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Book on Yunus, Grameen Bank available in Ekushey Book Fair

A book title- Small Loans, Big Dreams, written by Grameen Foundation founder Alex Counts, highlighting the outstanding contributions of Chief Adviser Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, is now available in the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, reports BSS. In addition to the title, the author also...

Netanyahu orders 'intensive' West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered an intensive operation against centers of terrorism in the occupied West Bank, his office said, after three buses exploded in central Israel without causing any reported injuries. Three devices detonated on buses in the city of Bat Yam...

Investigation underway into 2 former BB governors, 53 officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into corruption allegations against 53 former and current officials, including former Bangladesh Bank governors Abdur Rouf Talukder and Atiur Rahman. The officials face accusations of illegal asset acquisition, money laundering, and...

Israeli forces escalate West Bank raids

Israeli forces have conducted new raids in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, shooting and firing tear gas at Palestinians. According to the Palestinian WAFA news agency, Israeli attacks took place at the city of Tulkarm, as well as the Nur Shams and Tulkarm refugee camps, and the...

BB to issue new notes from March 19 centering Eid

Like the previous years, the Bangladesh Bank will issue new notes in the market denominations of Taka 5, Taka 20, and Taka 50 through various scheduled banks of Dhaka region centering the upcoming Holy Eid ul Fitr, reports BSS. The common people will be able to take new notes from March 19 to...

Bay Terminal eyes on WB funding as construction stalled

Despite over a decade of discussions, Chattogram Ports largest project, the Bay Terminal, has yet to materialise beyond paperwork. Apart from partial land acquisition, progress has remained stagnant. This has left port users in dismay. Uncertainty loomed over whether the interim government would...

World Bank renews support for Bangladesh reformations

World Bank Vice President Martin Raiser on Tuesday reiterated the global lenders pledge to support the reform agendas of Bangladeshs interim government led by Dr Mohammad Yunus. Raiser came up with pledge when he called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in...

Gold prices to remain up in 2025

Leading global banks anticipate that gold prices will remain elevated throughout 2025, potentially reaching the $3,000 mark, reports Reuters. The geopolitical uncertainties continue to shape investor sentiment, the report claims citing the global banks. Among the key drivers of this rally are...

BB to announce monetary policy statement today

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will announce the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half of the 2024-2025 fiscal year (January-June), aiming to control inflation by keeping interest rates unchanged. The central bank governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur will formally announce the policy at 3 pm on...

Ex-chairman of Basic Bank, family sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed four cases against former chairman of Basic Bank Limited Sheikh Abdul Hai Bachchu and his family members on charges of acquiring illegal wealth worth TK248 crore and laundering money. ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain disclosed the matter at a...

World Bank Vice President for S Asia to meet Dr Yunus

World Banks Vice President for the South Asia Region Martin Raiser arrived in Bangladesh on Saturday. During his four-day visit, Raiser will meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, said the World Bank. He will also meet the Finance Adviser, Energy Adviser, Bangladesh Bank Governor, senior...

BCSA demand reduction of bank interest rate, electricity bills

The cold storage owners demanded for reducing the bank interest rate and electricity bills, aiming to reduce the storage rent while preserving potato. Besides, they demanded that the cold storage industry be declared an agro-based industry to safeguard potato farmers. They made the demand on...

Court orders to freeze 28 bank accounts of Zahid Maleque, son

A court today (February 6) ordered to freeze a total 28 bank accounts of former health minister Zahid Maleque and his son Rahar Maleque over graft charges. Of the 28 bank accounts, 16 belong to Zahid and 12 to Rahar. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the...

New receiver appointed at BEXIMCO Group

Bangladesh Banks executive director Md Ruhul Amin suspended as the receiver of BEXIMCO group. Following the suspension, another executive director of the central bank, Khasru Parvez, was appointed as the receiver for the group on Tuesday. Central Banks spokesperson and executive director Arif...

Arif Hossain appointed as BB’s new spokesperson

Arif Hossain Khan, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, has been appointed as the central banks new spokesperson, replacing Husne Ara Shikha. The decision was announced in a directive issued on Wednesday by Jobdul Islam, Director of the central banks Human Resources Department. To assist...

Over 300 secret lockers found in BB

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to open over 300 secret lockers registered under the names of Bangladesh Bank officials in the presence of magistrates, the central bank confirmed on Wednesday, reports UNB. This revelation has sent former and current corrupt officials of the central...

Hamas hails ‘heroic’ anti-Israeli operation in West Bank

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has hailed as heroic the retaliatory operation carried out against Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, where the occupying regime has intensified its raids after the Gaza ceasefire. On Tuesday, two Israeli occupation troopers were killed and six...

ACC asks BB to freeze officials' safe deposits

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sent a letter to the governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB), requesting measures to temporarily freeze all officials safe deposits in the banks security vault, reports Dhaka Tribune. This is to prevent any official from accessing their stored items. ACC...

Iran warns Israel seeking Gaza-style genocide in West Bank

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has called on the international community to stop Israel from repeating its Gaza genocide against Palestinians now in the occupied West Bank, where the regime has intensified its raids. Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, the [Israeli] crimes...

Israel raids more areas across West Bank

The Israeli military has intensified its raids across the occupied West Bank, triggering widespread condemnations, Press TV reported. Reports said on Sunday that Israeli forces attacked the town of Tammun in northern West Bank and abducted several Palestinians. Israeli forces also stormed the...

‘Depositors will get back money from weak banks’

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur assured depositors that they would get their money back from weak banks. I assure that you will get your money or bonds back in phases, he said while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop on microfinance at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city on...

Heavy fighting in West Bank as Israeli bulldozers raze homes

Invading Israeli forces have engaged in heavy clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters in the occupied West Banks Tulkarm governorate, Press TV reported. The resistance fighters said on Monday that they ambushed Israeli soldiers and inflicted multiple casualties on them in the Tulkarm...

Robbery attempt at Lalmonirhat Sonali Bank

A robbery attempt was foiled at the Sonali Bank branch in Barobari, Lalmonirhat, where criminals dug a tunnel to carry out the crime. The suspects fled when they were detected. Authorities from the army, police, and the bank are investigating whether any money or valuables were stolen. The...

Expats send $1.68bn in remittance over 25 days of Jan

Bangladesh received $1.68 billion in remittance through legal channels during the first 25 days of January, 2025. On average, expatriates sent $67.04 million per day during this period. According to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank (BB), the total remittance flow for January is likely to...

BB adopts new provisioning system to tackle non-performing loans

Bangladesh Bank (BB), in a bid to mitigate the severe liquidity crisis and prevent bankruptcies stemming from non-performing loans (NPLs), has introduced a new provisioning model in compliance with international financial standards. The move aims to ensure banks are better equipped to handle...

Capital machinery imports plunge amid rising economic uncertainty

The import of capital machinery in Bangladesh has plummeted, reflecting the deepening economic uncertainty facing the nation. Data from Bangladesh Bank reveals a stark decline in letters of credit (LCs) for machinery imports across all industrial sectors during the first five months (July-November)...

Hamas will defeat Israel in West Bank: Official

Zaher Jabarin, chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau in the West Bank said that the Palestinian resistance movement will defeat Israel in the occupied West Bank as it did in the besieged Gaza Strip. He on Tuesday was reacting to the recent Israeli raids across the West Bank. We are facing an...

One Israeli soldier killed, 4 others hurt in West Bank

An Israeli reservist soldier has been killed and four others wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Press TV reported. The blast occurred in the town of Tammun, located 13 kilometers (8 miles) northeast of Nablus, on Monday. The soldiers...