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New Economic Chapter? PM and Top CEOs Talk Taxes, Energy, and Investment

PSAC, the first-of-its-kind platform designed to foster a structured, direct feedback channel between policymakers and entrepreneurs to help shape evidence-based economic policies.   Special Correspondent : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is currently holding a high-stakes meeting with the country’s top business leaders at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), marking his first formal dialogue with the […]

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End of Subsidies? Minister Says Fuel Prices Need Urgent Adjustment

Khosru said “If the government treasury continues to deplete due to high-priced fuel imports, development projects and social welfare programmes will be affected,”  Finance Reporter from Chattogram’s Anwara : Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has indicated that a decision to adjust fuel prices in the national interest may need to be taken soon. “If

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80 Crore Taka Heist: Top Industrial Group Targeted by Fraud Ring

The suspects face accusations of transferring funds via checks, purchasing illegal assets, and smuggling money abroad; consequently, a ban on leaving the country has been imposed. Special Correspondent: Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating Razia Rahman Brishti and her husband, Md. Mejbah. According to a report by the daily Our Justice, the couple

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Bangladesh seeks over $2bn in fresh funds to mitigate fuel, LNG crisis

including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank — to mobilise fresh funding Diplomatic Correspondent : Bangladesh is seeking billions in external financing to secure fuel and liquefied natural gas imports, as the new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman moves to stabilise

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Amir Khosru Prioritises Investment to Drive Employment in Next Budget

  Chattogram Reporter : Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has stressed the importance of domestic and foreign investment for Bangladesh’s economic recovery. Speaking on Friday during a visit to a proposed hospital site at Patenga Marine Drive in Chattogram, he said boosting investment is “essential” for increasing employment. “The priority is to

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Silence at the Secretariat : Minister Mum as Mansur Out, Mostaqur In

  Staff Reporter : Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has declined to comment on the departure of economist Ahsan H Mansur from Bangladesh Bank, which was marked by protests and agitation. Asked on Thursday whether the manner of the governor’s exit was “right”, the minister repeatedly said: “I have nothing to say.” The response

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The Tk 860m Question: New Central Bank Governor Under Fire Over Defaulted Loan

  Labonno Chowdhury :  The Tk 860m Question: New Central Bank Governor Under Fire Over Defaulted Loan. The Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) restructured a defaulted loan of Tk 860 million belonging to the garment factory of the newly appointed Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman approximately two months ago.The debt held by Hera Sweaters Limited

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‘BNP Leads the Tally: 126 Loan-Holding Candidates Secure Seats in 13th National Election’

  Staff Reporter : Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN), stated that out of the 297 winners in the election, 147 are loan recipients. This accounts for approximately 50 percent of the total. Among them, 36 individuals have taken loans exceeding Tk 5 crore. Furthermore, 126 of these loan recipients were elected

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Graft Evidence Submitted: Next Gov’t to Decide Fate of Power Sector Deals

  The interim government avoided engaging in a “witch-hunting”, he said, adding that sudden cancellation of international deals could bear serious legal and financial consequences.“That’s why all information and evidence based on the national committee report Special Correspondent : Energy Advisor Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan stated that the interim government has compiled evidence of widespread

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“Rare” Corruption Evidence Found in Adani & Summit Deals

Shafiq Rahman : In January 2026, a high-level review committee in Bangladesh investigating power sector deals described corruption evidence in the Adani Power contract as “rare in international-level corruption cases”. The statement was made during a media briefing where the committee revealed findings of “serious irregularities” in the 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between the

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ECNEC Chairperson approves 25 projects worth Tk 45,191.27cr

  Special Correspondent : The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved 25 development projects worth Taka 45,191.27 crore including a 1,000-bed Bangladesh-China Friendship General Hospital in the northern region. Of the total project cost, Taka 10,881.40 crore will come from government funds, Taka 32,018.09 crore from project loans and Taka 2,291.78

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