Rejaul Karim Byron

Food inflation increased 55 basis points in September to hit 7.87 percent -- the highest in 38 months -- on the back of the massive

The government is set to import 1 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from neighbouring India under a state-to-state arrangement as part of its aggressive push to boost stocks.

The poor's share in the national income eroded further in the past six years, with the richer segment of the population having bigger stakes.

Bangladesh's rate of poverty reduction has slowed down in recent years.

The International Monetary Fund is eager to provide financial assistance to Bangladesh, along the lines of the World Bank, to deal with

The World Bank has suspended $200 million loan as budget support to the Myanmar government due to the persecution of Rohingyas of Rakhine State.

The deal signed between Beijing and Dhaka for setting up a dedicated economic zone in Chittagong during Chinese President Xi

Exactly a year ago, China committed an estimated $21.5 billion in soft loan to Bangladesh for 27 projects, but Beijing is yet to release any fund mainly due to lengthy bureaucratic tangle.

The government will import 1 lakh tonnes of white rice from Myanmar at a price which is $15 more per tonne than

Orion Development Consortium is set to develop a tourism resort and entertainment village in Cox's Bazar -- billed as the largest in

Dhaka and New Delhi are going to take some fresh measures, including formation of a joint monitoring committee, to quickly

Dhaka and New Delhi have signed a $4.5 billion credit agreement with a provision for spending nearly one fourth of the amount on Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant at Rooppur. Through this deal, India becomes a party to the civil nuclear programme to be implemented by Russia.

Bangladesh's utilisation of Indian lines of credit has been nothing more than a sorry state of affairs in the past seven years. Over the period, Dhaka has witnessed renewed vigour in New Delhi's commitments to financing projects with credits doubling and redoubling.

Bad loans ate up 51 percent of the operating profits of banks in the first half of the year -- a development that will

Exim Bank of India is set to relax one of the major conditions for the projects under the $4.5 billion line of credit extended to Bangladesh for smooth implementation of the projects.

Bangladesh and India are set to start the final round of negotiations for the neighbouring country's latest commitment of $4.5 billion

The government is going to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a small scale using existing seaside platforms of various state-owned enterprises as part of an aggressive drive to meet energy shortages.

Failing to import parboiled (Shiddo) rice from Myanmar due to high price, the government yesterday approved another deal to import 50,000 tonnes of rice through international tender.

London-based ED&F Man Sugar Limited has got the nod to supply 50,000 tonnes of refined sugar to the government.

The World Bank is ready to lend a helping hand to Bangladesh in dealing with Rohingyas who have recently entered the country in