URBAN planners and environmentalists have expressed concern about the recent government approval of amendments to the detailed area plan for Dhaka. The interim government on October 19 approved in principle amendments to the area plan and the draft Dhaka Metropolitan Building Construction Rules 2025, which will soon be notified. Experts...
The Bangladesh Bank has decided to keep its policy rate unchanged at 10 per cent amid mounting pressure from businesses to lower borrowing costs as high interest rates continue to strain corporate finances and restrict investment...
Stock markets fell Thursday as traders digested a high-stakes meeting between the US and Chinese presidents, mixed company earnings and uncertainty over further US interest rate cuts...
Business leaders have urged Bangladesh Bank to bring down lending rates to single digits, describing the current high-interest environment as detrimental to business growth and competitiveness...
Equities jumped Thursday after data showing job losses in the US private sector fanned optimism for more interest rate cuts and overshadowed a partial shutdown of the country鈥檚 government...
British inflation was unchanged in August, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling expectations that the Bank of England will not cut interest rates again at its meeting this week...
US consumer inflation rose last month to its highest level since January, government data showed Thursday, although analysts believe that this is unlikely to deter the central bank from an interest rate cut next week...
The government has issued a strong warning to factory owners who have failed to repay the interest-free loans provided to them for clearing workers鈥� arrears, said Labour and Employment adviser M Shakhawat Hossain...
Weak US jobs data cemented expectations of an interest rate cut later this month on Friday, but stocks slid on worries about the economic outlook and profit-taking...
The weighted average interest rate spread in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector has remained above 5.8 per cent for 15 consecutive months through to July 2025, highlighting a prolonged imbalance that continues to deprive depositors of fair returns.
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell left the door open to interest rate cuts in a keenly watched speech Friday, balancing risks to the economy as president Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the central bank...
Interest rates on government treasury bills and bonds have fallen sharply in recent weeks as the government has scaled back its borrowing from commercial banks, easing demand for funds in the market...
President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US central bank Wednesday with a call for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to step down, as he repeatedly criticises Fed chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates...
Stock markets fluctuated on Wednesday, with many investors sticking to the sidelines while awaiting clues on US interest rate moves...
The youth and sports and local government, rural development and cooperatives adviser, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, has said that he will not be part of the election-time government to avoid conflict of interest as a political figure...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday urged all to remain united for the sake of national interest...
THE government鈥檚 discontinuing its support for the national academy for children with special needs at a time when there are barely any facilities to ensure access to education for children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders is disconcerting. The Planning Commission on August 4 decided to close the academy on the grounds that the implementation of the...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised serious concerns over Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 continued contractionary monetary policy, warning that high interest rates and declining credit growth are choking trade, investment and industrial activity...
The High Court on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why Thakurgaon airport, shut down for the last 44 years, should not be reopened in public interest and in the interest of economic development and tourism...
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Saturday affirmed that trade between Bangladesh and India will continue in the greater interest of consumers and businesses of both nations, emphasising the mutual benefits derived from sustained economic cooperation...
The Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday kept the policy rate unchanged at 10 per cent, defying strong demands from the business community to ease borrowing costs as high interest rates continue to squeeze corporate finances and undermine operations...
Malaysia鈥檚 central bank cut on Wednesday its interest rate by 25 basis points, its first reduction in five years, as a 鈥榩re-emptive measure鈥� to sustain growth amid moderate inflation...
Interest rates on treasury bills and bonds have climbed sharply to 12 per cent after the Bangladesh Bank discontinued its 28-day repo facility, tightening liquidity in the banking system and making banks more hesitant to invest in government securities...
The government has slashed profit rates on all types of national savings certificates for the next six months, effective from Tuesday, July 1...
Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors tracked the Israel-Iran conflict and a looming US interest rate decision...
THIS article builds on the earlier piece 鈥楻iba, Money and Interest Paradox鈥�, which exposed the inconsistency of condemning interest as immoral while simultaneously benefiting from interest-based systems 鈥� such as earning salaries from banks or utilising public infrastructure financed by interest-bearing loans. It highlighted that institutions like the IMF and...
THIS article aims to respond to the recent directives of the Bangladesh Bank, suggesting that banks may not share profits with their depositors. This raises a foundational question: what are the sources of these profits? More broadly, what are the sources of income that allow Bangladesh Bank and commercial banks to pay salaries and employee benefits and cover their...
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh Park Young Sik on Wednesday said in Dhaka that unlike India, China or the United States, his country did not have any strategic interest here in Bangladesh...
Interest rates on treasury bills and bonds have climbed sharply after the Bangladesh Bank discontinued its 28-day repo facility, tightening liquidity in the banking system and making banks more hesitant to invest in government securities...
The Bangladesh Bank has rejected the International Monetary Fund鈥檚 suggestion to lower the policy interest rate, saying that no such move would be considered until inflation dropped to the targeted level...
