Nagad given licence for Bangladesh's first full-fledged digital bank
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday approved a banking licence for Nagad Digital Bank PLC, the first full-fledged digital bank in Bangladesh, and listed it as...
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TIB for actions against affidavit mismatch
Transparency International Bangladesh shared its findings with the Election Commission on Sunday that revealed various anomalies in the affidavits of candidates submitted...
Govt must enforce laws to stop illegal landowning
NO ENFORCEMENT of the laws that bar individuals, families or bodies from holding more than 100 bighas, or roughly 33 acres, of land, including 60 bighas, or 19.83 acres, of agricultural land, keeps allowing many to acquire and own land beyond the limit...
EC, NBR must act on allegations of candidate wealth mismatch
THE mismatch between the amounts of wealth that upazila election candidates have stated in income tax returns and election affidavits, as Transparency International Bangladesh came up with at press conference on May 27, warrants investigation, and consequent action, on a couple of fronts by authorities...
Youths for creation of more skilled workforce
Youths, at a seminar on Monday, underscored the importance of creating more skilled workforce to address the unemployment problem.聽..
Candidates鈥� affidavits, tax returns mismatch
Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International Bangladesh found a mismatch between the affidavits and income tax returns of many wealthy candidates for the third phase of the upazila parishad election slated for May 29...
TIB urges govt to ensure accountability for high-level power abuse
Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday urged the government to bring the high-level power abuse under accountability following due process and to release a White Paper on corruption...
ERF demands fast reversal of restrictions on journalists at central bank
Journalist association Economic Reporters鈥� Forum demanded immediate lifting of ban on journalists鈥� entry into the Bangladesh Bank, warning of a rigorous movement otherwise...
Politics, to serve people, must remain free of moneyed clout
AN ABNORMAL increase in the moveable and immovable assets of public representatives and public office holders has for long been an issue of concern. Such an abnormal increase in wealth certainly shows an association between tenure in office and a rapid increase in income and wealth, suggesting corrupt practices...
Businesses urge BB not to change policy frequently
Business leaders on Thursday said that frequent policy changes by the central bank hampered their business and they called for long-term stable policies to ensure smooth business operations...
National boxing champion Sura Krishna Chakma joins UCB
Champion boxer Sura Krishna Chakma has joined United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB). During an illustrious career of more than a decade, Sura has not only made a mark at the national level but has also participated in numerous international events as a proud representative of the nation.
Discriminatory management of Green Climate Fund deplorable
THIS is disconcerting that the Green Climate Fund, set up by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2010 to help developing countries to respond to climate change, is not serving intended purposes because of...
Green Climate Fund corrupt, says TIB
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Tuesday raised corruption allegations against the Green Climate Fund, the largest global climate fund for...
UCBL ex-MD Shajahan sued for embezzling Tk 109 crore
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against two people, including former United Commercial Bank Limited managing director M Shahjahan Bhuiyan, on charges of embezzling Tk109 crore...
Putting climate first could cause 鈥榤isallocation鈥� of resources: US Fed
The Federal Reserve should stick to its current mandate and avoid the 鈥榬egulatory distraction鈥� of tackling climate risk, a senior official at the US central bank said Friday...
State agencies, political parties must not make politics expensive
AN INCREASE in the moveable assets of candidates re-running for the position of the chair in the upazila council elections in the first phase that take place today, as Transparency International Bangladesh findings show, and an issue that...
NBL has not been taken over by any business group, says chair
National Bank Limited chairman Khalilur Rahman on Monday said that the bank has not been taken over by any business group, and directors have been appointed to the bank by the government...
BB reconstitutes NBL board dropping chairman, MD, Parveen Sikder
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday reconstituted the board of the National Bank Limited keeping out five members, including chairman Syed Ferhat Anwar, managing director Tohidul Alam Khan and director Parveen Haque Sikder, of the eight-member board now dissolved...
Govt must set up independent body on personal data protection
THE debate about the personal data protection law and the demand for the institution of an independent commission for data protection have come up again when Transparency International Bangladesh...
German inflation rate unchanged
German inflation was unchanged in April, official data showed Monday, holding at a three-year low as hopes grow that the European Central Bank will soon start cutting interest rates...
Independent commission demanded
The Transparency International Bangladesh and ARTICLE 19 on Sunday demanded the formation of an independent data protection commission to ensure...
Plan International celebrates 30 years of empowering girls, youth
Plan International Bangladesh celebrated 30 years of glorious journey in Bangladesh on Thursday at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon grand ballroom to celebrate...
Central bank must walk back restrictions on journalist entry
THE Bangladesh Bank has so far made the headlines countless times for ills such as weak regulatory affairs, failures to recover loans in default, affording advantages to wilful defaulters, under-preparedness or no preparedness at all to...
TIB concerned by restrictions on journalists鈥� entry to Bangladesh Bank
Transparency International Bangladesh on Friday expressed deep concern over the recent restrictions on journalists鈥� entry to Bangladesh Bank...
ACC okays charge sheet against PK Halder, 22 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday approved a charge sheet against 22 people, including former NRB Global Bank managing director Prashanta Kumar Halder, for embezzling Tk 103 crore from International Leasing and Financial Services Limited.....
Arbitrary introduction of mergers caused further unrest in banking sector: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh in a statement on Tuesday said that the arbitrary announcement of certain bank mergers, coupled with concerns among well-performing banks involved in the process and unwillingness of some underperforming banks, had worsened anxiety, unrest, and uncertainty within the banking sector.....
Bank merger and sustainable banking
FOR the last couple of months, mergers and acquisitions of banks have been the talk of the town. Many developments in the banking sector have been coming to the fore at regular intervals, thanks to the...
No more merger proposal for now: BB official
The Bangladesh Bank has decided not to accept any further proposals for bank mergers at the moment, as it has already received five proposals for mergers, according to a senior official of the central bank...
