Bangladesh’s debt repayments jump 617%, fastest in S Asia
External debt repayments by both the public and private sectors in Bangladesh have increased far more sharply than in any other South Asian country over the past 15 years, even though the country’s export earnings have not kept pace.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt goes heavy on bank borrowing as private demand falls
According to BB, outstanding bank loans to the government rose 24.45 percent in September
6 December 2025, 18:23 PM
Mega project costs surge in currency shock
Higher bills for foreign-funded projects due to taka devaluation strain budget, and may force government to borrow again
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM
NBFI liquidation plan: How much shareholders stand to lose
BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur said in August that nine NBFIs would be shut down
26 November 2025, 18:00 PM
BB rejects Dutch-Bangla Bank’s Tk 1,000cr HQ purchase plan
The Bangladesh Bank has rejected Dutch-Bangla Bank’s proposal to purchase a Motijheel building for more than Tk 1,000 crore to use as its corporate headquarters, saying the price was significantly inflated and the deal posed a conflict of interest involving the bank chairman’s family.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Weak stocks outpace blue chips in puzzling mismatch
As syndicates and rumours shape the market, prices of weak and dormant firms soar while sound performers stay undervalued
11 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Bank merger: Investors pay the price; regulators, auditors escape blame
Says president of DSE Brokers’ Association of Bangladesh
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Aamar Bond not IFIC’s
A real estate company has issued bonds by offering eye-popping returns to raise funds for a gigantic housing project in Gazipur, a normal development on the surface.
22 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Listed textile, apparel makers struggle despite taka's fall
Listed apparel companies in Bangladesh struggled to capitalise on the massive devaluation of the local currency against the US dollar in fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 due to a hike in gas and electricity prices, and fuel and raw material costs.
19 November 2023, 00:02 AM
DSE blocks two firms' transfer to SME platform
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has rejected the application of two companies – Al-Amin Chemical Industries and Rangamati Food Products – for transferring their shares from the over-the-counter (OTC) market to its SME platform.
16 November 2023, 18:30 PM
Revenue collection growth slows
Government revenue collection in the July-October period, the first four months of the current fiscal year of 2023-24, slowed to 12.68 percent despite higher income tax growth.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM
State banks’ Tk 1,600cr stuck in ailing NBFIs
Deposits of Tk 1,600 crore of four state-run commercial banks —Sonali, Rupali, Agrani, and Janata — have been stuck in several weak non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) as the latter have repeatedly failed to repay despite maturity owing to a persisting liquidity crisis.
15 November 2023, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh remains vulnerable to BoP crisis: Moody’s
Bangladesh’s balance of payments (BoP) faces moderate risk among four South Asian countries owing to a drastic fall in foreign currency reserves, according to global credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service.
10 November 2023, 01:00 AM
Unrest bearing on fragile economy
The political unrest and the garment workers’ agitation in the apparel sector have started to take a toll on the economy that is already grappling with elevated inflation, a depleting dollar stockpile, slowing exports and decelerating private sector activities.
6 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Private sector foreign loan on the decline
Short-term foreign debts in the private sector have declined every month since January as repayments outpaced fresh loans, contributing to the depletion of foreign currency reserves of Bangladesh, official figures showed
5 November 2023, 01:04 AM
Economic misery to deepen amid political crisis
Most of the macroeconomic indicators of Bangladesh have been in bad shape for the last several months owing to external and internal factors, intensifying people’s suffering as consumer prices surged to record levels.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM
CSE hopes to set up commodity exchange within six months
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) hopes to launch Bangladesh’s first commodity exchange within six months after the relevant rules were gazetted and published today.
27 October 2023, 01:36 AM
CSE hopes to set up commodity exchange within six months
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) hopes to launch Bangladesh’s first commodity exchange within six months after the relevant rules were gazetted and published yesterday.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Krishi Bank incurring losses for 30 years
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has been incurring losses for at least 30 years due mainly to structural weaknesses as the state-run lender has to lend at lower interest rates, pay more for deposits and is sitting on higher non-performing loans.
26 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Fixing the economy: BB drawing up roadmap to tackle 3 key challenges
Bangladesh Bank is preparing a roadmap for the next government to address the three major issues of exchange rate instability, high inflation and high defaulted loan ratio bearing upon the economy.
25 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Mend politics to recover from downturn
Bangladesh’s economy is facing a tough time owing to depleting foreign exchange reserves and persistently higher inflation.
25 October 2023, 01:30 AM
MTB working to be a world-class bank
Mutual Trust Bank is working to be a world-class lender that will be a topper in every aspect of banking services, said Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director of the bank.
22 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Delaying key measures may prove costly for economy
In the past 18 months, Bangladesh has largely failed to take appropriate measures to curb higher inflation and reverse the fall of foreign currency reserves, both at the heart of the country’s persisting economic plight.
22 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Walton's sales, profits drop
Sales and profits of local electronics giant Walton Hi-tech Industries plunged in fiscal year 2022-23, mainly due to the sluggish macroeconomic scenario brought on by the war between Russia and Ukraine.
16 October 2023, 17:58 PM
BSEC measures to prop up stocks backfiring
The main index of the stock market in Bangladesh has been hovering around 6,300 for the past year, with many shares remaining unsold amid scant investor participation, according to market analysts..Besides, only junk stocks are performing well thanks to the prevalence of rumour-based tradi
15 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Sincerity should matter, not failure
The government’s sincerity in bringing in reforms set by the International Monetary Fund should matter rather than its failure to meet a couple of targets set, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.
14 October 2023, 18:00 PM
BB raises policy rate at sharpest pace in a decade
Amid criticisms over the delay in squeezing money supply, the Bangladesh Bank yesterday made borrowing costlier as it raised the policy rate by 75 basis points to 7.25 percent to step up its fight against inflation..This is the sharpest pace of rate increase in at least a decade, said a ce
5 October 2023, 00:38 AM