Bank governance under strain
Questions over governance, transparency and accountability at Palli Sanchay Bank have intensified following allegations of widespread irregularities in a 2024 recruitment process, including suspected manipulation...
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Bad loans hollow out bank capital
Bangladesh’s banking sector is facing a deepening structural crisis as a decade of politically influenced lending, weak oversight and alleged manipulation of financial statements has...
Fuel hike puts BPC on the spot
Political parties and civil society groups have stepped up demands for transparency over the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation’s (BPC) finances following the government’s decision to raise...
Tarique begins UNGA action
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman began his first day of engagements by joining the opening session of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York...
Mariam’s Death Case against Gazi Nazrul handed to DB
The case alleging abetment of suicide filed against Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam over the death of his second wife, Mariam, has been handed over...
Rohingya crisis a ‘Grave Human Crisis’
President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly Dr Khalilur Rahman has described the Rohingya crisis as a “grave human crisis”, saying...
Ashulia inferno toll rises to 8
The Ashulia explosion and fire claimed another life late on Sunday, taking the death toll to eight, while three others remained hospitalised with injuries and...
Gazi Nazrul sent to 4-day remand, 1st wife 1
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam on a four-day remand and his first wife, Maksuda Islam, on a one-day remand...
Love, Betrayal and Loss
The handwritten pages of Mariam Khatun, who was claimed to be the second wife of Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam, recovered after her death at...
PM on way to NY to attend 81st UNGA
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka on Monday morning for New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he...
Fuel hike ripples across economy
For millions of households already struggling to cope with high living costs, the Tk 20-a-litre increase in fuel prices has brought a fresh financial burden,...
Stock markets take a hit
Country’s stock market plunged on Monday as investors reacted negatively to the government’s Tk 20-a-litre fuel price hike, fearing that higher transportation and production costs...