Shaikh Abdullah

Shaikh Abdullah is a Special Correspondent covering the banking sector, government budget and development plan, alongside the economy and private sector. He has nearly two decades of financial reporting experience under this belt. Abdullah can be reached at mamun_sangbad@yahoo.com

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh to open consulates in Guangzhou, Frankfurt, São Paulo

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Bangladesh

Family Card beneficiaries to get TakaPay debit cards for transactions

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Agriculture

PDB seeks Tk9,750cr to clear power dues ahead of Boro season

A satellite view of the Abahani ground in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi on 16 September 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Google Earth
Infrastructure

Dhaka's Abahani field returning to state control, to be opened to public

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Energy

Gas supply to improve today, Chevron agrees to drill new wells with Bapex

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Infrastructure

Tk3,542cr housing project proposed for govt officials at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

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Bangladesh

Companies Act: Govt moves to make beneficial ownership disclosure mandatory

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Bangladesh

Bureaucracy still struggling to find its feet

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Banking

BB adopts 18-month plan to recover default loans

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NBR

NBR plans data-driven system to track taxpayers' income, spending, assets

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Energy

Bangladesh faces new charge on India electricity imports

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Energy

Increase coal-fired power to free up gas for industries: PM

Desco's Tk250cr caught in six troubled banks
Banking

Desco's Tk250cr caught in six troubled banks