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Next govt 'needs time' to decide on LDC graduation

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Bangladesh's graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status now hangs in the balance as the interim administration and the private sector have opined for giving space to th... Read More


Streamlining Bangladesh development financing: WB, ADB unite under new framework

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would work together to finance Bangladesh's big projects as the country signed a mutual framework for streamlining their loans... Read More


Major dev partners follow 'wait and watch' policy amid political transition

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- At least five key development partners of Bangladesh fid not make any foreign- aid commitment in the first quarter of this fiscal year, as they seem waiting for the next elected gove... Read More


Government to revive Kaptai Lake, dredge surrounding rivers

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The government is set to undertake a Tk 6.89-billion project to restore navigability in Kaptai Lake and four surrounding rivers in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, aiming to prevent flash... Read More


MRT line-5 (South): Funds to dry up if project doesn't roll this year, says ADB

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has inquired about the status of the proposed MRT line-5 (south) as the project has faced a setback in the middle of the approval process, officials ... Read More


Nassa's Tk 40b loan being rescheduled

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- On an avowed purpose of facilitating production and protecting jobs in beleaguered Nassa Group, the defaulter kingpin's loan worth nearly Tk 40 billion out of its accumulated debts i... Read More