BB injects Tk 52,500cr into troubled banks
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has injected Tk 52,500 crore in liquidity support to 12 financially troubled banks, marking one of the largest such...
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Fresh Indian trade barriers strain Dhaka-Delhi ties
Staff Reporter : India has imposed fresh restrictions on the import of nine categories of Bangladeshi products through land ports, further straining bilateral trade relations...
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...
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...
Listed bank shares tumble below face value
Muhammad Ayub Ali : Bangladesh’s listed banking stocks, once a cornerstone of the equity market, continue to fall to multi year lows as concerns over...
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...
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....
Public social media now part of US student visa process
Staff Reporter : The United States Embassy in Dhaka has requested Bangladeshi applicants for student and exchange programme visas to adjust the privacy settings on...
Dengue kills 2 more, 159 under treatment in 24hr
News Desk : The dengue outbreak continues to spread as two more people died and 159 were hospitalised across the country in the past 24...
Kyiv urges EU to sanction BD over contested wheat
Staff Reporter : Ukraine has urged the European Union to impose sanctions on Bangladeshi entities accused of importing wheat originating from Ukrainian territories currently under...