Speakers at a roundtable on Tuesday stressed for investment focusing on women and girls with impact assessment to get multiple benefits and ensure their economic empowerment. Emphasising the need for economic empowerment not only to mitigate risks but also for financial security, they recommended
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today (Tuesday) said in Jatiya Sangsad that the government plans to revitalize banks and support private sector recovery through budgetary measures and cooperation with multilateral organizations. “This is a large deficit and can’t be resol
Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 16.2 percent reaching US$1,968 million in the first 18 days of April, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued today (Sunday). Last year, during the same period, the country's remittance inflow was $1,694 million, BSS
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said not all of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions attached to Bangladesh’s current loan programme may be acceptable to the "elected" BNP government, drawing a contrast with the Awami League administration that negotiated the dea
Investment in National Savings Certificates (NSCs) continues to remain under pressure, with persistent net withdrawals reflecting weakening investor appetite despite brief signs of recovery. Net sales of savings certificates remained on a negative trajectory in early 2026, indicating continued out
Speakers at two macroeconomic sessions of the 9th SANEM Annual Economists' Conference on Saturday called for urgent reforms to address deep-rooted structural weaknesses in Bangladesh's economic management, warning that these vulnerabilities could undermine growth amid rising global uncertainty. Th
The government has signalled a decisive shift in economic strategy, aiming to move Bangladesh away from entrenched rent-seeking practices towards a more transparent, productivity-driven growth model. Speaking at a policy seminar on Saturday, Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has dismissed speculation that disbursement of the final International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan tranche has been stalled, stressing that constructive discussions are on. Speaking on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, he s
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has put the recovery of an estimated $200 billion in stolen assets at the centre of efforts to stabilise the economy, warning that years of capital flight have hollowed out the banking system and left the private sector starved of liquidity. Speaking i
The General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission is set to undertake a five-year strategic reform and development framework through 2030, aiming at economic recovery, stabilisation and subsequent growth acceleration. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, adviser to the Prime Minister on finance
The World Bank has expressed its keen interest in aligning its future development projects in Bangladesh with the government’s 31-point electoral manifesto. This was revealed by World Bank President Ajay Banga during the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings with Bangladesh’s Finance Minister
The government is preparing a broad initiative to expand industrialisation in the northern region, with a particular focus on agro-based industries aimed at generating employment. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman outlined the plan during a series of meetings on Monday at his office, starting at 11:00
Bangladesh's trade deficit with its largest trading partner, China, widened by nearly 23 per cent to Tk 2.54 trillion (approximately US$ 20.66 billion) in fiscal year (FY) 2024-2025, driven by higher imports of industrial raw materials from the world's second-largest economy. According to Banglade
