Astha app serving 9 lakh customers
BRAC Bank鈥檚 digital banking app, Astha, now serves more than 9 lakh customers, said a press release...
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India expresses concern over Bangladesh鈥檚 ban on AL activities
India on Tuesday expressed concerns over the ban imposed by the interim government on the activities of Bangladesh Awami League.
New audit ordinance cuts CAG鈥檚 independence: TIB
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Thursday urged the interim government to amend immediately the Public Accounts Audit Ordinance, 2025, saying that the ordinance has curtained the constitutional authority of the Comptroller and Auditor General and would pave the way for corruption and tax evasion...
SCB sets new standard in digital banking
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has surpassed 100 successful Host-to-Host and API integrations for corporate and institutional clients, setting a new benchmark in the country鈥檚 digital banking journey...
Rotary International strengthens welfare activities for destitute
Rotary International Bangladesh country deputy coordinator and former governor of Rotary AKM Shamsul Huda at a programme in Dhaka on Sunday emphasised the continued commitment of Rotary to support destitute communities in Bangladesh and around the world.
Rotary International strengthens welfare activities for destitute
Rotary International Bangladesh country deputy coordinator and former governor of Rotary AKM Shamsul Huda at a programme in Dhaka on Sunday emphasised the continued commitment of Rotary to support destitute communities in Bangladesh and around the world.
Banks urged to cut bad loans
Economists, researchers and academics have emphasised curtailing non-performing loans to ensure good governance in the banking sector and make the country鈥檚 economy vibrant...
Stronger CAG role in Public Audit Bill urged
The Transparency International Bangladesh has made a specific recommendation before the interim government to incorporate the provision for ensuring priority of the CAG office and its effectiveness alongside auditing for determining revenues and...
Russian central bank holds key rate at 20-yr high
Russia鈥檚 central bank kept its key rate at 21 per cent on Friday, locking in two-decade-high borrowing costs as it battles rampant inflation.
Women鈥檚 security demanded as rape protests on
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday placed an 11-point charter of demands, including ensuring security for women in all educational institutions and workplaces, to prevent violence against women.
Bangladesh Bank dissolves boards of 3 more private banks
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday reconstituted boards of directors of three more private commercial banks, extending its restructuring efforts in the banking sector following the political transition on August 5...
National Bank cardholders, staff to get corporate service at Asgar Ali Hospital
A memorandum of understanding was signed between National Bank Limited and Asgar Ali Hospital on Monday at the hospital鈥檚 conference room...
Uncovering, recovering default loans should go together
This is welcome that the central bank has adopted international loan classification standards and changed classification policies to get the actual picture of default loans. But a lack of measures to recover defaulted loans is worrying. The central bank has reduced the timeframe to classify loans as defaulted from the previous 270 days to 180 days. Since the adoption...
Overhaul needed to break procurement monopoly
THE findings of a Transparency International Bangladesh study are worrying in that the top 5 per cent of the contractors working with the top 10 ministries could secure 61.31 per cent of the total contract value given out on electronic procurement system in 12 years since 2012. The bottom 10 per cent of the contractors could, however, secure less than 1 per cent of the...
5pc contractors get 61.31pc e-procurement聽 contract value: survey
A Transparency International Bangladesh study has found that the top 5 per cent of contractors working under the top 10 ministries secured 61.31 per cent of the total contract value awarded through the e-government procurement system over the past 12 years.
ECB rate hikes result in 7.9b-euro loss in 2024
The European Central bank on Thursday reported a record loss in 2024 after it had aggressively hiked eurozone interest rates in response to soaring inflation...
BHADRALOK TO SUSHEEL: Language, identity and hegemony in post-colonial Bangladesh
IN MY small town, Bheramara, Ekushey February was a ritual. Barefoot we roamed, demanding the same of every passerby 鈥� a shedding of shoes, a mark of respect. Bangla, bhasha shaheed 鈥� these weren鈥檛 just words, they were close to the heart, a pulse. And how could they not be? Bangladesh, a nation birthed from language, its very being woven into the...
TIB raises question over move to appoint graft accused in ACC
Terming the government鈥檚 attempt to appoint an officer accused of graft in the ACC unacceptable, the Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday raised a question whether efforts were being made to make it ineffective from within the government...
Bangladeshi culture celebrated in Athens
Doel Academy, a cultural organisation founded by Bangladeshi expatriates in Greece, performed traditional Bangladeshi songs and dances at the 13th Folklore Festival in Greece on Monday...
Corruption increased in last year of AL regime
Transparency International in its Corruption Perception Index 2024 indicated that corruption was increasing in Bangladesh as the country slipped two steps in its global Corruption Perception Index to 151, jointly with Congo and Iran.
NBL LOAN SCAM: ACC sues NBL directors, Desh TV鈥檚 Arif Hasan for embezzling Tk 1,400cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed four cases against 31 people, including board of directors, top officials of National Bank Limited, and Desh Television Ltd鈥檚 managing director, Arif Hasan, on charges of embezzling Tk 1,414 crore through forgery...
Govt needs to ensure autonomy, accountability of central bank
THE sorry state of the banking sector, which is crippled by alarmingly high non-performing loans and lingering governance crises, falls largely, if not squarely, on the Bangladesh Bank, which significantly lost its autonomy and suffered debilitating political interference during the authoritarian Awami League regime. A recent report prepared by an 11-member...
CPD for closing sick banks, FID
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Wednesday suggested closing down the private commercial banks which are now under life support and the finance ministry鈥檚 Financial Institutions Division for the division鈥檚 鈥榙ubious鈥� role in the financial sector...
Amit Shah vows to evict 'illegal Bangladeshis' in Delhi if BJP wins local polls
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of 鈥榠llegal鈥� immigrants if his party wins looming elections, in a forceful appeal to his party's Hindu constituency. Interior minister Amit Shah said every unlawful migrant from neighbouring Bangladesh would be expelled from New Delhi 鈥榳ithin two years鈥� if his party succeeded in next month's provincial polls.
TI Bangladesh urges renewable energy-based national plan
Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday urged a new national energy plan prioritising renewable energy and eliminating the influence of fossil fuel lobbies...
National Bank holds business conference at Rajshahi
National Bank Limited鈥檚 Rajshahi regional business conference was held on Saturday at the conference room of Hotel Castle Swad in Bogura where Abdul Awal Mintu, chairman of the bank, was chief guest...
TIB concerned over removal of 鈥榠ndigenous鈥� graffiti from textbooks
Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed deep concern over removal of graffiti with 鈥楢dibashi鈥� (indigenous) words from the back cover of ninth and tenth-grade textbooks by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board.
NBL upgrades its CBS to Temenos Release 22
National Bank Limited has recently completed migration to a upgraded core banking system called Temenos Release 22, said聽 a press release...
MCCI for boosting digital financial services
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka has recommended integrating mobile financial service providers with the National Payment Switch of Bangladesh, establishing independent credit-scoring agencies and launching digital banks to address gaps in financial inclusion to improve digital financial service or DFS ecosystem in Bangladesh...
National Bank ranks among top ten banks
National Bank has received the 鈥楾op Ten Bank Award鈥� from the Center for NRB in recognition of its outstanding contribution to remittance collection in 2024.