BB allows OBUs to undertake forex purchase, sale, swaps
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed Offshore Banking Units (OBUs) of scheduled commercial banks to undertake outright purchase and sale of foreign currency and cross-currency swap...
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Opposition ‘living in fool’s paradise’: Rizvi
BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Monday that the opposition who issues a “one-point warning” are “living...
Trump prepares sanctions against ICC
President Donald Trump’s administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter...
iPhone obsession emerges in Opratim killing
The killing of 13-year-old Ishayat Shahriar Opratim over an iPhone has highlighted the growing risks surrounding the misuse of mobile phones among teenagers, with police...
Crime in uniform
The rule of law is facing serious questions as a series of allegations involving rape, sexual exploitation, forced abortion, physical abuse and other offences by...
MP Gazi Nazrul’s claimed 2nd wife found hanging
Law enforcement authorities have begun investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was recovered from a residential flat in the capital on Sunday...
Political divide grows over reform
The government’s move to amend the Constitution through a special parliamentary committee has widened the political divide, with the Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition alliance, NCP, Rastro Sanskar...
Iran warns against new escalation by US, allies
Iran warned on Sunday against any big new attack by the United States and its allies, saying it had information such move was being prepared,...
December return plan fuels unrest fears
The announcement by deposed despot Sheikh Hasina that she plans to return to Bangladesh in December has added to political uncertainty, while a series of...
Opposition warns govt of one-point shift
The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party opposition alliance has intensified pressure on the government over governance, law and order and economic concerns, with Opposition Leader and Jamaat Ameer...
Growth fails to match jobs
Bangladesh’s economic growth is increasingly failing to translate into employment, with a structural shift in job creation raising concerns over the country’s ability to generate...
PM to address UNGA on 24 Sept
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will leave Dhaka for New York tomorrow to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he is...