Rejaul Karim Byron

Bangladesh’s economy rebounded in the first quarter of the current fiscal year of 2025-26 due mainly to stronger agricultural and industrial production.

The government is set to slash allocations for development spending by 12.5 percent in the current fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), as the originally allocated fund remains largely unspent in the first five months.

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

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

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

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 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 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).

Falling spot prices, weak demand in Asia prompt Dhaka to look beyond its initial import plan

With exports failing to keep up, rising repayments have crossed IMF risk thresholds

The bank is expected to have an authorised capital of Tk 300 crore

Higher bills for foreign-funded projects due to taka devaluation strain budget, and may force government to borrow again

The country’s first metro rail project is set to see a cost reduction of around Tk 755 crore as the Planning Ministry prepares to place the third revision of the Metro Rail Line-6 proposal before the ECNEC tomorrow for approval.

The interim government wants to implement a portion of the recommendations made by the commission during its tenure.

Going against the usual practice and history, the interim government has raised the revenue collection target for the current fiscal year (FY) by 5 percent, or Tk 24,000 crore.

Chief Adviser reaffirmed the interim govt's commitment to holding a free, fair, and festive election in the first half of February.

The centrepiece of the reform package is the abolition of a category that designates state-owned lenders as "specialised banks"

For the first time, Bangladesh’s outstanding government debt has surged past the Tk 21 trillion mark, pushed upward by chronically weak revenue collection and years of ambitious development spending.