Central bank lifts restrictions on bankers' foreign travel
Central bank lifts restrictions on bankers' foreign travel

In a significant policy shift, Bangladesh Bank has removed all restrictions on the foreign travel of bank officials. From now on, bankers will no longer need prior approval from the central bank to travel abroad. The new directive, issued in a circular on Sunday, allows bank officers to travel for...

Dismissed employees of S Alam-owned banks block roads in Chattogram
Dismissed employees of S Alam-owned banks block roads in Chattogram

Hundreds of employees recently dismissed from three banks owned by the S Alam Group staged a one-hour road blockade in the Moijjartek area, near Shah Amanat Bridge, on Sunday morning. The protest caused severe traffic jams and disrupted the Chattogram-Coxs Bazar highway. The protestors demanded...