Inflation poised to return to 9%
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Bangladesh’s recent easing of inflation may prove short-lived, with higher fuel prices, the new public-sector pay scale, energy shortages, and persistent supply-side problems threatening to keep price pressures elevated.
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ADB cuts Bangladesh growth forecast to 4% for FY27
23 September 2026
Unreliable energy supplies, logistics constraints and lengthy regulatory and approval procedures are further dampening investment demand
23 September 2026
New Pay Scale: Basic pay rise to cost Tk 37,372cr
21 September 2026
The implementation of the new pay scale’s basic salary in two phases will cost the government Tk 37,372 crore, covering civil, defence services and judicial personnel, alongside pensioners, according to a preliminary estimate of the finance division.
21 September 2026
New pay scale: House rent payouts rise despite lower rates
20 September 2026
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.
20 September 2026
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
Oil import costs to soar under govt-to-govt deals
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation's cost on premium will escalate by at least 52 percent to 71 percent for importing petroleum products under government-to-government deals instead of open bidding.
10 August 2016
Foreign investment plunges
Foreign investment dropped 32 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the year due to uncertain business climate.
8 August 2016
Banks sweeten home-loan deals
Banks have slashed their interest rates on home loans thanks to the overall fall in the cost of funds and a slump in real estate sales.
7 August 2016
Cautionary stance on hard loans
The government has taken on a cautionary approach for hard-term external borrowing to mitigate future risks even though there is no longer such condition from the International Monetary Fund.
7 August 2016
Beximco plans to set up solar power plant in Gaibandha
Beximco Power Co Ltd along with a Chinese company is set to build a 200-megawatt solar power plant in Gaibandha, in line with the government's plan to generate 10 percent of power from renewable sources by 2020.
3 August 2016
Aid disbursement reaches new high
Foreign aid disbursement increased 13.34 percent year-on-year to $3.5 billion in fiscal 2015-16, setting a new record.
2 August 2016
BB to focus on small, farm loans to meet credit target
Bangladesh Bank will put more emphasis on small and medium loans, including agricultural credit, to meet higher
30 July 2016
Development spending lowest in six years
Ministries and divisions spent Tk 28,171 crore, or 34 percent of their total development budget, in the last month of fiscal 2015-16, in
28 July 2016
BB to set higher credit growth target
Bangladesh Bank may set the private sector credit growth target at 16.5 percent in the monetary policy for the first half of the fiscal year, in keeping with the present momentum.
25 July 2016
Remittance inflow from Middle East slows
Remittance inflow from Middle Eastern countries declined last fiscal year but receipts from the US and the UK increased.
21 July 2016
China Railway gets final nod to build Padma rail network
The government has given the final go-ahead to a Chinese company to start construction of the 215km-long Padma rail link from Dhaka to Jessore.
20 July 2016
Chinese contractor to build landline network
A Chinese consortium will get a contract to set up a countrywide telecom network in Bangladesh for digital connectivity through landline phones at a low cost.
18 July 2016
Monetary policy to focus on growth momentum
The central bank is set to announce the new monetary policy next week that will aim to maintain the private sector credit growth
17 July 2016
Govt's cost of debt to double
Government borrowing through savings instruments in fiscal 2015-16 is most likely to be nearly double the
16 July 2016
Inflation lowest in 12 years
Inflation stood at 5.92 percent on average in fiscal 2015-16 -- the lowest in 12 years and even lower than the government's budgetary
12 July 2016
State banks still in capital deficit
The government provided Tk 1,578 crore to state banks last fiscal year to meet their capital deficit and yet it was not enough for the
9 July 2016
Most banks have sound capital base
Most of the private and foreign commercial banks succeeded in maintaining the new international standard capital adequacy ratio.
4 July 2016
Govt moves to improve ADP performance
The government has big plans to speed up the implementation of the annual development programme this fiscal
3 July 2016
Banks' profits rise on small loans
Most private banks saw their operating profits rise in the first six months of the year riding on returns from small
2 July 2016
New VAT measures to bring in Tk 6,423cr
The government is set to rake in an additional Tk 6,423 crore next fiscal year due to various value added tax measures proposed in the
28 June 2016