Policy experts suggest the new government should adopt a realistic fiscal framework for the upcoming national budget as overly ambitious targets could worsen macroeconomic pressures amid geopolitical tensions and domestic economic challenges. To make it, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
A high-profile mission of the United Nations (UN) is scheduled to visit Dhaka next month to present its findings on Bangladesh's graduation readiness assessment, although the Bangladesh government has sought a three-year postponement of its graduation from the LDC category. According to a UN offic
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East has begun to impact Bangladesh’s foreign exchange market, driving up the price of the US dollar for both remittance procurement and import payments. On Tuesday, commercial banks were seen purchasing remittance at a maximum rate of Tk 122.90 per dollar. C
Bangladesh Bank has appointed observers to the boards of four private banks struggling with financial irregularities and bad loans It marked the first such move under new Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman on Monday. The banks are National Bank, Premier Bank, IFIC Bank, and Al-Arafah Islami Bank. Four
Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki, State Minister for Planning, said the government is preparing to address the potential impacts of global wars and economic instability. He said the government is also giving special importance to job creation in its development planning. Speaking as the chief guest at a
