Regulator opens probe into Beximco’s sukuk, bonds in new blow to Salman F Rahman

The bonds are Beximco Green Sukuk Al Istisna and IFIC Guaranteed Sreepur Township Green Zero Coupon Bond.
1 September 2024, 13:53 PM

BGMEA seeks IndustriALL support to prevent labour unrest

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has sought the cooperation of the IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) leaders to ensure that there is no labour unrest.
1 September 2024, 12:50 PM

Remittances jumped 39% in August

Remittances sent by migrant workers and Bangladeshis living abroad soared nearly 39 percent year-on-year to 2.2 billion in August, the first month of the interim government.</p><p>Remittance inflows were $1.6 billion in the same month of the previous year, according to Bangladesh Bank data.
1 September 2024, 12:08 PM

Mobile subscriber numbers drop significantly in July

The number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh has dropped significantly in July, as all the operators lost customers. .The overall number of mobile subscribers is calculated based on the purchase of new SIMs (subscriber identity modules) minus the number of SIMs whose ownership have beco
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM

How Islami Bank was taken over ‘at gunpoint’

Islami Bank, the largest private bank by deposits in 2017, was a lucrative target for Sheikh Hasina’s cronies when an influential business group with her blessing occupied it by force – a “perfect robbery” in Bangladesh’s banking history.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Can we recover our stolen assets?

Until mid-2010 I was not aware that the immediate past prime minister had a special assistant for stolen asset recovery.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Entrepreneurs show interest to insure factories against attacks

Businesspeople in Bangladesh are becoming interested in sabotage and terrorism insurance following incidents of arson, looting and vandalism at several industrial establishments across the country, according to various insurers.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM

What investors want as new BSEC chief takes over

Stock investors and analysts are hoping for the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), led by its new Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, to focus on its prime tasks of proper monitoring and ensuring good governance in the share market.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Industrial output growth slows to four-year low

Industrial output in Bangladesh grew at its slowest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic, hitting 6.66 percent last fiscal year owing to declining exports, import restrictions and a slowdown in domestic demand due to persistent inflation.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Govt may trim budget by Tk 100,000cr

The interim government is planning to revise the national budget for the current fiscal year urgently and cut “wasteful expenditures” in order to alleviate the pressure on the foreign currency reserves and tame persistent inflation.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM

‘I was forced to step down’

Islami Bank’s former managing director Abdul Mannan had not appeared or spoken publicly since S Alam Group took control of the bank in March 2017.
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Huawei posts 34.3% rise in first-half sales

Chinese tech giant Huawei said Thursday that sales surged in the first half of the year, even as it struggles under the weight of sanctions that have deprived it of technology from the United States.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

ICCB suggests interim govt adopt six reforms

The International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB) has come up with six recommendations for the interim government to bring about reforms in the country’s banking, tax, trade and business activities.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Navigating Bangladesh’s crossroads

Human nature has an innate tendency to escalate demands once an initial concession is made, and thus, the saying goes “If you let someone sit, he wants to eat; if you let him eat, he wants to sleep”.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Moody’s raises India’s growth forecasts, Fitch affirms rating

Moody’s raised India’s growth projection for 2024 and 2025 citing signs of improving rural demand, while Fitch affirmed the country’s sovereign credit rating, the agencies said in separate releases on Thursday.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Put yourself in farmers’ shoes

Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday urged banks to be compassionate, humane and empathetic when dealing with farmers who fail to repay loans for genuine and understandable difficulties.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

External deficit falls to three-year low

Bangladesh’s overall external deficit nearly halved in fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, hitting the lowest mark in three years, a positive development which is expected to ease the pressure on forex reserves and reduce exchange rate volatility.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

White paper to assess extent of corruption

The committee tasked with formulating a white paper on Bangladesh’s economy will assess the extent of corruption in the country and identify the reasons behind it, according to Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Fixing boards of ailing banks is first step for good governance

Reconstituting the board of directors of ailing banks is the first step towards bringing good governance and discipline to the banking sector, according to Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Exim Bank freed from the grip of Mazumder

The control of influential businessman Nazrul Islam Mazumder over Exim Bank ended yesterday as the Bangladesh Bank reconstituted the board of the Shariah-based lender.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM