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Bangladesh to seek addl IMF, WB support ahead of LDC graduation

Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Bangladesh will seek additional financial support from the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cushion the economic impact of its graduation from Least-Deve... Read More


Modernisation of monetary policy

Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Inflation in Bangladesh has remained persistently high over the past several years, testing the limits of the country's monetary policy framework. Structural constraints, shallow fi... Read More


Weak policy support, trust issues hinder digital banking growth

Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Speakers at a discussion on Thursday stressed that despite its vast potential, digital banking in Bangladesh had yet to flourish due to weak policy support, a lack of consumer trust... Read More


Performance-tied incentive bonus for SoBs, FIs unveiled

Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Employees of public-sector banks and financial institutions are entitled to get incentive bonus pro rata with performance while government ex gratia is secure regardless of failure ... Read More


Bangladesh funding for LGs poorer than other LMICs

Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Bangladesh lags far behind other lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) in allocations for local governments despite rapid urbanisation that has brought nearly 45 per cent of its pop... Read More


Climate justice forum urges unified national approach to ensure climate justice

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- The Secretariat of the Climate Justice Forum, hosted by An Organisation for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED), organised the Pre-COP30 National Sharing and Planning Meeting on Thru... Read More


CUCSU election: Final list of candidates released

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- The final list of candidates has been announced for the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall council elections. The list was published on the CUCSU websit... Read More


Court orders Interpol red notices to be issued against S Alam, two brothers

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the issuance of Interpol red notices against Mohammad Saiful Alam, chairman of the controversial industrial conglomerate S Alam Group, and his two brothers... Read More


Fire damages transformer at Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- A fire broke out early Thursday at the Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Polash upazila, Narsingdi, damaging a transformer and disrupting power supply for several hours. Abdul Shahi... Read More


Thai authorities rush to contain 164-ft sinkhole in Bangkok amid traffic disruptions

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Thai authorities rushed to contain a massive sinkhole near a hospital in central Bangkok that disrupted utilities and traffic, officials said on Wednesday. The 50-metre deep (164 f... Read More