Bangladesh Bank continues its contractionary monetary-policy stance with the existing elevated policy rate unchanged to curb inflationary burden though some of its recent decisions raised questions over regulatory tightfistedness. The central bank's governor, Md. Mostaqur Rahman, Tuesday unv
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The unveiling of the updated Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for Dhaka marks an important moment in the city's long and often frustrating struggle against traffic congestion, inadequate public transport and unplanned urban expansion. The proposal, which estimates a requirement of nearly US$64 billio
The national budget for FY2026-27 (FY27) places renewed emphasis on public investment. With an Annual Development Programme (ADP) of Tk 3.0 trillion, equivalent to 4.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), the government has signalled its intention to use development spending as a key driver of
The theme of Bangladesh’s national budget for fiscal year 2026–27—”Towards a Democratic, Humane and Inclusive Economy”—is among the most ambitious framings attached to an annual fiscal document in recent years. It reflects a growing recognition that the country&r
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman on Tuesday urged all to refrain from speculation and rumours surrounding Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. He warned that excessive speculation and assumption-based discussions could further compl...
Bangladesh Bank rolls out its next monetary policy today (Tuesday) amid indication that the central bank will maintain its tight stance for another six months to rein in inflation and stabilise the exchange rate. The Monetary Policy Statem...
Bangladesh Bank continues its contractionary monetary-policy stance with the existing elevated policy rate unchanged to curb inflationary burden though some of its recent decisions raised questions over regulatory tightfistedness. Th...
The national budget for FY2026-27 (FY27) places renewed emphasis on public investment. With an Annual Development Programme (ADP) of Tk 3.0 trillion, equivalent to 4.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), the government has signalled i...
The World Bank (WB) has warned that the distressed banking sector is the primary hurdle to the incumbent BNP government's ambition of transforming Bangladesh into a US$1.0 trillion economy by 2034. The barrier to achieve this ambitiou...
After years of high inflation, currency pressure, falling private investment, banking vulnerabilities, and slow growth, the economy is moving from stabilisation to recovery. Against the backdrop, the FY2026-27 budget seeks to stimulate econ...
On June 11, 2026, the finance minister presented Bangladesh's FY2026-27 national budget, a record BDT 9.38 trillion, or about USD 77 billion. The expansionary budget targets 6.5 per cent GDP growth, aims to reduce inflation to 7.5 per cent,...
On June 11 2026, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury MP stood before parliament and announced a budget Bangladesh had never seen before: Tk 9.38 trillion, or roughly US$ 85 billion. The number is staggering. But number...
Listed conglomerate BEST Holdings Ltd has recommended no dividend for the financial year ended June 30, 2025, after reporting a sharp decline in profitability, according to a regulatory disclosure published on Tuesday. The...
Shoeniverse Footwear Ltd, an export-oriented footwear manufacturer under the National Polymer Group, has signed an issue management agreement with LankaBangla Investments for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The agreement was si...
A delegation from the Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC (CSE) held a meeting with Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman on Monday to discuss strengthening the capital market to support private sector financing and sustainable economi...
Bangladesh's business landscape is often described with a headline statistic: more than 300,000 entities are registered with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC). This figure is quoted routinely — by policymakers, d...
As the National Board of Revenue embarks on its customary round of pre-budget consultations with business associations, economists, journalists and other stakeholders ahead of the upcoming national budget, the fiscal pressures bearing down...
The 74th board meeting of SIBL Securities Limited-a subsidiary of Social Islami Bank PLC (a unit of Sammilito Islami Bank PLC), was held on 28 June 2026 at the Bank's head office. The meeting was chaired by Md. Abul Bashar, Administrator o...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has voiced strong concern over Bangladesh Bank's decision to hold the policy rate steady at 10 percent, calling the move "highly disappointing" for businesses as private sector credit growth...
The government has made A-Challan mandatory for depositing all public revenues and other government receipts from July 1, 2026, i.e. the start of the new fiscal, aiming to bring every government receipt into the Treasury Single Account (TSA...
Operational risk is no longer a secondary concern for Bangladesh's banking sector. Under the Basel framework, it refers to the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events....
We need to remember that decisions about renewable energy and potential energy investments, can and will, influence not only electricity supply, but also industrial competitiveness, public health, climate resilience, and the sustainability...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday inquired after the condition of BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah, who is undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital. On the Prime Minister's instructions, his personal physi...
The unveiling of the updated Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for Dhaka marks an important moment in the city's long and often frustrating struggle against traffic congestion, inadequate public transport and unplanned urban expansion. The pro...
The theme of Bangladesh’s national budget for fiscal year 2026–27—”Towards a Democratic, Humane and Inclusive Economy”—is among the most ambitious framings attached to an annual fiscal document in recent...
A National Economic Mission is a coordinated strategy that aligns diplomacy, investment, finance, industry and implementation around clearly defined national economic objectives. The Prime Minister Tarique Rahman deserves congratulations f...
The news that Bangladesh-linked funds in Swiss banks swelled further last year sparked debate and speculation in the country. Though there is no clear evidence that the money is stashed away in Bangladesh, several media outlets labelled it...
গাজীপুরের কালিয়াকৈরে বাংলাদেশ কৃষি ব্যাংকের শাখা ব্যবস্থাপক আব্দুস সবুরকে অপহরণ, মুক্তিপণ আদায় এবং ভল্টের চাবির জন্য নির্যাতনের ঘটনায় তীব্র নিন্দা জানিয়েছে জাতীয়তাবাদী ব্যাংকার্স অ্যাসোসিয়েশন বাংলাদেশ (জেবিএবি)। রোববার সংগঠনের যুগ্ম আহ্বায়...
