IMF urges BB to curb lending from reserve
The International Monetary Fund has recommended limiting loans and quasi-financial activities provided to various institutions from the foreign exchange reserves.
Business-Economy
BB鈥檚 interoperability system starts without bKash, Nagad
Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 long-awaited interoperable digital payment system failed to launch fully on November 1, as the country鈥檚 two largest mobile financial service providers, bKash and Nagad, remained outside the network.
BSEC, CSE host AML workshop
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and the Chittagong Stock Exchange on Sunday jointly organised a daylong training workshop on 鈥楢ML/CFT Compliance and Risk-Based Supervision鈥�.
Opsonin workers block road in Barishal protesting at pruning
Workers of Opsonin Chemical Industries in Barishal have continued their protest for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday to protest the retrenchment of over 500 employees.
Sundarban Courier celebrates 43rd founding anniv
Courier service provider, Sundarban Courier Service (Pvt.) Ltd, celebrated its 43rd founding anniversary with a daylong series of programmes at its corporate headquarters in Uttara, Dhaka, says a press release.
Shippers鈥� Council chairman to attend annual alliance meeting in Bali
Rezaul Karim, chairman, Shippers鈥� Council of Bangladesh and vice-chairman, Asian Shippers鈥� Alliance left Dhaka for Bali, Indonesia on Sunday for attending Asian Shippers鈥� Alliance and Global Shippers鈥� Alliance annual meeting scheduled to be held on November 5 to 7 at the聽聽 Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali, Indonesia organised by Indonesia National Shippers鈥� Council.
BB proposes full ministerial rank for governor
Bangladesh Bank has proposed a significant elevation in the rank of its governor, seeking to grant the position the full status and privileges of a cabinet minister...
Price of 12 kg LPG cylinder reduced by Tk 26
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has reduced the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas for November...
US Fed official backed rate pause because inflation 鈥榯oo high鈥�
A senior member of the US Federal Reserve on Friday said he voted against cutting interest rates this week because inflation was 鈥榯oo high鈥� for comfort. Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid was one of two people who dissented on Wednesday鈥檚 vote, at which the US central bank backed a quarter percentage-point rate cut...
Iranian tech prodigies battle it out with robots
Two machines resembling robotic vacuum cleaners sped around a ring colliding, shooting sparks and catching fire, as Iranian engineering students watched from behind plexiglass.
Trump rejects resuming Canada trade talks
US President Donald Trump on Friday flatly rejected any resumption of trade negotiations with Canada, one week after interrupting talks amid a dispute over an anti-tariff advertisement.
Italy police seize more than 1b euros in Campari shares
Italian police on Friday ordered the seizure of shares worth 1.3 billion euros from the Luxembourg holding company that controls the Campari spirits group, accused of tax fraud.
Thousands gather to urge closure of Tunisia chemical plant
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Gabes in southern Tunisia on Friday, calling for the closure of facilities at an ageing chemical factory blamed for hundreds of cases of poisoning.
US tariffs on heavy trucks, buses come into effect
Fresh US tariffs on imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks took effect Saturday, although with partial relief for vehicles entering the country under a key North America trade agreement.
LatAm weathered Trump tariffs better than feared
The impact of tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump 鈥榟as been less than expected鈥� in Latin America, the head of the region鈥檚 development bank told AFP in an interview...
