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IMF diagnosing govt climate policy as calamity affects BoP

Pressures of climate-change impacts on Bangladesh's balance-of-payments (BoP) situation haunts their mind as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team begins diagnosing in-depth the country's climate policy before framing a new lending package, sources say.In the previous US$5.5-billion credit programme for Bangladesh, the IMF had earmarked US$1.3 billion under the Resilience...

Cash hoarding up 34pc as banking confidence falters

The volume of cash circulating outside Bangladesh's banking system has surged to a record high, signalling weakening depositor confidence and heightened economic uncertainty despite steady growth in overall money supply.Currency outside banks - often referred to as mattress money - jumped 34.01 per cent year on year to Tk 3.94...

Bloc devising new mechanisms to boost trade, investment

Regional bloc Bimstec is pursuing alternative mechanisms to boost trade and investment among its seven member-states while negotiations on a long-pending free-trade agreement (FTA) continue, says its chief executive.The forum's Secretary-General, Indra Mani Pandey, explained the trade-promotion programme to journalists on Tuesday during an interaction with members of the Diplomatic...

Regulatory ICMS rules issued for bolstering banks' governance

A comprehensive new regulatory guideline comes with policy prescription for strengthening risk governance and improving internal-control standards across Bangladesh's banking sector, now under a rejig process.The Bangladesh Bank Tuesday issued the new guideline on the Internal Control Management System (ICMS) to that end. The ICMS guideline has been aligned with...

BD passport climbs three notches up

Bangladesh's passport has climbed three places in the latest global passport ranking, but it remains among the world's weakest travel documents, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to only 35 destinations.The passport climbed three places from its position in the corresponding 2025 edition of the ranking.The findings were published on Tuesday...

Cameras installed on various roads in the capital to maintain law and order

Cameras installed on various roads in the capital to maintain law and order have turned almost non-functional due to a lack of maintenance. The photo was taken in front of the Salimullah Muslim Hall at Dhaka University. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam