BLACK soya beans, popularly known in Japan as 鈥榢uromame鈥�, are fascinating legumes recognised for their glossy black colour, sweet-nutty flavour, and high nutritional value, earning them the reputation of a superfood. While the pale-yellow soya bean dominates the global oil and feed industry, black soya beans belong to a more elite category, valued not merely for...
The Bangladesh Performance Art Group debuted its first theatrical production, Jalaluddin Rumi, at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh and the Economic Reporters鈥� Forum signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to strengthen cooperation in professional development through joint expertise and resources...
THE principle of state sovereignty has long been the bedrock of international relations, guaranteeing nations the right to exercise authority free from external interference. Yet, history has repeatedly shown that this principle is fragile when confronted by sheer military might. The latest example came on September 9, 2025, when Israel conducted a coordinated air attack...
MetLife Bangladesh has recently recognised about 1,000 of its top-performing financial associates, unit managers, and branch managers through recognition ceremonies...
MEMBERS of the Border Guard Bangladesh have arrested a Bangladeshi national with counterfeit Indian currency notes worth 5,04,000 rupees from the Maheshpur border area in Jhenaidah...
Nearly 39 per cent of rescheduled loans have slipped back into default, exposing the ineffectiveness of repeated rescheduling as a tool for reducing non-performing loans...
Dhaka University Shikkhak Samaj, a platform of the university teachers, on Thursday organised a public performance to mark the first anniversary of the July mass uprising...
The number of loss-making bank branches in Bangladesh has risen sharply, reaching 1,680 in March 2025 鈥� about 15 per cent of total branches 鈥� driven by soaring non-performing loans (NPLs) and unprecedented deposit withdrawals at some banks...
Speakers, including academics, cultural activists, and researchers on Saturday said that the interim government failed to meet people鈥檚 expectations after the July mass uprising...
THE volume of non-performing loans has increased by Tk 745.7 billion in the January鈥揗arch quarter, taking the total to a record high of Tk 4,200 billion and the figure accounts for 24.13 per cent of the total outstanding loans, by far the highest in South Asia. Whilst this has happened, banks which have already identified more than 1,500 wilful defaulters, the borrowers...
Although banks have already identified more than 1,500 wilful loan defaulters, the Bangladesh Bank remains indecisive over taking disciplinary action against such defaulters, exacerbating the country鈥檚 non-performing loan crisis...
The top 10 defaulters, led by Jaj Bhuiyan Group and Bashundhara Group, accounted for Tk聽8,287 crore in classified loans 鈥� nearly 30 per cent of Agrani Bank鈥檚 total non-performing loans as of December 2024, according to official data...
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter at a press conference in Dhaka on Monday said that in order to free fisherfolk from the vicious cycle of advance payment system by moneylenders, easy loan facilities will be ensured for them...
US tech behemoth Microsoft is investing millions of dollars to funnel more European-language data into AI development, company president Brad Smith told AFP Monday...
THE statement of the Bangladesh Bank governor that no efforts for reforms in the banking sector will be effective unless political interference is completely eliminated entails a couple of points to ponder. Although the statement is something that many experts have repeatedly made, still the statement coming from the governor once again, especially in the changed...
Many businesses with proven track records in Bangladesh are now facing growing financial distress as a rapid surge in non-performing loans in the banking sector, coupled with stricter loan rescheduling policies, has deepened their woes...
Inspector general of police Baharul Alam on Wednesday observed that the proposal of police reform commission downplayed the core issues of governance, including keeping police free from political interference and undue process...
Seventeen banks reported a staggering provision shortfall of Tk聽1,77,650 crore at the end of March 2025, with six of them facing such deficits for the first time, indicating a sharp deterioration in their financial health amid a mounting crisis of non-performing loans...
Sonali Bank PLC on Sunday organised a meeting for the 2024-25 financial year on grievance redress management to implement Annual Performance Agreement 2024-25, said a press release...
Ten commercial banks collectively had over Tk 3 lakh crore in defaulted loans as of March 2025, accounting for nearly 71.4 per cent of the total Tk 4.2 lakh crore non-performing loans in the country鈥檚 banking sector...
The National Citizen Party (NCP), along with several other political parties and groups, Friday night announced a series of blockade programmes and rallies to be held on Saturday at all 鈥楯uly Points鈥� in Dhaka and across Bangladesh.
A DECLINE in the non-performing loans recovery ratio, which is concerning, suggests that the measures taken are not effective and stringent enough. The recovery ratio of non-performing loans dropped significantly in the final quarter of 2024, with the ratio standing at 3.44 per cent, down from 5.12 per cent in the corresponding 2023 quarter, as data of Bangladesh Bank...
The banks in Bangladesh have recovered Tk 9,791 crore in non-performing loans during the October鈥揇ecember quarter of 2024, posting a 23 per cent rise from Tk 7,960 crore in the same period of 2023...
A computer science and engineering department student of United International University, Md Rohan, has recently become champion in the User Interface and User Experience Design Competition at the National Technology Festival titled Inventious 4.1...
BANGLADESH is a dynamic and strategically significant nation, known for its struggles for language, democracy, and independence. Despite its potential to inspire globally, 53 years after independence, it has failed to establish a strong democratic framework or implement an independent foreign policy. While global democracy has expanded, Bangladesh has regressed...
Shahman Moishan, an associate professor at the department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University, won the Study UK Alumni Awards in the Culture and Creativity category on Tuesday at British Council in Dhaka...
The legal framework for handling non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh has become dysfunctional, allowing wilful defaulters to exploit loopholes and delay repayment, according to a report by the task force on economic reforms...
National standards and regulatory body, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, is going to formulate minimum energy performance standards for LED lamps, focusing on the issue of electricity saving...
Powerful winds forecast for Wednesday threatened to whip up massive fires still burning around Los Angeles, possibly worsening an inferno that has killed at least 25 people...
