Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today unveiled the national budget, proposing an allocation of Tk 14,996 crore to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity along with improving ...

Electricity tariffs have not been increased for a total of 65 percent of consumers. Although the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) initially raised electricity prices for all consumer ...

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka to discuss Bangladesh’s development priorities during a visit that highlighted funding announcements ...

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has proposed increasing the wholesale electricity tariff by 1.20 taka to 1.50 taka per unit. Currently, the wholesale electricity price stands at Tk 7.04 ...

The National Economic Council (NEC) today approved an Annual Development Programme (ADP) outlay worth Taka 3,00,000 crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year aiming to sustain inclusive economic growth, ...

The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has announced a reward of up to Tk 100,000 for providing information about illegal stockpiling and smuggling of fuel oil. This information was disclosed on ...

After the meeting, the Finance Minister told journalists that discussions were held on implementing the economic reforms outlined in the BNP’s election manifesto. He added that talks also focused on ...

Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, has said that despite having sufficient fuel stock in the country, a sudden surge in demand has created temporary pressure at ...

DHAKA, Dec 17, 2025 (BSS) The Finance Division today unveiled the 3rd Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Strategy 2025–2030, signalling a decisive shift in Bangladesh’s fiscal governance by ...

The interim government’s Advisory Council today gave its final approval to the Tk 7,90,000 crore national budget for the fiscal year 2025–26 (FY26) which was placed on June 2 in a pre-recorded ...

The Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year-1432, is being celebrated in an inclusive manner involving people from all ethnic groups today. A huge number of people are joining the “Nabo ...

Europe’s gas storage levels this week reached an uncomfortably low level of some 34% full. Germany’s alone has dropped to 29%. Yet LNG imports are about to pick up and, for a change, prices might not ...