শীতকাল এলেই ত্বকের উপর এর প্রভাবটা যেন সবার আগে চোখে পড়ে। বাতাসের আর্দ্রতা কমে যাওয়া, চারপাশের শুষ্ক পরিবেশ আর ঠান্ডা বাতাস ত্বকের কোমলতা কেড়ে নেয়। অনেকের ত্বক খসখসে হয়ে যায়, কারও কারও ত্বকে টান-টান ভাব দেখা দেয়। আবার অনেকের নিশপিশ ও ত্বক ফ...
নতুন বছর মানেই মানুষের জীবনে হাসি, গান আর আতশবাজির ঝলকানি। আমরা যখন ঘড়ির কাটার দিকে তাকিয়ে কাউন্টডাউনের অপেক্ষা করি, ঠিক তখনই শহরের প্রাণীগুলো মুখোমুখি হয় অন্য এক বাস্তবতার। আতশবাজির বিকট শব্দে কেঁপে ওঠে পথকুকুর, কার্নিশে বসে থাকা পাখিরা দি...
১৯৭১ সালের মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাসে এক অনন্য অধ্যায়। এই যুদ্ধকে আমরা প্রায়ই শহরের রাজপথ, সেনানিবাস বা সীমান্তের যুদ্ধক্ষেত্রের মধ্যেই সীমাবদ্ধ করে দেখি। অথচ প্রকৃত অর্থে এই যুদ্ধের সবচেয়ে দীর্ঘস্থায়ী, সবচেয়ে রক্তাক্ত এবং সবচেয়ে নিঃশব্...
Austria and Algeria played out a thrilling 3-3 draw on Saturday, a result that perfectly suited both sides, sending them into the World Cup last 32 and ending Iran's hopes of reaching the knockout stage as one of the best ‌third-place...
Gabriel Martinelli took the plaudits after scoring Brazil’s last-minute winner against Japan in their round-of-32 fixture on Monday, but midfielder Bruno Guimaraes was the architect of the goal, continuing his rich vein of form at the...
Dhaka University authorities have presented Tk10.33 billion (Tk 1,033.21 crore) proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, with more than half of the total allocation earmarked for salaries and allowances of teachers, officers and employe...
Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Dr A B M Obaidul Islam has announced a 20-year academic development plan aimed at transforming the university into a world-class institution. He unveiled the plan, titled "Dhaka University Academic Pla...
Students from the Animation Track and Journalism Program of the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) attended the opening day of The Second Studio Featuring Best Show Everest exhibition at Alliance Française de Dhaka o...
Recent inspection by the Monitoring and Evaluation Wing of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) brought to light poor state of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in schools. Of the 740 secondary educational...
Bangladesh maintains a robust and multifaceted relationship with the United States of America (USA), encompassing diplomatic, economic, cultural and numerous other dimensions. The cooperation between the two nations has reached remarkable...
Bangladesh today is home to one of the youngest populations in Asia, a generation whose ambitions are outpacing the systems meant to prepare them. As young people enter universities, polytechnics, and training institutes in record numbers,...
When a business owner in California types "hire virtual assistant" into a search engine, the results are not random. They are the product of years of deliberate positioning, cultural fluency in the global market, and a country that decided...
A labour market can deteriorate without any of the visible drama economists and editors typically reach for when describing decline. There is no need for mass retrenchments, no executive statements of contrition, no sudden collapse in payro...
Traditionally, war has been quantified in terms of obvious destruction: loss of territories, cities reduced to rubble, and soldiers killed in combat. Governments count victories and defeats through statistics and shifting borders. However,...
Imagine spending months running between government offices, submitting the same documents again and again to different agencies, only to be told you are missing one more signature from one more department. For generations of Bangladeshi ent...
Over the past few decades, Bangladesh has experienced multifaceted development due to expanded school enrolment, improved literacy rates, and substantial progress in gender parity in education. Still, the persistent problem of poor educatio...
Bangladesh's universities are churning out more and more start-ups. Jam-packed demo days and booming business plan competitions often spark celebration on social media. However, behind all this outward momentum is a sobering fact: around 90...
Across Bangladesh, Ramadan 2026 has drawn young people into its centre in ways that go well beyond routine observance. In Dhaka, student clubs and volunteer groups have taken on community dinners and charity drives with a seriousness that s...
The latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) has rightly recognised that inflation in Bangladesh remains largely driven by supply-side constraints, making the decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 10 per cent a prudent one, according...
Anti-immigrant protesters draped in flags and wielding wooden weapons marched across cities in South Africa on Tuesday to mark a deadline they had set for undocumented migrants to leave, with some marches hit by violence and looting. Thous...
The World Bank Group said on Monday it will "retire" its previous goal to devote 45% of its annual lending resources to projects with climate co-benefits, but extend its longstanding Climate Change Action Plan that was due to expire on Tues...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's China visit has understandably generated considerable enthusiasm in Bangladesh. Government leaders have portrayed the visit as a diplomatic breakthrough that ushers bilateral relations into a new era. The joi...
When the Swiss National Bank quietly releases its annual banking statistics, most of the world barely notices. But for the citizens of Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, three nations perpetually locked in a cycle of poverty, debt, and underd...
