Fitch flags weak reforms, external vulnerability
* Fiscal weaknesses, inflation* Slower growth prospects* Banking sector concerns* Debt outlook Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has revised Bangladesh’s sovereign outlook to “negative”...


* Fiscal weaknesses, inflation* Slower growth prospects* Banking sector concerns* Debt outlook Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has revised Bangladesh’s sovereign outlook to “negative”...
The government has approved a landmark water infrastructure project – the Padma Barrage (1st Phase) – at an estimated cost of Tk 34,497.25 crore, a...
The expenditure returns for Bangladesh’s 13th national election show a striking imbalance among major political parties: Jamaat-e-Islami reported spending almost its full legal ceiling, Jatiya...
More than 50 students of Muladuli High School in Ishwardi, Pabna, fell ill during class on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly being exposed to a suspected...
The Finance Ministry has approved the full utilisation of allocated funds for several expenditure sectors of Bangladesh Police, including petrol, oil and lubricants, electricity, gas...
Prolonged conflict in the Middle East (ME) could trigger major instability in Gulf labour markets, placing the lives and livelihoods of millions of Bangladeshis living...
A pink albino buffalo named “Donald Trump” has become the centre of attraction at a farm in Narayanganj ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, drawing huge crowds and...
A large crowd surged toward a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Wednesday as low- and limited-income people gathered to...
Nine more children died from measles and related complications in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, health authorities said, as the country’s measles crisis continued...
A group of lawyers has demanded the trial of former interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and former health adviser Nurjahan Begum, alleging negligence in...
A US federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a ruling declaring President Donald Trump’s global 10-percent tariffs illegal, granting a government request to suspend...