Despite criticism from analysts and economists and initial objections from the central bank, the government licensed nine new banks in 2013. Some of the banks are currently doing well in terms of profitability. However, the non-performing loans of some of them are relatively high

Will trade in rupee increase Bangladesh’s forex reserves?

Around 4.2% of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) comes from the insurance sector and it is 0.91% for Pakistan. But Bangladesh’s insurance sector contributes only 0.4% of the GDP. The Daily Star has come to know that two insurance companies are not settling Tk 100 crore of 40,000 clients despite the end of the maturity period years ago. Why are the companies failing to settle the claims? Will the policyholders get their money back?

The price of green chilli has decreased from Tk 200 to Tk 250 per kg in the span of one day. Green chilli is being sold at Tk 400 per kg in the capital's Karwan Bazar wholesale market and Tk 600 per kg in the retail market

Watch Inside Bangladesh to learn more about this bustling fish market

The directors of banks have been the main characters behind all the big banking scams unearthed in recent times in Bangladesh

Kansat mango market in Chapainawabganj is having its busiest time. Thousands of mangoes are bought and sold in this market every day

What will change when the new Income Tax Law draft gets passed and implemented?

Will cuts in allocations to education and health sectors create an obstacle to becoming a developed country?

No budget in the last 14 years has been implemented fully

Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, professor and chairman of the development studies department of Dhaka University, talks to The Daily Star about whether the proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year may help the foreign trade of the country amid the persistent dollar crisis

The budget for the financial year 2023-2024 has been presented in the Parliament. What do people think of this budget? What do they expect from it?

As the cost of living continues to rise, it has becoming increasingly challenging for the middle class to maintain financial stability.

Bangladesh has so far had 52 national budgets, stretching back to the first one in the 1972-73 fiscal year. Watch this video for a recap of the changes the annual national budget underwent over the years.

What is the national budget? What is the history of the budget? Since when did the government start using the budget as a tool to manage the income and expenditure of a country and provide funds for development expenditures? And how did Bangladesh's budget increase to this existing volume?

The Bangladesh government presents the national budget every June. The national budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 will be announced soon.

How will the government tackle the dollar crisis, the social safety net, and inflation in the upcoming budget? Planning Minister MA Mannan shares his insights with The Daily Star.

What is the reason for this state of government banks? Does the loan rescheduling opportunity given during the 2020 coronavirus have any role to play here?

The monthly food cost of a family of four in Dhaka has increased by 51 percent in the last four years, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue.

Inflation in Bangladesh remained high for the last one year. The consumer price index started increasing in 2022’s February and it reached a 10-year high of 9.52 per cent in the same year’s August. After August, both food and non-food inflation started decreasing, but in 2023’s February they rose again when the consumer price index increased to 8.78 per cent.