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BB seeks authority to override law, waive banks' CRR penalties

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Bangladesh Bank moves to bolster its regulatory authority to waive, remit, or reduce penalties for banks' Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) shortfalls in special circumstances as the central ... Read More


IPO lottery system returns to boost secondary market turnover

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The main reason for restoring the lottery system in primary share allocation is to boost turnover in the secondary market against the backdrop of a persistent investor exodus. The I... Read More


Teacher arrested after viral video shows alleged child abuse in Dhaka school

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Police have arrested Pabitra Kumar Barua, a teacher allegedly involved in the abuse of a child at a school in Dhaka's Paltan. He was arrested from Dhaka's Mirpur area early on Frida... Read More


Global fertility divide

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The world is entering a period of demographic divide that few policymakers are prepared to confront openly. Over the past seven decades, global fertility rates have fallen by more th... Read More


Over 48pc candidates are businesspersons

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- More than 48 per cent of the candidates contesting the upcoming national elections in February are businessmen, according to the candidates' affidavits analysed by Transparency Inter... Read More


Control of Land Utilisation and Farm Land Protection Ordinance promulgated

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The government has promulgated the "Control of Land Utilisation and Farm Land Protection Ordinance, 2026" introducing penalties of up to three years' imprisonment or Tk 1 million in ... Read More


A project that ended but did not really end

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The government is yet to find ways to close one of the troubled projects of the Awami League regime, though the proposal for extending its deadline and increasing the cost was reject... Read More


Process of implementing new pay scale starts forthwith

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Take-home pay packet of public service-holders begins to fatten soon as officials at the Ministry of Finance are learnt to have started the process of implementing the just-recommend... Read More


LafargeHolcim Bangladesh gets Top Employer certification for 2026

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Plc (LHB) has been certified as a Top Employer for 2026, the company said in a press release. The certification was awarded by the Top Employers Institute, ... Read More


Lifetime tenure of private bank directors eroding good governance: A.K. Azad

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- The lifetime tenure of directors on the boards of private banks is eroding good governance in the country's banking sector, said A.K. Azad, Vice President of the International Chambe... Read More