Ahsan Habib

Senior bankers say the regulator's move hinders the potential to maximise the wealth of their investors

The sixth instalment of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan programme of $4.7 billion may not arrive by the end of the year, as the donor agency wants to work with the new political government for smooth continuation of reform programmes.

The government is considering providing Tk 1,000 crore to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) through the revised national budget to mitigate its liquidity crisis and ensure stability in the stock market.

Taxpayers to recapitalise new bank; private shareholders get no recovery

Directors are now transferring shares more often as the NBR recently waived tax on such transfers

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cancel or redirect around $408 million from projects in Bangladesh this year due to prolonged implementation delays, even as several ADB-funded schemes made progress.

Children of the 1990s can relate to the fact that many of them used to rush to their neighbour’s house to watch their preferred television programmes, as televisions were not available in most homes.

The Bangladesh Bank has decided to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity, after their vulnerabilities became starkly visible following the political transition after the ouster of the Awami League-led government last year.

Business must serve people: this was the principle Samson H Chowdhury lived by. He saw no conflict between business and ethics, only the possibility of using both as a force for good.

Bangladesh Bank report shows RMG and textiles as major loan defaulters; small firms suffer

The amount is more than twice the Tk 2,500 crore saved a year earlier.

Audit exposes deep financial cracks in country's largest Shariah-based lender

The interim government has moved to expedite long-pending lawsuits filed by 10 institutions, including state-owned banks and a non-bank financial institution (NBFI), against loan defaulters, in a bid to speed up the recovery of defaulted loans

The interim government has taken a series of steps to restore confidence among investors and reinvigorate the stock market, which has been hovering between 4,000 points and 5,500 points for the last several years.

Prime Bank Investment CEO tells The Daily Star

Over 90 DSE stocks now trade below face value due to company failures

Bangladesh's remittance earnings climb, fuelled by informal market shift

Top banks' investment woes highlight behavioural problems among investors

Bangladesh should widen its export base within and beyond the ready-made garment industry by moving into mid-tier technology sectors, said Aditya Gahlaut, head of Asia for Global Trade Solutions at HSBC.

Eligibility criteria, loan restrictions tighten under draft