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
Aus acreage falls as low prices frustrate farmers
Aus acreage fell to a five-year low at 9.42 lakh hectares this fiscal year as many farmers switched to other crops,
14 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Mandatory jute sacks for 11 more farm products
The government is set to make jute packaging mandatory for 11 more agricultural products as it continues to drum up domestic support for the ailing industry.
12 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Wheat imports soar on low global prices
Wheat imports remained strong in the first half of the fiscal year as domestic consumption rose on the back of low
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
A water plant that brings jobs to people with disabilities
Drinking water, bottled in a state-owned factory that is run by physically challenged persons, will get priority in
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Govt to take steps to cut hassles of investors
Investors are expected to get quick services online from this year, thanks to a government initiative to frame a law -- One Stop Service
31 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Wheat acreage unchanged
Wheat acreage this winter is more or less the same as last year even though a large number of growers in the southwest switched to
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM
State sugar mills get Tk 809cr lifeline
The government is set to spend Tk 809 crore to establish distilleries, cogeneration and biogas plants in two sugar mills with the view
25 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Sugarcane acreage falling on lower returns
Sugarcane cultivation continues to decline as farmers are getting reluctant to grow the crop that takes more than a year to mature but
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Tax receipts rise 18pc on political calm
Tax receipts rose 18 percent year-on-year to Tk 49,874.68 crore in July-October, spurred by taxmen's efforts, political stability and increased imports.
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt to supply 10,000 e-cash registers to shops
The government plans to provide 10,000 electronic cash registers to shops, restaurants and other businesses at purchase price in an effort to curb tax dodging in retail sales.
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Slovenia to help Bangladesh in honey cultivation
Bangladesh can become a key player in honey cultivation and create more employment for people in rural areas, especially for women.
3 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Package VAT may be cut
The government may reduce the rate of package or fixed VAT to lessen the pressure on small and medium shops, officials said
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR names 141 top taxpayers
The government yesterday released a list of 141 tax-card recipients for fiscal 2015-16 for their exemplary compliance.
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Record aman yield in the offing
Farmers are on course to bagging higher paddy from the aman harvesting season thanks to favourable weather and increased
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Crab export on the rise
Crab has emerged as a potential export earner thanks to its high demand in East and Southeast Asian countries and increased farming
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to felicitate 141 top taxpayers
The National Board of Revenue is set to honour 141 taxpayers, including 76 individuals with tax cards later this month, for their
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to introduce electronic locks to curb theft of export goods
The National Board of Revenue plans to introduce electronic seals and locks to prevent theft of import and export goods at the private
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM
An early pioneer in IT
When Abu Yousuf Mesbah Uddin Ahmed first landed in the UK back in the 1970s, he did not imagine a life other
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
DataSoft boss shows the way
Mahboob Zaman signed up for an IT business in 1998, when the use of computers was still at a nascent stage in
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Jute packaging must for nine more agro products
The government is set to make it compulsory to package nine more agricultural products in jute bags to limit the use of environmentally harmful plastic bags and reduce dependence on the global market, a senior official said yesterday.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM