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Major industrial groups seek Tk 165.5b bailout funds

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Constrained by stated severe liquidity crunch in the country's industrial sector, eleven conglomerates seek some Tk 165.5 billion in interest-free loans from the government to sustai... Read More


Govt issues two new ordinances to protect biodiversity, wildlife

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The interim government issued two ordinances related to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the protection of the country's biodiversity and wildlife. The ord... Read More


Rice, veggies, sugar, edible oil get costlier

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- After remaining static for about a month, prices of rice, winter vegetables, sugar and edible oil have increased in the city markets over the past week, adding pressure on household ... Read More


Bankers Club of Bangladesh holds 4th AGM

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bankers Club of Bangladesh Limited (BCBL) was held on Saturday morning. BCBL President Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin presided over the AGM at the ... Read More


Bangladeshi fisherman shot in Naf River amid gunfire across Myanmar border

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- A fisherman has been shot in the Naf River in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Upazila amid ongoing gunfire across the border in Myanmar, prompting the local administration to ask residents and f... Read More


Proposed 'Insurance Resolution Ordinance' awaits MoF review

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The insurance regulator-IDRA--has submitted its much-hyped draft ordinance to the Ministry of Finance, seeking sweeping new powers to intervene in the governance of troubled insurers.... Read More


Role of judgment in risk-based supervision

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Risk-based supervision is one of the most important changes in modern banking supervision. It is important not because it creates new rules, but because it changes how supervisors thi... Read More


Bangladesh seeks US tariff cut as USTR agrees to consider proposal

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman has proposed that the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) reduce the reciprocal tariff from the current 20 per cent. ... Read More


Debt spiral clouds microcredit's success

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Concerns over overlapping loans and rising debt burdens are increasingly overshadowing the achievements of microcredit sector, prompting calls for deeper research and policy intervent... Read More


Tailwinds may lift economic growth to 5.0pc in FY26

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Bangladesh's slow-pace economic growth may be ramped up to 5.0 per cent by tailwinds before this fiscal year ends on June 30, 2026, as estimated by BMI, a unit of Fitch Ratings. "We ... Read More