Can mergers heal Bangladesh’s banking sector’s wounds?
Recently, the central bank got down to bringing in much-needed governance to the financial sector, especially the banking industry, where irregularities are rife.
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Secrets of an informal commodity exchange
Wholesalers decide to buy or sell supply orders of goods like sugar or edible oil, speculating on future prices to make a windfall profit. If a prediction goes awry, they incur…
Dhaka’s renewed denial of enforced disappearances
The government's response suggests the absence of specific domestic legislation serves as a justification for a crime that, according to international conventions, could…
Train derailment in Bangladesh: Relief train starts salvage ops
Nine compartments of the Bijoy Express train derailed near Hasanpur Railway Station in Cumilla's Nangalkot, seriously injuring four people.
Taking stock of Bangladesh’s maritime vulnerabilities
As a coastal country, Bangladesh is heavily reliant on its water bodies, and thus a threat to its maritime security is a direct threat posed towards the country.
‘No one feels good at gunpoint’: Bangladesh seafarer tells family from hijacked ship
A crew member in a voice message sent to his younger brother said the hostages slept on the floor and used the only bathroom at the bridge for two days.
1 million Bangladeshi children toil at hazardous work: Survey
The number of children aged between five and 17 engaged in child labour increased to 1.78 million in 2022 from 1.70 million in 2013, said the National Child Labour Survey-2022.
Must we wait for an artiste to pass away to give them their due respect?
As Bangladesh's most loved artiste, Rabindra Sangeet legend Sadi Mohammad, died by suicide on March 13, two discussions on this untimely death have resurfaced – clasps of…
We’re trying to communicate with the pirates: foreign minister
Bangladesh is trying to communicate with the pirates, believed to be Somalians, of the hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, said Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud.
You don’t have to be a Muslim to feel for the Palestinians
So far, nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza massacre, nearly 70 percent of Gaza's buildings have been destroyed, and more than 80 percent of its population has…