Md Asaduz Zaman

Reporter at The Daily Star, covering economics, planning and agriculture sectors in Bangladesh.

Govt to cut ADP size by 7%

The government is set to downsize the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year of 2023-24 by nearly 7 percent while prioritising projects having the highest impact, according to planning commission sources.

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62% young women not in employment, education

Three out of five young women in Bangladesh were considered NEETs (not in employment, education, or training) in 2022, a waste of the workforce in a country looking to thrive riding on the demographic dividend, official figures showed.

5d ago

GDP grows 6.07pc in Jul-Sept quarter

Bangladesh’s economy grew at 6.07 percent in July-September of the current fiscal year, the first time the government has published the quarterly growth figure of gross domestic product (GDP). 

1w ago

GDP grows 6.07% in July-September quarter

Bangladesh’s economy grew at 6.07 percent in July-September of the current fiscal year, the first time the government has published the quarterly growth figure of gross domestic product (GDP). 

1w ago

IMED plans to use drones extensively to monitor projects

The government is planning to use drones extensively to inspect and surveil public projects across the country in order to ensure quality and monitor whether contractors are doing their work properly during implementation.

2w ago

Subletting surges as rents go through the roof

Mohammad Abu Eusuf, a private sector employee who lives in Dhaka’s Mirpur, earns about Tk 23,000 per month. But the income is not adequate for him to manage his monthly expenses given the ongoing inflationary pressure.

2w ago

House rent saw faster growth in Oct-Dec: BBS

House rent in Bangladesh rose by an average of 5.89 percent in the October-December period of the current fiscal year (FY), placing an additional burden on many lower and middle-income households, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

3w ago

Development spending slows to 13-year low

Spending under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) has been going slow in the current fiscal year (FY), with implementing agencies having used just 22.48 percent of their allocations till December last year, official figures showed.

3w ago
February 27, 2024
February 27, 2024

Govt to cut ADP size by 7%

The government is set to downsize the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year of 2023-24 by nearly 7 percent while prioritising projects having the highest impact, according to planning commission sources.

February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024

62% young women not in employment, education

Three out of five young women in Bangladesh were considered NEETs (not in employment, education, or training) in 2022, a waste of the workforce in a country looking to thrive riding on the demographic dividend, official figures showed.

February 16, 2024
February 16, 2024

GDP grows 6.07pc in Jul-Sept quarter

Bangladesh’s economy grew at 6.07 percent in July-September of the current fiscal year, the first time the government has published the quarterly growth figure of gross domestic product (GDP). 

February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024

GDP grows 6.07% in July-September quarter

Bangladesh’s economy grew at 6.07 percent in July-September of the current fiscal year, the first time the government has published the quarterly growth figure of gross domestic product (GDP). 

February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024

IMED plans to use drones extensively to monitor projects

The government is planning to use drones extensively to inspect and surveil public projects across the country in order to ensure quality and monitor whether contractors are doing their work properly during implementation.

February 7, 2024
February 7, 2024

Subletting surges as rents go through the roof

Mohammad Abu Eusuf, a private sector employee who lives in Dhaka’s Mirpur, earns about Tk 23,000 per month. But the income is not adequate for him to manage his monthly expenses given the ongoing inflationary pressure.

February 2, 2024
February 2, 2024

House rent saw faster growth in Oct-Dec: BBS

House rent in Bangladesh rose by an average of 5.89 percent in the October-December period of the current fiscal year (FY), placing an additional burden on many lower and middle-income households, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024

Development spending slows to 13-year low

Spending under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) has been going slow in the current fiscal year (FY), with implementing agencies having used just 22.48 percent of their allocations till December last year, official figures showed.

January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024

Bangladesh lowers cash incentive for exporters to prepare for post-LDC era

The government has cut the export subsidy for almost all sectors to reduce the pressures on Bangladesh's coffers and bring down the rates gradually

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

How mobile money is reshaping financial inclusion in Bangladesh

In recent years, Bangladesh has seen tremendous growth in digitalization, which is gradually changing the shape of the country’s socioeconomic parameters and propelling it into the digital age.

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