UNB: More than a year after Bangladesh Bank issued the first-ever licences for digital banks, not a single one has begun operations, a major setback for the country’s vision of building a cashless, tech-driven...
Staff Reporter : The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a month-long nationwide campaign titled Desh Gorte July Padojatra (“July March to Build the Nation”), set to run from 1 to 30 July, marking...
Staff Reporter : As the anniversary of last year’s historic ‘July Uprising’ approaches, Professor Ali Riaz, co-chair of the National Consensus Commission, has voiced concern over the slow pace and uncertain outcome of ongoing...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have climbed to $26.32 billion, calculated according to the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), marking the highest level since the Bangladesh Bank...
NN Online: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher on Sunday said the proposed appointment committee for constitutional and statutory bodies would not curtail the Prime Minister’s authority in any way. “This committee won’t...
NN Online: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Sunday said that a significant amendment has been made to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to prevent the filing of false...
NN Online: Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh held a meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday to discuss the upcoming national elections and potential areas of bilateral cooperation....
NN Online: A man and his mother lost their lives after a train struck a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at an unauthorized railway crossing in Feni town on Saturday evening. The victims were identified as Hafizul...
Staff Reporter : India has imposed fresh restrictions on the import of nine categories of Bangladeshi products through land ports, further straining bilateral trade relations between the two neighbouring countries. The move was announced...
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...
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 liquidity, governance and asset quality weigh on investor sentiment....
NN Online: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has emphasized the need to hold local government elections before the national polls to ease public suffering and assess the Election Commission’s (EC) preparedness. Speaking at...
