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Regulatory mkt intervention ramped up for balancing exchange rate

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A higher inflow of remittances prompts the central bank to scale up intervention in the foreign-exchange market to forestall any imbalance in dollar-taka exchange rates and avoid its ... Read More


Accountability deferred, democracy denied

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A democracy will not often fail with the loud cracking of Glass. In fact, failure will often occur in the silent hours of fear rebranded as order, of oppression justified as stability... Read More


Ordinance amended to add retired chief justice in Supreme Court Secretariat Commission

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The interim government has amended an ordinance to include a retired chief justice as a member of the Supreme Court Secretariat Commission. The announcement was made on Thursday at t... Read More


Uruguay could be a gateway for RMG exports to Mercosur: BGMEA

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has identified Uruguay as a potential "gateway" for expanding Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) exports into... Read More


Auction for 700 MHz spectrum turns into single-player contest as Robi pulls out

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The planned auction for the 700-megahertz (MHz) spectrum has been reduced to a single-player contest following Robi Axiata's formal withdrawal, leaving Grameenphone as the only remain... Read More


Meghna Bank signs Participation Agreement with BB for Startup Refinance Scheme

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Recently, with a view to fostering an innovation-led entrepreneurial ecosystem, Meghna Bank PLC has signed a Participation Agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the Startup Refinance S... Read More


Migration from Bangladesh on rise amid poor govt support

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The number of Bangladeshi outbound migrant workers has been on the rise in recent years amidst inadequate budgetary and other technical support from the government for the key remitta... Read More


Forex reserves to stay over $32b even after ACU payments

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh's treasury won't feel dollar stress even after settling import- payment obligations to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member- countries as gross foreign-exchange reserves a... Read More


Listing of 10 blue-chip cos: SoEs commit, MNCs to seek board approvals

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Ten state-owned enterprises (SoEs) and multinational companies (MNCs) have agreed in principle to offload a portion of their shares on the stock market, following board-level approval... Read More


Warrants issued against ex-minister Saifuzzaman Chy, 35 others

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A Chattogram court has issued arrest warrants against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and 35 others in connection with a case involving the embezzlement and laundering of T... Read More