Borrowing through repo tools plunges
Borrowing through repo instruments plunged in August as Bangladesh Bank scaled back its liquidity support and commercial banks adjusted to a tighter money market.
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AI can help boost global trade by 40pc by 2040: WTO
Artificial intelligence (AI) could increase global trade by up to 40 per cent by the year 2040, according to the World Trade Organisation鈥檚 newly released World Trade Report 2025...
Experts stress stronger village courts to ensure grassroots justice
Justice sector experts on Wednesday called for raising public awareness to strengthen village courts for resolving minor disputes at the local level.
ICAB and FRC sign MoU on DVS
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday at Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka to strengthen the verification of audited financial statements and audit reports submitted by public interest entities to the FRC...
Judicial Service Commission submits annual report to president
The Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on Monday submitted its 2024 annual report to president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in Dhaka...
Court asks to submit probe report in 90 days
The High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to submit a detailed report on the death of a 32-year-old woman, Faria Tasnim Jyoti, who fell into an uncovered manhole in Tongi in Gazipur and died on July 27, within 90 days...
DRU demands weekly two days off, implementation of wage board
Dhaka Reporters Unity on Sunday urged the government to immediately implement the ninth wage board award, form the tenth wage board, and introduce two weekly holidays for journalists.
Govt pressured to change autopsy report, doctor tells ICT
A government doctor on Sunday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he was pressured by state agencies and political figures to falsify the post-mortem report of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur student Abu Sayeed, the first murdered victim during the 2024 July uprising.
HC asks govt to declare UN report historical document
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to declare the UN fact-finding report on human rights violations during the July 2024 mass uprising a historical document...
Yet another extension for probe report submission deadline
The deadline for submission of the probe report in a case filed over the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in 2012 has been extended for the 120th time...
Accounting: casualty of capital market compliance
IN A world where capital flows increasingly shape the fortunes of developing economies, the importance of transparent and comparable financial statements cannot be overstated. International accounting standards, when properly applied, can help countries attract foreign investment, bolster financial credibility and unlock economic potential. But while the global...
Agrani Bank holds 18th AGM, okays financial reports
Agrani Bank PLC on Thursday conducted its 18th annual general meeting at its head office, said a press release...
ICT sets Oct 15 deadline for probe report
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday directed its Investigation Agency to submit the probe report by October 15 in the 2024 July鈥揂ugust crimes against humanity case against Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader and 44 others, mostly his party colleagues and political allies...
Five reform reports put on back burner
Key reforms in local government, health, labour, women鈥檚 affairs, and the media have become uncertain as the issues are neither being discussed in the ongoing political consensus-building process nor the interim government has made any progress in reforming those vital areas...
Toll of Air India disaster rests at 260 as focus turns to crash report
Indian forensic investigators have identified all 260 people killed in last month鈥檚 crash of a London-bound passenger plane, health authorities said Wednesday, ahead of a hugely anticipated preliminary report into what went wrong...
Probe report submission deferred for 119th times
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday fixed August 11 for submitting the investigation report of the much-talked about murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi as the Police Bureau of Investigation could not submit the report...
UGC holds workshop on accuracy of rapid needs assessment report
A workshop to assess the accuracy of the rapid needs assessment report of the social and mental health protection project was held at the Bangladesh University Grants Commission in Dhaka on Monday...
Citizens Bank hosts training on ISS reporting
Citizens Bank has recently organised a daylong training on Integrated Supervision System reporting at its training academy, said a press release...
Jabed, Mission to lead Law Reporters Forum
NTV special correspondent Hasan Jabed has been elected president, and 抖阴精品 senior staff correspondent Moneruzzaman Mission has been re-elected general secretary of the Law Reporters Forum, a professional association of...
US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme
A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme by just a few months 鈥� rather than destroying it as聽claimed by president Donald Trump...
BB halts plan to scrap 14-day repo facility
The Bangladesh Bank has backtracked on its earlier decision to discontinue the 14-day repo facility 鈥� a key tool for borrowing from the central bank 鈥� following significant disruption on the financial market caused by acute liquidity shortages, central bank officials said...
Meanwhile, 100s of millions die of hunger
I HAVE written this article before. In fact, I could write it every year when a new Global Report on Food Crises is published. The report rests on four points: (1) The number of people who are hungry is greater now than last year; (2) the amount of food produced this year is greater than that produced last year; (3) yhere is enough food to feed the total world population...
Meanwhile, 100s of millions of people die of hunger
I HAVE written this article before. In fact, I could write it every year when a new Global Report on Food Crises is published. The report rests on four points:...
Six journalists hurt in attack on DRU
A case was filed on Thursday over an attack carried out allegedly by a collaborator of the Awami League and his supporters on the premises of Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday night...
Uttara Bank鈥檚 42nd AGM held
Uttara Bank PLC declared 35 per cent dividends 鈥� 17.50 per cent cash and 17.50 per cent stock 鈥� for the year 2024 and passed its Annual Report-2024 along with the profit and loss account in its 42nd annual general meeting held on Monday digitally, said a press release...
Govt has issues to address to improve on press freedom
BANGLADESH stepping up 16 notches in the World Press Freedom Index 2025, prepared by Reporters Without Borders, is comforting, but the country has ways to go and issues to address to further improve on press freedom. The index, made public on May 2, ranks Bangladesh the 149th among 180 countries. Bangladesh ranked the 165th in 2024, the 163rd in 2023 and the...
Prime Bank okays Q1 unaudited financial reports
Prime Bank PLC on Thursday announced its first quarter financial reports for the period ended on March 31, 2025, said a press release...
Probe report on BB reserve heist case on May 18
A Dhaka court on Thursday set May 18 as the new deadline for submitting the probe report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case of 2016...
NIMC holds workshop on role of media in flood preparedness
A workshop on the role of media in flood preparedness was held in Dhaka on Monday.
BIFPCL reacts to 抖阴精品 report
The Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited has sent a statement in reaction to the 抖阴精品 report published on March 29 titled 鈥楶ower plants exaggerate bills.鈥�...