The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has further cut Bangladesh’s growth forecast but kept its projection on inflation elevated for the current fiscal year.
Bangladesh, IMF reach staff-level agreement for 3rd review of loan programmes
DHAKA, Dec 18, 2024 (BSS) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Bangladesh authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the policies needed to complete the third review of the …
Bangladesh, IMF reach staff-level agreement for 3rd review of loan programmes
DHAKA, Dec 18, 2024 (BSS) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Bangladesh authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the policies needed to complete the third review of the …
Fell in love with Russian woman, then got married, Yunus’ first wife was forced to leave Bangladesh due to…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has shot into the limelight since being appointed as the head of the interim government in Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in …
Bangladesh: Court acquits ex-minister, a Khaleda aide, in Ulfa-linked arms case
The case dates back to 2004 when Bangladeshi police seized 10 trucks packed with weapons, including rockets and grenades. Police said they were being shipped to separatist Indian rebels, the United Li …
Bangladesh ex-minister acquitted of India rebel gun-running
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Wednesday (Dec 18) acquitted an ex-minister sentenced to death for historic gun-running to Indian rebels, charges his lawyer said had been falsified by the now-ousted …
Bangladesh signs $600m loan agreement with ADB
The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a loan agreement today (18 December) for a 91.76 billion Yen (JPY 91,764,000,000) Ordinary Operations Regular Policy …
Bangladesh’s New Dawn Is Darkened by Settling of Old Scores
When Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was toppled in August in a student-led uprising, it was supposed to be a new dawn for the young country. Instead, the raw wounds left by her repressive …
Yunus, Ramos-Horta expects stronger ties between Bangladesh, Timor-Leste
The maiden visit as president of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta to Bangladesh ‘ushered in a new era’ in the bilateral relations between the two countries, said a joint …
Timor-Leste president’s visit ushers new era in bilateral ties with Bangladesh
DHAKA, Dec 17, 2024 (BSS) – The maiden visit of the President of Timor-Leste Dr. José Manuel Ramos-Horta in Bangladesh ushered in a new era in the bilateral relations between the two countries, said a …