businesses, consumers
Businesses are expected to face an increase in export and import costs as 15 percent value added tax (VAT) will be
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Bike sales soar 50pc
Motorbike sales soared nearly 50 percent year-on-year to 3.60 lakh units in 2017 thanks to a huge cut in
7 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rice imports hit two-decade high
Rice imports scaled a two-decade high in the first half of the fiscal year as private importers rushed to make profit from higher prices
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
2017 marked by consumers' woes
Since early morning yesterday, Shaikh Masum Bellah has been recollecting the year that just passed by and the factors that affected his
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM
No relief from high food prices in 2018
Inflation is likely to edge upwards in 2018 upon food price rises, according to economists, in a projection that is bound to cast a gloom upon the low-income families.
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Challenging year for steelmakers
Steelmakers passed a challenging year for a number of factors including rising import costs, port congestion, lack of
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Real estate sales picking up
Realtors are expecting the property market to flourish in 2018 as sales have finally started to pick up this year upon
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Rice prices creeping up again
Rice prices have started creeping up again, spurred by increased import costs and speculations that the ongoing Aman harvesting
16 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Potato farmers hard done by
Although farmers and cold storage operators are incurring losses for the slump in potato prices, consumers are not seeing any of the benefit.
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Ceramics hold bright prospects
The ceramic tiles industry holds immense growth prospects both at home and abroad as Bangladesh is producing high quality
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Onion price slightly down, but still high
Onion prices have come down a little but are still way too high.
30 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Tech advances may affect jobs in apparel
Technology and its new advances are a reality in today's world. One such advancement is robots with the capability to perform many
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM