The outstanding consumer loans and advances in the country's banking sector maintained an upward trend over the last two quarters of 2025, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data. The volume of aggregate consumer credit exceeded Tk 1.50 trillion at the end of third quarter (July-September) of 2025,
Bangladesh is inching towards a 'high debt-burden nation' as the country's interest payment has entered into "highest expenditure club" over the last few years posting 17 per cent increase in revenue budget allocation year-on-year in the last fiscal, official data showed. The expenditure has cross
Onion prices still remain high in the markets even though new seed onions are now available and imports have started. Onions were sold at Tk110-140 per kg on Friday. Meanwhile, the government increased edible oil prices by Tk6.0-7.0 per litre on December 6 last. Bottled soybean oil is now selling
Metro rail-crammed Dhaka's most popular mass transport-resumed operation after a halt on Friday as the striking employees postponed their strike enforced to press home their demand for service rule with some perks. They called off their strike at the last hour of the day's train operation with an
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has managed to utilise only Tk 102.32 million--a mere 0.61 per cent of the total Tk 16.86 billion allocation--for a flagship project designed to modernise the country's customs system and cut international trade processing time by 25 per cent. As a result, the I
Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus expresses deep concern over the daylight shooting on Sharif Osman Hadi, the spokesperson for Inqilab Manch and a potential independent election candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency, says a spokesman for the CA. Hadi was seriously injur
The gun attack on Dhaka-8 independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi, also spokesperson for Inquilab Manch, has sparked strong protests and condemnation from major political parties. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizens Party (NCP) along with many other p
Independent election candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency and Iquilab Moncha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi was shot in a daylight drive-by attack Friday, incidentally in the first strike after poll schedule. Police and witnesses said he came under the gun attack while reportedly moving towards the
Additional budgetary allocations have been sought for public entities under different ministries to enable them to pay off electricity-bill arrears as they owe a hefty amount to the power-distribution companies. Sources say the Power Division has requested the Ministry of Finance to make additiona
The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) staged a protest march today evening condemning the shooting of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson and aspiring independent candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency, Sharif Osman Hadi, who was critically injured after armed assailants opened fire on him
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has spoken by phone with Omar bin Hadi, brother of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, the spokesman of Inquilab Mancha and a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8 who was shot earlier in the day. The interim prime minister contacted him at 9pm on Friday, expressing concern o
Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital say the bullet that struck Sharif Osman bin Hadi may have passed clean through his skull. Zahid Raihan, the neurosurgeon who operated on him, says Hadi is in “extremely critical” condition and that they are unable to offer any hopeful updates.
