New pay scale: House rent payouts rise despite lower rates
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Housing allowance, the second-largest component of gross salary, has been reduced as a percentage of basic pay under the new public sector pay scale.
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A mega project largely deserted
19 September 2026
Tk 15,691cr spent, but Payra Port activities far below its commercial potential
19 September 2026
Spouse to get pension until 80 after death of pensioner
18 September 2026
The National Pension Authority (NPA) yesterday decided to extend the age limit for a spouse to receive a pension after the pensioner’s death to 80 years from 75 and introduce an Islamic version of the Universal Pension Scheme.
18 September 2026
Three metro projects get go-ahead, costing Tk 2.5 lakh crore
17 September 2026
The government yesterday approved the construction of three metro rail lines for Dhaka at an estimated cost of nearly Tk 2.5 lakh crore.
17 September 2026
Bogura-Sirajganj rail line / 8 years on, project costs to jump 89%
16 September 2026
The estimated cost of the direct dual-gauge railway line project connecting Bogura and Sirajganj has jumped nearly 89 percent to Tk 10,391 crore, with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) set to fund 71 percent of the total project costs.
16 September 2026
Cost of MRT-1, 5 trimmed to Tk 2.04 lakh crore
15 September 2026
The revised estimated cost of the Japan-funded Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1 and Line-5 projects has been set at Tk 2,03,800 crore, down 4.75 percent from an earlier proposal.
15 September 2026
N’ganj-Dhaka-Joydebpur route: Electric trains on the cards
14 September 2026
The government is set to introduce electric trains for the first time in Bangladesh on the 52km Narayanganj-Dhaka-Joydebpur route.
14 September 2026
Reserves on rise despite fuel, fertiliser shock
12 September 2026
When war in the Middle East sent fuel prices climbing, Bangladesh looked like an obvious casualty. An import-dependent economy with a thin reserve cushion and a recent history of dollar shortages had every reason to buckle. It has not.
12 September 2026
BBS data lays bare devastating impact of Covid-19
The scale of the immediate but devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Bangladesh’s economy emerged for the first time after the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published the quarterly data of the GDP to meet IMF’s conditions.
15 September 2023
Tk 4,282cr project for developing Mongla Port
China to fund it; AIIB to finance power supply infrastructure; proposals to be placed before Ecnec today
11 September 2023
Food inflation highest in 12 years
Inflation advanced 23 basis points in August to 9.92 percent propelled by food inflation, which hit a 12-year-high -- laying bare the magnitude of the cost of living crisis staring down on the poor and the low-income people.
10 September 2023
Medical college to be built on Chandpur wetland
The Ecnec yesterday approved a project to construct a medical college, hospital and nursing college partially on a wetland in Chandpur despite Planning Commission’s observation that the project cost may rise because of the nature of the chosen site.
5 September 2023
Govt to buy 340 buses from S Korea
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is going to take up a project to import 340 buses and other equipment from South Korea.
4 September 2023
Another $1b budget support expected this year
Bangladesh is expecting another $1 billion in budget support towards the end of the year in a financing arrangement led by the Asian Development Bank.
27 August 2023
Bribe incidence less here than in India, Pakistan
The incidence of bribe requests in Bangladesh is less than in India and Pakistan, according to a recent report from the Asian Development Bank.
24 August 2023
Record LGD spending in July ahead of polls
July’s development spending was the highest in four years on the back of enthusiastic fund utilisation by the local government division -- whose expenditure hit a record high for the first month of a fiscal year.
22 August 2023
Rooppur will be ready on time
The much-awaited Rooppur nuclear power plant is coming along at more or less the expected pace but the country has to wait longer to enjoy the benefits as the power evacuation facility from the plant would not be ready on time.
20 August 2023
Universal Pension Scheme: 31-40 age group showing most interest
People belonging to the 31-40 age group have so far enroled the most for the newly-launched universal pension scheme.
20 August 2023
Universal Pension Scheme: 6,100 sign up within 6 hours of launch
At least 6,100 people signed up for the universal pension scheme as of 5:00pm yesterday, the first day.
17 August 2023
Budget Deficit Financing: Govt cuts BB borrowing to tame inflation
The government has started the fiscal year with the resolve to borrow less from the central bank to fund its budget deficit as it looks to rein in the runaway inflation to a tolerable level ahead of the polls.
16 August 2023
Govt frames maiden tariff policy
Bangladesh has formulated its maiden tariff policy to improve the competitiveness of local companies in the international market as they brace for an increased competition after the country becomes a developing nation in 2026.
15 August 2023
Universal Pension Scheme: Private sector employers to contribute 50pc
Private sector employers have to contribute 50 percent of their employees’ monthly instalments under the universal pension scheme, said a gazette from the finance ministry yesterday.
14 August 2023
Banking Sector: Risky loans stand at Tk 377,922cr
The banking sector’s total risky loans amounted to Tk 377,922 crore at the end of last year, in a development that makes for a sobering reading of the actual health of this vital sector of the economy.
13 August 2023
Austerity Measures: Govt misses the mark
Saved Tk 15,000cr against target of at least Tk 23,000cr last fiscal year
12 August 2023
IMF’s $4.7b loan: Two of 6 major conditions missed
Bangladesh has failed to meet two of the six quantitative targets set for the first half of 2023 by the International Monetary Fund for the $4.7 billion loan, with one of them being a mandatory condition.
8 August 2023
No respite from high inflation
Inflation slowed down slightly in July but not enough to bring any relief to the urban poor and the lower middle-class in Dhaka and Chattogram, who have been battling a cost of living crisis for a good year now.
6 August 2023
Dhaka Central Jail: Tk 37.5cr mishandled in just one year
In fiscal 2019-20, the Dhaka Central Jail authorities forked out Tk 9.11 crore to procure rice for inmates. That rice turned out to be unfit for consumption.
5 August 2023
Power Sector Subsidy: Low revenue collection limits disbursement
Though the government has allocated a large amount of subsidy to the power sector, it is unable to disburse the amount as per demand due to narrow fiscal space.
4 August 2023