The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into the alleged covert and suspicious sale of restricted shares by NRB Commercial Bank founder ABM Abdul Mannan to three individuals closely linked to the bank鈥檚 leadership...
The government has so far failed to bring former NRB Global Bank managing director Proshanta Kumar Halder, also known as PK Halder, who is facing money laundering charges, back to the country from India.
ACCESSING government and public services in Bangladesh is fraught with challenges, severely limiting citizens鈥� ability to obtain essential support in a timely and efficient manner. Despite its extensive reach, the public service delivery system remains marred by entrenched issues such as corruption, inefficiency and a lack of transparency, resulting...
Transparency International Bangladesh on Tuesday said that there was scope for misuse of the formulated draft Cyber Security Ordinance as it still contained some repressive provisions similar to those in the Cyber Security Act.
Bangladesh Bank has identified several factors contributing to the rising demand for US dollars, leading to volatility in the foreign exchange market.
Eminent human rights activist and Impact Foundation Bangladesh鈥檚 founder trustee Mansur Ahmed Chowdhury has been elected as chairperson of Transparency International Bangladesh trustee board....
National Bank on Saturday hosted its regional business conference at a hotel in Chattogram, said a press release.
Transparency International Bangladesh has called on the interim government, political parties, citizens, and the younger generation to seize the opportunity created after the fall of an...
The interim government has continued to provide crisis-hit commercial banks and large business groups with emergency loan assistances with the offering of Tk 180 crore to the Beximco Group in the past week, said officials...
National Bank Limited has received approval to temporarily suspend all banking services to facilitate a seamless migration to a new core banking software system...
Transparency International Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the interim government to allow at least one month for a comprehensive review and inclusive participation process before promulgating the draft 鈥楥yber Protection Ordinance, 2024鈥�...
The country鈥檚 primary textile millers on Tuesday demanded intervention from the Bangladesh Bank to realise their matured bills from commercial banks against the supply of yarn and fabric to the readymade garment industries through back-to-back letters of credit...
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce a quarter point cut to its key lending rate on Wednesday despite a recent uptick in inflation, in the central bank鈥檚 last meeting of Joe Biden鈥檚 presidency...
Energy sector investment has to be controlled to prevent in future the rise of authoritative government like the one of Sheikh Hasina, said Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman.聽
Germany鈥檚 central bank on Friday sharply downgraded its growth forecasts for next year and 2026, predicting a prolonged period of weakness for Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽as it battles multiple headwinds.聽
India on Monday appointed finance ministry bureaucrat Sanjay Malhotra to helm the country鈥檚 central bank, a day before his predecessor鈥檚 term was due to end...
Anti-corruption initiatives will not be successful unless political and bureaucratic culture changes in the country, said Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Sunday...
PASSPORT, road transport administration, law enforcement and judicial services have come up to be the top four corrupt services sectors from 2017 to 2023, as Transparency International Bangladesh surveys for 2023, 2021 and 2017, the latest three of the surveys that the corruption watchdog have published since 1997, show. In the 2021 and 2017 surveys, the most corrupt service sectors were the same and in the...
German inflation rose slightly in November, climbing back above the European Central Bank鈥檚 two-per cent target, according to preliminary data released Thursday...
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday asked the country鈥檚 commercial banks to devise strategies to restore their global reputation following the Moody鈥檚 recent downgrade of Bangladesh鈥檚 long-term sovereign credit rating...
Dollars held by Bangladesh鈥檚 commercial banks hit a more-than-two-year low in October, driven by a severe shortage of the foreign currency in the country...
The European Central Bank warned Wednesday that sovereign debt risks are growing in the eurozone at a time of heightened political uncertainty and muted economic performance...
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Monday said that the fall of the authoritarian regime is the biggest political, diplomatic, and strategic defeat for India in the...
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Thursday froze the bank accounts of NRB Commercial Bank chairman SM Parvez Tamal, its vice president Md Jafar Iqbal Howlader and former executive committee chairman Adnan Imam and their companies...
National Bank Limited aims to regain its leading position among the country鈥檚 private banks with proactive support from the Bangladesh Bank and will pursue all legal avenues to recover defaulted loans...
Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday said that while it was difficult to determine the exact amount of money laundered from Bangladesh, various estimates suggest that an average of $12鈥�15 billion was illicitly transferred out of the country each year...
United Commercial Bank PLC has asked 40 senior officials to resign amid allegations of corruption and professional misconduct...
Angry customers of National Bank鈥檚 Shibganj branch in Sylhet locked the main entrance of the bank on Wednesday in protest after being unable to withdraw their deposits, a situation that has reportedly persisted for several days...
The Bangladesh Bank has imposed a Tk聽5 lakh fine on NRBC Bank for the private commercial bank鈥檚 failure to report suspicious transactions by a client and ordered it to take disciplinary actions against officials concerned for their failure to do duties and for providing false information...
Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday expressed concern over the lack of active participation from the private sector in the interim government鈥檚 advisory council and the...