About $1 billion in budget support is set to arrive in the next few days from three development partners to help the government meet its deficit financing for this fiscal year.

The funding will also help advance reforms in domestic resource mobilisation, improve efficiency and productivity of public spending, and small businesses, especially women-led businesses to access low-cost innovative bank financing.

Floods devastated north-eastern part of Bangladesh in May, June last year

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today said Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 5.3 per cent in the ongoing fiscal year, down from the 6.6 per cent it projected earlier.

Though eucalyptus was eradicated from the public forest land, social forestry continues at a very high cost to natural ecosystems.

The banking sector should go through holistic reforms to strengthen the country’s financial base in order to become an upper middle-income nation by 2031, Asian Development Bank’s Country Director Edimon Ginting said.

The Asian Development Bank is ready to give over $20 billion to finance Bangladesh’s road and railway projects but raised concerns over the timely implementation of schemes.

Bangladesh expects to receive $12 billion to $15 billion in credit support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by 2025 under the lender's country partnership strategy, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downsized its projection for Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal year.

In response to criticism after the World Bank backed out of funding the Padma Bridge, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said, “I’m the daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. I’ll fulfil what I commit to InshAllah.”

The Asian Development Bank will provide around $ 5 billion to Bangladesh with an aim of promoting rapid, inclusive and sustainable growth in the country.

In a word to the wise, ADB President Takehiko Nakao yesterday advised countries to scrupulously evaluate the merits of a project before approaching China for funding under its flagship Belt and Road Initiative.

The financial health of the banking sector is weakening due to rising non-performing loans, a lack of corporate governance and increasing capital shortfall, according to an Asian Development Bank report released yesterday.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors approves grant assistance of $100 million -- the first of an envisaged package totaling $200 million to help Bangladesh develop basic infrastructure and services for displaced persons (Rohingyas).

Bangladesh needs to clock in at least 10 percent economic growth for the next two decades if it wants to become a developed country

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government not to take financial assistance from ADB for the Rohingya

The imperious Virat Kohli will be eyeing a fairytale ending Sunday to a record-breaking season when he leads the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League's final against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The government has revised a project to lay a 129-km rail track from Dohazari to Gundum near Myanmar border via Cox's Bazar at a cost of Tk 18,034 crore.

The Asian Development Bank will provide Tk 13,115 crore loan for implementing a rail route project which will connect Bangladesh to the east and west.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) extends fresh loan to Bangladesh to expand a water project in south-west area.