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NBR Impasse: Revenue deadlock deepens

Staff Reporter : National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials protesting under the banner of the NBR Reform Unity Parishad will continue their “complete shutdown” and “March to NBR” programmes today maintaining demands for structural...

Rooppur NPP nears connection to nat’l grid

Rooppur NPP nears connection to nat’l grid

Staff Reporter : The successful commissioning of the main and auxiliary transformers at the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) marks a significant milestone in the progress toward full operational readiness...

Call to rethink costly projects amid debt pressure

Staff Reporter : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has cautioned against approving large-scale development projects that could jeopardise Bangladesh’s debt sustainability, urging stakeholders to evaluate feasibility, necessity, and long-term value before proceeding with major...

IFIs must share blame for economic misrule

Staff Reporter : Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, has urged international financial institutions (IFIs) to critically re-evaluate their historical support for successive Bangladeshi governments, citing long-standing issues of economic mismanagement and...

IAB demands PR elections, state reforms

Staff Reporter : Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) organised a massive rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on Saturday, drawing hundreds of thousands of supporters from various political and religious groups. Titled “Protest against Conspiracies...

IMF loan tranches propel reserves with $30b

IMF loan tranches propel reserves with $30b

Staff Reporter : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disbursed the fourth and fifth tranches of its loan agreement with Bangladesh, totalling approximately $1.33 billion. This development has coincided with Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves...