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Innovative fintech to aid remittance growth

Admittedly, in the post-autocracy dispensation, the volume of inward remittance has been demonstrating a steady rise as the expatriate workers are turning in greater numbers to official money transfer channels including banks and authorised digital platforms. The highest ever remittance receipt registered in the county's history in March 2025 at...

Deficient audits and crisis of credibility

Audit reports are powerful documents in the world of finance. They are meant to be pillars of trust that help investors, banks, donors and regulators make sense of the often-complex world of corporate activity. As independent watchdogs, auditors provide a vital check on a company's financial health. Since no stakeholder...

Too many technical institutions and too few students

A news report, carried in a vernacular daily, revealed that approximately 60 per cent of the seats in the country's state-owned technical schools and colleges remain vacant each year. This situation, while disappointing, also presents an opportunity for improvement in the country's overall technical and vocational education (TVE). Currently, there...

Logic behind BB's dollar purchase

The ongoing move by the Bangladesh Bank to purchase US dollars from commercial banks at higher exchange rates has sparked considerable debate. To many observers, paying more than necessary for foreign currency appears counterintuitive. Yet this policy is not a flaw; rather, it is a calculated intervention designed to protect...

Rights of people with dementia

The World Health Organization (WHO), in 2017, called upon at least 75 per cent of its member states to prioritise dementia as a public health issue by 2025 and to formulate national policies and action plans on dementia prevention and care. Yet, so far, only 25 per cent of member...