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Realtors hit as RAJUK’s hacked eCPS long lies crippled

Realtors are left in the lurch as the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha's (RAJUK) digital construction-permitting system has remained offline for nearly three months following massive hacking, halting design approval and land-use clearance.Industry-insiders have said the prolonged breakdown of the Electronic Construction Permitting System (eCPS) has stalled hundreds of new projects, disrupted...

Overvalued Taka likely to cut export, remittance earnings

Local-currency taka again gets overvalued against the US dollar, as per July ratings, after remaining undervalued in two consecutive months, stoking concerns about Bangladesh's trade competitiveness on the volatile global market.The real effective exchange rate (REER), a key indicator for gauging foreign-exchange-market equilibrium, stood at 101.14 in July 2025. It...

Higher NPLs reduce banks' capital adequacy to lowest in South Asia

Higher classified loans have dragged the capital adequacy of Bangladesh's banking sector to the lowest level among neighbouring South Asian countries, officials said. The capital-to-risk-weighted-asset ratio (CRAR) fell drastically to 3.08 percent in 2024, driven largely by weak capital positions in state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs), specialized development banks (SDBs), and...

H1 2025 RMG exports to EU up 17.87pc

Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) exports to the European Union (EU) during the first half (H1) of 2025 witnessed 17.87 per cent growth, earning 10.29 billion euros.In the same period last year, RMG exports to the EU fetched 8.73 billion euros, according to the Eurostat data released on Monday.Of the 10.29-billion-euro...

Pak commerce min comes tomorrow, FM Saturday

Several Bangladesh-Pakistan cooperation accords are being readied for signing as Pakistan's foreign and commerce ministers are making back-to-back Dhaka visit from tomorrow, officials said.Pakistan Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan arrives here tomorrow (August 21) and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is due Saturday for bilateral visits earlier postponed for their domestic...

Central bank reconstitutes Premier Bank board

The Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday reconstituted the board of Premier Bank, a leading private commercial bank. The six members of the board are Dr Arifur Rahman, sponsor director of the bank; Md Forkan Hossain, former executive director of the Bangladesh Bank; Syed Faridul Islam, former additional managing director of United...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-R) during his meeting with NATO Secretary-General

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-R) during his meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the East...