Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said the next elected government would face major economic challenges despite the interim government's efforts to stabilise the economy. "The interim government has tried to keep the economy relatively stable and has tackled many challenges. However, t
Bangladesh’s earnings from goods and services exports have fallen for the sixth month in a row compared with the same period a year earlier. Latest figures reveal that the country earned $4.41 billion in January 2026, marking a 0.5 per cent dip from the $4.43 billion recorded in January 2025
The central bank purchased more than US$4.0 billion from banks over the past nearly seven months, aiming to support exporters and remitters by keeping the dollar-taka exchange rate stable. As part of its ongoing intervention, Bangladesh Bank (BB) bought a further $218.50 million through an auction
Bangladesh's ambition to become an upper-middle-income country gained significant momentum this week as the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) confirmed over $300 million in funding. The Washington-based lender confirmed $150.75 million in additional financing for informal sector
The country’s merchandise export earnings during the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2025-26 sustained negative growth due to a fall in garment shipments. Bangladesh's single-month merchandise export earnings in January 2026, for the sixth consecutive month on a year-on-year ba
Agricultural loan activities in Bangladesh have seen significant growth in the first half of the FY 2025-26, with disbursement rising nearly 30 per cent and recoveries also climbing, pushing outstanding farm loans to over Tk 627 billion, official data shows. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) data revealed
The long-awaited second refinery project is set for a major overhaul as the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) moves to rein in costs that had raised eyebrows at the highest levels of government. A revised proposal now seeks to cut Tk 44.64 billion, or 12.59 per cent, from the project's
Bangladesh's economic growth may stay stymied to 4.7 per cent in the current fiscal year for elevated inflationary pressure and delays in financial and fiscal reforms, and there's no better luck next. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has come up with such observations after a protracted spot
Bangladesh’s economic growth is expected to rebound to 4.7 percent in both FY26 and FY27 following a recent slowdown but the economy continues to face mounting macro-financial challenges, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF’s assessment came after its Execut
Bangladesh Bank (BB) today (Thursday) purchased US$55 million from five commercial banks through multiple auction methods as part of its ongoing strategy to curb the depreciation of the US dollar against the taka and revitalise the remittance and export sectors. According to central bank data,
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur today (Thursday) announced that depositors of Sammilito Islami Bank will receive a maximum interest rate of 9.5 percent against their deposits starting from 2026. “The new interest rate for Sammilito Bank as a market-based, competitive rate
Bangladesh’s top bankers have urged regulators to impose tougher restrictions on chronic loan defaulters, including overseas travel bans, public disclosure of identities and exclusion from trade body elections, as the country struggles with a mounting bad-loan crisis. The Association of Bank
The National Taskforce on Restructuring the Tax System on Tuesday submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, outlining specific short-and long-term recommendations aimed at raising Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP ratio to the desired level. The report proposed necessary restruct
