Bangladesh government borrowing from banks rose to a record 1,30,875 crore taka (approximately $10.59 billion) during the July-to-May reporting period, according to a Bangladesh Bank report.
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said she plans to return to the country by December despite the possibility that she could be killed, arrested or imprisoned.
Authorities in Bangladesh imposed Section 144 across Habiganj municipality after rival political groups announced programs at the same place and time, raising fears of clashes.
Russia has proposed conducting trade with Bangladesh in Indian rupees and establishing a dedicated payment system to bypass transaction barriers caused by United States sanctions on Russian banks, officials said.
Two people were killed and six injured when a wall collapsed on a crowd seeking subsidized products at Mirpur College in Dhaka, according to local media reports.
Several National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders, journalists and activists were injured Tuesday evening when attackers threw bricks and stones at the party’s convoy in Habiganj, party officials said.
S&P Global Ratings has revised Bangladesh’s long-term sovereign credit outlook to negative from stable, warning that banking weaknesses, fiscal constraints and external risks could delay the country’s economic recovery.
The body of an Indian national has remained in a hospital morgue in northern Bangladesh for nearly five years as legal complications, diplomatic procedures and his family’s reluctance have delayed its return or final rites.
Bangladesh is developing an artificial intelligence-based data analysis system to predict shortages of essential commodities and help the government respond more quickly to market disruptions, the commerce minister said Tuesday.
Turkey’s Sanko Group plans to invest $300 million in an integrated textile manufacturing facility in Bangladesh’s Mirsarai industrial zone, government officials said Tuesday.
