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BR to buy 30 locomotives with AIIB support

Dhaka, May 10 -- The government is set to procure 30 railway engines with financial support from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to strengthen the fleet of Bangladesh Railway (BR), off... और पढ़ें


Japan finances for Bangladesh gets costlier

Dhaka, May 5 -- Once-most-concessional loan is going to be costlier as Japan has proposed to raise its interest rate by 30-percentage points to 3.05 per cent for lending to Bangladesh, officials in Dh... और पढ़ें


Falling capital spending threatens growth prospects

Dhaka, April 12 -- Bangladesh is facing mounting fiscal pressure as capital expenditure continues to decline, raising concerns over the country's growth trajectory and poverty reduction efforts. Anal... और पढ़ें


Islamic Development Bank agrees to lend $1.0b

Dhaka, March 14 -- An Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) mission has assured Bangladesh of providing US$1.0 billion in loan for setting up a 3.0-million-tonne-capacity oil refinery, officials say and hop... और पढ़ें


ADB urges govt to make quick decision on stalled BRT project

Dhaka, March 12 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged Bangladesh's newly elected government to make a swift decision on the long-delayed Airport-Gazipur Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which ... और पढ़ें


Govt, JICA meet to break MRT-1 deadlock

Dhaka, March 8 -- The government is set to hold a crucial meeting with Japanese development partner to try to resolve a long-running dispute that has stalled work on Bangladesh's first underground met... और पढ़ें


Govt seeks $250m worth loan guarantee from WB for LNG import

Dhaka, March 7 -- As the Mideast crisis stokes concern about fuel security, Bangladesh's state-run energy corporation Petrobangla has requested an additional US$250-million loan guarantee from the Wor... और पढ़ें


Khosru asks PC to align dev projects with BNP manifesto goals

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has directed the Planning Commission (PC) to review all ongoing development projects to assess their relevance to the BNP's... और पढ़ें


FY26 Jul-Jan ADP execution 5-year low

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Bangladesh's Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation is still on a weak trajectory as the implementing agencies have failed to revamp the usual execution of development pro... और पढ़ें