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Contractionary monetary policy under critical scrutiny as inflation bites

Businesses feel unease and inflation frowns while some liquidity-squeezing moves have been in place for months.The central bank, however, claims its contractionary monetary policy still looks accommodative in current context.Officials and money-market analysts say the monetary policy is contractionary in terms of value due to higher policy rate but it...

Elections invariably on time, no matter who says what

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reaffirms his interim government's commitment to holding the general election and the referendum invariably as scheduled, on February 12, dispelling some media hoaxes.A spokesperson for the CA office said Wednesday that the head of post-uprising government expressed the resolve while talking to two eminent US...

Trump warns of 'very strong action' if Iran hangs protesters

PARIS (France) Jan 14 (AFP): US President Donald Trump warned of unspecified "very strong action" if Iranian authorities go ahead with threatened hangings of some protesters, with Tehran calling American warnings a "pretext for military intervention".International outrage has built over the crackdown that a rights group said has likely killed...

Move to put a cap on significant shareholding faces stiff opposition

A move to put a limit on shareholding in bank companies by individuals, family members, and entities is facing strong opposition from the stakeholders, officials say.The central bank in a draft for amending the bank company act has proposed that individuals, family members, and entities directly or indirectly will not...

Economic growth may slow to 4.6pc this FY

Bangladesh economy may expand at a rate of 4.6 per cent in the current fiscal year in a further 0.3-percentage-point fall from the level predicted in June 2025, says the World Bank in an update. With this downgrading, the global development financier cut the country's economic-growth forecast for a second...

Students' road blockades trigger city traffic chaos

Students of seven government colleges in the capital on Wednesday blocked roads at different locations demanding the implementation of the proposed Dhaka Central University.Their demonstrations caused severe public disruption including traffic disorder.The students staged road blockades at Science Lab, Technical intersection, Tantibazar intersection, Mohakhali, and Farmgate from around 12:00 pm....