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Budget's inflation bet: Can it deliver?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (832+ words) Print: 14 Jun 2026 Bangladesh's largest-ever national budget opens with a promise millions of households desperately want to believe: that inflation will fall to 7. 5% in the coming fiscal year." But after four years of persistent price shocks, shrinking purchasing power and declining…...
New budget to tame inflation or fuel it further?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1214+ words) Print: 18 May 2026 Govt vows inflation control, but policies raise fresh price fears Finance ministry officials say that the upcoming budget may exceed Tk9. 3 lakh crore, alongside a revenue target approaching Tk6. 95 lakh crore " both unprecedented in the country's history. At the same…...
When war talk moves markets: Trump's threat, surging oil, and what comes next
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (673+ words) Print: 02 May 2026 Rhetoric can move markets, but in the energy complex it can move them violently. Recent war warnings from former US President Donald Trump have done exactly that, injecting a sharp geopolitical risk premium into global oil prices and…...
Govt to tackle crisis by boosting revenue, not borrowing: Titumir
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (362+ words) Print: 29 Mar 2026 To address this, the government has expanded social safety net programmes Prime Minister's Adviser on the Ministry of Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir said on Sunday that the government plans to tackle the ongoing economic pressure…...
Govt considering increasing Indian, Chinese investments in industrial sector: Titumir
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (621+ words) Print: 16 Mar 2026 Prime Minister's Adviser on the ministries of Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Monday said the government is considering increasing investments from India and China in Bangladesh's industrial sector. He said this while speaking to reporters…...
Concerns linger over garment workers" wages ahead of Eid
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (56+ words) Print: 15 Mar 2026 The reporter can be reached at: rafikhasan90@gmail. com Published by Maynal Hossain Chowdhury on behalf of Bashundhara Multi Trading Limited Plot- 844, Road- 12, Block- I, Bashundhara R/A, Baridhara, Dhaka-1229 Printed at East West Media Group PLC Plot No:…...
Bangladesh faces fuel panic, not shortage
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (103+ words) Print: 08 Mar 2026 A commuter pushes his motorbike with his daughter on Saturday after finding the tank empty amid long queues at refueling stations caused by panic buying over the Middle East crisis. -NAZMUL ISLAM Fuel crisis Fuel Price Middle East…...
Economy faces severe pressure from inflation and revenue shortfall
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (750+ words) Print: 06 Mar 2026 Daily Sun Report, Dhaka Bangladesh's economy faces mounting pressure as high inflation, a major revenue shortfall, slow implementation of development projects and uncertainty in investment weigh on overall economic stability. A February economic update by the General Economics…...
Govt sets target raising tax-to-GDP ratio to 15% by 2035: Titumir
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (548+ words) Print: 05 Mar 2026 Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Prime Minister's Adviser on Ministry of Finance and Planning, has outlined a comprehensive roadmap to overhaul Bangladesh's economic framework, setting a target to raise the tax-GDP ratio to 15% by 2035 while shifting the nation…...
New BB governor announces review of high interest rates
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (412+ words) Print: 27 Feb 2026 Daily Sun Report, Dhaka Bangladesh Bank's newly appointed Governor Mostaqur Rahman on Thursday announced a review of high interest rates. On his first day in office, a day after his appointment, the new governor held a meeting with…...