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After 11 years, BPC gets Tk 4,500cr loan to buy fuel (opens the original)
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After an 11-year gap, the government is set to provide Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) with a Tk 4,500 crore interest-free loan to help ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies. The financing comes as the gap between global and domestic prices widened, putting the state-run corporation under severe financial strain. The Finance Division informed the Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the decision in a letter yesterday, saying the money would be allocated from the operational loan sector o
Govt eyes up to $1b from sovereign bond debut (opens the original)
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The government is considering issuing a sovereign bond of up to $1 billion to the international capital market to diversify its funding sources. American investment bank JP Morgan and Hong Kong-based consultancy firm Bridgeworks International will be commissioned to facilitate the bond issue and provide technical support. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, approved in-principle two separate proposals in this regard earlier this mo
45% of FY27 power, LNG subsidies spent in just 3 months (opens the original)
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The government had budgeted Tk 42,000 crore for electricity and LNG subsidies in the ongoing 2026-27 fiscal year, but it has already released nearly Tk 19,000 crore in the first three months. The amount is about 45 percent of the full-year allocation, as supply disruptions and soaring energy costs caused by the US-Israel war on Iran continue to put pressure on the subsidy bill. Sources in the power, energy and mineral resources ministry said the finance ministry on Monday released Tk 4,952 crore
Inflation poised to return to 9% (opens the original)
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Bangladesh’s recent easing of inflation may prove short-lived, with higher fuel prices, the new public-sector pay scale, energy shortages, and persistent supply-side problems threatening to keep price pressures elevated. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday raised its inflation forecast for Bangladesh to 9 percent for FY2026-27, from 8.8 percent projected in July, placing the country among the highest-inflation economies in Developing Asia and the Pacific region. The forecast comes at a di
New Pay Scale: Basic pay rise to cost Tk 37,372cr (opens the original)
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The implementation of the new pay scale’s basic salary in two phases will cost the government Tk 37,372 crore, covering civil, defence services and judicial personnel, alongside pensioners, according to a preliminary estimate of the finance division. Of the sum, Tk 23,311 crore will be needed for civil and defence services personnel and Tk 14,061 crore for pensioners, gratuity and lump grant. However, the exact funds required for this fiscal year will be determined once the pay across various gr
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