Business-Economy

2025: A year of disappointment for the private sector

TDS Desk: On the one hand, a stagnant business environment; on the other, allegations of corruption against small and large entrepreneurs alike. Many businesspeople spent much of their time entangled

Foreign loan pledges jump 133% to $1.219b in first 5 months of FY26

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s foreign loan commitments from development partners rose sharply in the first five months of the current fiscal year (2025–26), increasing by 133% compared to the same period

Sugar prices climb ahead of Ramadan, traders blame syndicates

TDS Desk: Despite continuous price drops since August 5 of last year due to multifaceted pressures, sugar prices in Chattogram’s Khatunganj wholesale market have surged abruptly this week. In just

Janata Bank’s top 33 clients default on Tk56,131cr

TDS Desk: State-owned Janata Bank’s exposure to a small group of risky borrowers has intensified, with defaulted loans from just 33 large clients now totalling Tk56,131 crore. The records show

Decades of foreign-funded local governance projects yield little while debt mounts

TDS Desk: Despite 25 years of foreign loans for local governance and capacity-building projects, Bangladesh has seen limited gains while debt burdens and dependence on external financing have increased manyfold,

BB buys $3 billion from banks so far in FY26

TDS Desk: Greenback purchases by the Bangladesh Bank from the local interbank market have crossed the $3 billion mark in the ongoing fiscal year, reflecting continued intervention by the central