1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (208+ words) Sunday June 14, 2026 Bank owners have urged the government to recover looted assets and hold willful defaulters accountable before injecting Tk40, 000 crore of public money into weak banks, warning that recapitalisation alone will not restore confidence in the country's troubled banking sector....

9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (482+ words) Sunday June 14, 2026 Gold prices have fallen sharply in 2026 despite a major conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran, challenging the precious metal's traditional reputation as a safe-haven asset during periods of geopolitical turmoil. Prices have declined from a January…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (840+ words) Sunday June 14, 2026 The government's proposed budget for the 2026-27 financial year (FY27) has been built on outdated economic assumptions that completely ignore the ongoing Middle East conflict. Despite a sharp increase in subsidy requirements following the escalation of conflicts involving Iran, the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (483+ words) Sunday June 14, 2026 Fiscal policy and the national budget are critical instruments for curbing inflation, though they cannot solve the problem in isolation, according to Professor Sayema Haque Bidisha of the Economics Department at Dhaka University. While noting that the budget…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (320+ words) Sunday June 14, 2026 The proposed national budget for FY27 eyes a GDP growth target of 6. 5% in the next fiscal year. "The government aims to reduce inflation to 7. 5% and raise GDP growth to 6. 5% in the upcoming fiscal year," said Finance Minister Amir Khosru…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (900+ words) Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman today (13 June) said the government is fully committed to implementing deep, structural reforms to improve the ease of doing business, stressing that the government holds the political will and strategic vision to make Bangladesh the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (862+ words) Saturday June 13, 2026 The finance ministry has identified revenue shortfall as the biggest domestic risk to Bangladesh economy, warning that persistent revenue gaps could push government debt up by more than Tk12 lakh crore over the next three fiscal years to Tk33. 78 lakh…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (256+ words) Saturday June 13, 2026 The proposed FY2026-27 budget reflects the government's intention, at least in part, to provide relief to people and businesses and help revive economic activity, said Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman today (11 June). "There is an abundance of feel-good goals in…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (851+ words) Saturday June 13, 2026 The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded revision of the proposed national budget for FY27, saying it will create opportunities for "looting and corruption". Jamaat Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Porwar, speaking at a press conference at the party's central office…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (612+ words) Friday June 12, 2026 Although the government's revised budget for FY2025-26 reduces overall expenditure by Tk2, 000 crore, allocations for 27 ministries and divisions have been increased to meet growing costs related to the national election, debt servicing, subsidies, loan waivers and several major projects. According…...