Central bank about to attain long-cherished autonomy as regulator

Bangladesh Bank is set to become a much-envisaged independent regulatory body for the banking sector as the central bank prepares to place the agenda to the advisory council of the interim government this week.Along with the bank mergers-related roadmap, the banking regulator has taken all necessary preparations to present the...

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JICA writes to govt for kick-starting project works

Six years already lost in the labyrinth of procrastination, the Japanese funding agency has now reminded government authorities of Bangladesh about the urgency of expediting implementation of the mainline MRT-1 and MRT-5 metro-rail projects in Dhaka.Officials said Saturday the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently wrote to Road Transport and...

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Difficult to find qualified bank MDs

Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur has said that finding qualified managing directors (MDs) in the country's banking sector has become a major challenge.Addressing as a special guest a programme marking the 15th anniversary of Financial Excellence Ltd, at The Westin Dhaka on Saturday, the governor expressed his concern over...

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Prayer Timings (2025-10-05)

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