National advisory council on statistics restructured

New 17-member panel will work to produce globally-accepted data
16 December 2024, 13:06 PM
15 December 2024, 13:56 PM

New platform launched to promote evidence-based policy formation

bdevinsights.com is the website of the platform
12 December 2024, 14:39 PM

Accounting and audit for economic development

Transparency and accountability mechanisms, pre-conditions for economic development, act as deterrents to corruption.
11 December 2024, 11:37 AM

Chinese firm Bangladesh Prothoma Power to invest $12.24 million inside Bepza EZ

The company will establish a battery plate manufacturing industry
10 December 2024, 14:41 PM

City Bank restructures salary to support employees amid inflation

Salaries will be increased a minimum of 10 percent and a maximum of 50 percent
10 December 2024, 12:16 PM

What exactly were global institutions overseeing?

Noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya raised concerns about the role of global institutions, indicating the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), in assessing Bangladesh's debt sustainability under the previous regime as the country faces increasing pressure from escalating debt servicing obligations.
9 December 2024, 20:10 PM

AB Bank MD Tarique Afzal resigns

He submitted his resignation letter to the bank's board of directors on Friday from the US, senior bank officials confirmed to The Daily Star today. 
8 December 2024, 12:09 PM

BRAC Bank MD clarifies his comments, expresses regret

Hussain said he did not intend to hurt anyone and expressed regret for hurting anyone. 
5 December 2024, 23:12 PM

LC margin bar withdrawn for crisis-hit six banks

They are: IBBL, FSIBL, SIBL, Union, Global Islami, Bangladesh Commerce
5 December 2024, 19:38 PM

MGI’s concern, ADB sign $20 million loan deal for flour milling plant

The plant will produce 660,000 tonnes of wheat with 37% less electricity than regular
5 December 2024, 11:18 AM

Govt aims to bring down inflation to 4-5%

The government plans to bring down inflation to 4-5 percent, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.
4 December 2024, 20:00 PM

Dutch-Bangla Bank’s services to remain suspended temporarily

Core banking will be unavailable from Jan 1-5 next year and agent banking from Dec 30 to Jan 5
4 December 2024, 14:10 PM

Dhaka Bank to issue Tk 400 crore bond

Proceeds from the issuance aim to bolster the bank's Tier-2 capital, in line with regulatory requirements, according to the disclosure
2 December 2024, 10:35 AM

10 banks are ‘technically bankrupt’: white paper

However, the final draft of the white paper on the state of economy did not disclose the names of the lenders
1 December 2024, 15:09 PM

Islami Bank to issue fifth Mudaraba bond worth Tk 500 crore

The bond will strengthen the bank’s capital base
1 December 2024, 07:02 AM

BFIU freezes bank accounts of 17 associated with ISKCON, including Chinmoy

The name of former ISKCON leader Chandan Kumar Dhar, also known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, was among the 17.
29 November 2024, 07:41 AM

Six crisis-hit banks get Tk 22,500 crore BB fund

The banks are: FSIBL, SIBL, Exim, National, Union and Global Islami
28 November 2024, 11:16 AM

ONE Bank holds money laundering prevention training in Noakhali

ONE Bank PLC recently arranged a daylong training on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism” for executives and officers of branches and sub-branches of Noakhali zone at Noa Convention Centre in the district..Monzurul Alam Chowdhury, additional managing direct
27 November 2024, 14:41 PM

Extend tenure of Tk 200 crore stockmarket fund, BSEC urges BB

The commission also wants the fund dedicated for each bank to be increased to Tk 300 crore
27 November 2024, 14:08 PM