A long-dormant major project for building Padma Barrage, under consideration for over six decades amid debates over feasibility, financing and policy, is now set to be placed before the new government's highest economic policy-making body shortly. Officials say the project is expected to bri
A court has issued an arrest warrant against Yussuf Abdullah Harun, former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), in a case over an alleged stock market scam. Chattogram’s Metropolitan Magistrate Md Abu Bakar Siddik issued the order on Monday, ac
Top executives of public-sector banks have suggested posting the loan defaulters' list on the central bank's website and prohibiting them from buying personal property like houses as preventive action, sources said. These are among some unsparing actions they spelt out at a meet Monday as pa
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Bangladesh Thitiporn Chirasawadi on Monday paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Mohammad Mostakur Rahman at the central bank’s headquarters in the city. Senior officials from Bangladesh Bank were also present during the meeting, w
Public spending on education in Bangladesh has fallen to about 1.7% of GDP, far below global recommendations, raising concerns about the country’s future human capital development. The findings were presented by Towfiqul Islam Khan, Additional Director (Research) at the Centre for Policy Dia
