Rejaul Karim Byron

Sector leaders question capital rules, dual regulation and investor influence, while authorities say review is underway for clarity

TCB's deficit reached Tk 7,876 crore on a revised basis at the end of FY2024-25

Economists say many of the changes that transformed the country's economy began during her years in power

The revised budget for the current fiscal year could see the deficit fall to a record low of 3.3 percent of GDP due mainly to ambitious revenue collection targets and cuts in development spending.

The government has finally approved the long-pending modernisation and expansion project of Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), the country’s only fuel oil refinery, opting to implement it with state financing after shelving an earlier joint venture plan with S Alam Group.

The interim government has pulled the economy back from the brink, but investment remains in the doldrums

A decision on this matter may be taken on December 22 at a meeting expected to be attended by the chief adviser

A new World Bank report has ranked Bangladesh as South Asia’s worst-hit country by air pollution, with 100 percent of schoolchildren in Dhaka and nearby areas exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5).