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Morning Newsflash Wednesday, 22 April, 2026

The country's revenue collection has hit a historic deficit of approximately BDT 980bn (USD 8.032bn) against the target in the first nine months of the current fiscal 2025-26, surpassing the total shortfall recorded in any previous full financial year. Th

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Morning Newsflash Tuesday, 21 April, 2026

Bangladesh Bank (BB) purchased an additional USD 60mn from commercial banks on Monday as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s foreign exchange reserves. The dollars were acquired through an auction at a rate of BDT 122.75 per dollar.

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Morning Newsflash Monday, 20 April, 2026

Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 16.2pc reaching USD 1,968mn in the first 18 days of April, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued on Sunday. Last year, during the same period, the country's remittance inflow w

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Morning Newsflash Sunday, 19 April, 2026

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has put the recovery of an estimated USD 200bn in stolen assets at the centre of efforts to stabilize the economy, warning that years of capital flight have hollowed out the banking system and left the private

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Morning Newsflash Thursday, 16 April, 2026

The proposed framework, presented at the first meeting of an advisory committee chaired by former planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud, sets out a gradual rise in growth over the following years, with targets of 7.1pc in FY28, 7.5pc in FY29 and 8.0pc in FY3

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Morning Newsflash Monday, 13 April, 2026

Bangladesh's fiscal deficit narrowed slightly during the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period a year earlier, although government spending continued to outpace revenue collection.

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Morning Newsflash Sunday, 12 April, 2026

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut Bangladesh’s economic growth further to 4pc for the current fiscal year 2025–26 from its previous projection of 4.7pc amid a fuel price spike and disruption in global supply chains due to the war in the Middle East

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Morning Newsflash Thursday, 09 April, 2026

The World Bank (WB) on Wednesday warned that Bangladesh’s economy faces mounting challenges, including slowing growth, rising poverty, persistent inflation and a stressed banking sector, all compounded by global uncertainties.

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