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

The students demand that the existing 33% quota for diploma engineers in the ninth-grade posts of government service be abolished, and appointments be made solely on the basis of merit. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

BSc vs diploma engineers: Why the conflict, and what they demand

Power bill arrears from public, private entities cross Tk10,000cr
Energy

Power bill arrears from public, private entities cross Tk10,000cr

Govt moves to streamline projects, cut waste and delays
Bangladesh

Govt moves to streamline projects, cut waste and delays

After Beximco, now Nassa Group to get govt lifeline to keep factories running
Industry

After Beximco, now Nassa Group to get govt lifeline to keep factories running

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

One year of interim govt: Public admin in 'fragile' state

Dhaka’s skyward shift: Floor area ratio in some areas to double with DAP amendment
Infrastructure

Dhaka’s skyward shift: Floor area ratio in some areas to double with DAP amendment

Infograph: TBS
Industry

Beximco Textiles gets a lifeline: $20m Japanese deal to reopen factories

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

‘White elephants’ bleed Bangladesh dry: SoE debt skyrockets to Tk6.4 lakh crore

Infograph: TBS
Infrastructure

Click, wait, repeat: Digital land services struggle to deliver promised ease

Solar power project in Chattogram. Photo: TBS
Energy

Solar panels to be installed in government buildings, educational institutions, hospitals within six months

A meeting of the Advisory Council Committee chaired by the Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus held on 3 July 2025. Photo: PID
Bangladesh

Govt Service Ordinance: Compulsory retirement to replace dismissal for misconduct in govt job 

Reaping the rewards.Photographer: Thilina Kaluthotage/Bloomberg
Food

Govt imports record 12.96 lakh tonnes of food grains in FY25 amid domestic shortfall

Infograph: TBS
Health

Govt plans to reinforce liver transplant capabilities in the country