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The government is facing mounting financial pressure as revenue collection continues to fall short of expectations, widening the budget deficit. Instalments of loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are also being delayed due to unmet conditions, leaving the state with limited fiscal space for expenditure. As a result, the government is increasingly relying on borrowing. It has already taken ...

The Bangladesh Road Transport Owners’ Association has demanded a revision of bus and truck fares, citing an increase in diesel prices at the consumer level following the government’s readjustment of fuel prices in line with the global market. On Sunday, the association proposed raising the fare for long-distance buses from Tk2.12 per kilometre to Tk4.05 per kilometre. Bangladesh Road Transport ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh declined significantly by 18 percent in the final quarter of 2025, mainly due to political uncertainty during the closing period of the interim government. According to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank, net FDI stood at $108 million during October–December 2025, down from $132.81 million in the same period of 2024. Economists have attributed ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly declined to release the next tranche of Bangladesh’s ongoing loan programme by June, citing the country’s failure to implement agreed reforms in the revenue and banking sectors. Instead, the IMF has proposed starting discussions on a new loan programme with additional conditions, according to officials familiar with the matter. The development is expected ...

The government is working to ensure adequate fuel reserves to meet the country’s demand in June, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit said on Friday. Speaking to journalists after visiting Eastern Refinery Limited in Chattogram, the state minister said country currently has sufficient fuel stocks for April and May, while preparations are ongoing to secure ...

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $35.04 billion, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank on Thursday. Under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) BPM-6 accounting method, the reserves stood at $30.37 billion, the BB added.

World Bank (WB) President Ajay Banga has appreciated the detailed sector-wise election manifesto of the ruling BNP and affirmed all out support for Bangladesh. The WB president made the assurance at a meeting with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the Washington DC on Wednesday on the sidelines of IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, according to a message received here ...

The AA has been fined £4.2m and ordered to make payments to more than 80,000 learner drivers for not showing the full price of lessons at the time of booking, an illegal practice known as “drip pricing”. The UK competition watchdog, which launched an investigation into the practices employed by the AA Driving School and BSM Driving School last year, ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submitting Value Added Tax (VAT) returns for the March 2026 tax period via its e-VAT system until 23 April. According to an official notification, the extension has been granted in the public interest, taking into account disruptions caused by the Pahela Baishakh public holiday as well as technical issues ...

Gold prices in Bangladesh have increased again, with the latest adjustment raising the price of 22-carat gold by Tk2,216 per bhori. According to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) on Wednesday (15 April) morning, the new price of 22-carat gold has been set at Tk250,193 per bhori (11.664 grams). The revised rates came into effect from ...