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Economic Relations Division
The Economic Relations Division (ERD) is one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ..., of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The other three divisions of the Ministry of Finance are: Finance Division, Bank and Financial Institutions Division, and Internal Resources Division. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is the minister and Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky is thsecretaryof the Economic Relations Division.List of Former Secretaries Structure * Wing-1: Japan and America * Wing-2: World Bank * Wing-3: Administration and Middle East * Wing-4: United Nations * Wing-5: Asian Development Bank * Wing-6: Coordination and Nordic * Wing-7: Europe * Wing-8: Asia, JEC and F&F * Wing-9: Foreign Aid Budget and Accounts (FABA) * W ...
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Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities in the world with a density of about 34,000 citizens per square kilometers within a total area of approximately 300 square kilometers. Dhaka is a megacity, and has a population of 10.2 million residents as of 2024, and a population of over 23.9 million residents in Greater Dhaka, Dhaka Metropolitan Area. It is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is an important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia, as well as a major list of largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries, Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks list of cities by GDP, third in South Asia and 39th in the worl ...
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the List of Indian states, Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many List of Buddhist kingdoms and empires, Buddhist and List of Hindu empir ...
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Ministry Of Finance (Bangladesh)
The Ministry of Finance () is a Bangladesh government ministry that oversees the country's fiscal policies and financial institutions. It is currently led by adviser Salehuddin Ahmed. The poor performance of the financial sector is commonly attributed to the ministry's leadership, including ministers and secretaries across its multiple divisions. Critics have raised concerns about executive overreach by secretaries in the banking and revenue sectors, alleging their involvement in financial mismanagement. These issues reportedly include large-scale bank loan fraud, money laundering schemes, and the politicization of financial institutions. Such systemic problems have allegedly contributed to substantial capital flight, with reports estimating that up to $240 billion has been illicitly transferred abroad over the past 15 years. Divisions * Finance Division ** Office of the Controller General of Accounts ** Investment Corporation of Bangladesh ** The Security Printing Corporatio ...
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Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali
Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali (born 6 February 1943) is the former finance minister of Bangladesh who also served as parliamentarian and cabinet minister including the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as Minister of Disaster Management and Relief from 2012 to 2013. Early life and education Ali was born on 6 February 1943 in Daktarpara, Khamar Bishnuganj (Tangua Post Office), Khansama, Dinajpur (now in Bangladesh). He passed HSC from Dhaka College. He received a B.A. with Honours (1962) and an M.A. degree in economics (1963) from Dhaka University. He was a lecturer in economics at Dhaka University from 1964 to 1966. Diplomatic career Ali joined the Pakistan Foreign Service (then including Bangladesh) in 1966 and was posted as Vice-Consul of Pakistan in New York City in 1968. Immediately after arriving in New York in 1968, he began to organize the small Bangladeshi community in the United States. Ali joined the Bangladesh Liberation war, in April ...
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Bangladesh Development Forum
Bangladesh Development Forum is a biannual, was annual till 2005, conference in Bangladesh between the government and donor agencies. This is an invite only meeting let by the Finance Minister of Bangladesh. History The first meeting of the Bangladesh Development Forum was held in 2002. It replaced the Aid Consortium held in Paris. On 2 March 2005, Bangladesh government announced that they will take over the management of Bangladesh Development Forum from the World Bank. The government announced they will provide funding and make arrangements to hold the forum through Economic Relations Division under the Ministry of Finance. The government also stated that the conference would be biannual rather than annual from now on. In 2015, the Bangladesh Development Forum meet five years after the last meeting in 2010. The Government of Bangladesh, presented a US$10 billion pe year plan to invest in the infrastructure of Bangladesh. The meeting was attended by Janina Jaruzelski, head of U ...
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Foreign Trade Of Bangladesh
The economy of Bangladesh is a major developing nation, developing mixed economy. — — —Siddiqi, Dina M. "Miracle Worker or Womanmachine? Tracking (Trans)National Realities in Bangladeshi Factories." Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 35, no. 21/22, Economic and Political Weekly, 2000, pp. L11–17, . —Paksha Paul, B. (2010), "Does corruption foster growth in Bangladesh?", International Journal of Development Issues, Vol. 9 No. 3, pp. 246-262. —Chowdhury, M.S. (2007), "Overcoming entrepreneurship development constraints: the case of Bangladesh", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 240-251. —Bashar, Omar K. M. R., and Habibullah Khan. "Liberalisation and Growth in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation." The Bangladesh Development Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2009, pp. 61–76, . —Ahamed, Md Mostak. "Market Structure and Performance of Bangladesh Banking Industry: A ...
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1976 Establishments In Bangladesh
Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. * January 27 ** The United States vetoes a United Nations resolution that calls for an independent Palestinian state. ** The First Battle of Amgala (1976), First Battle of Amgala breaks out between Morocco and Algeria in the Spanish Sahara. February * February 4 ** The 1976 Winter Olympics begin in Innsbruck, Austria. ** The 7.5 1976 Guatemala earthquake, Guatemala earthquake affects Guatemala and Honduras with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), leaving 23,000 dead and 76,000 injured. * February 9 – The Australian Defence Force is formed by unification of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Au ...
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