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No more credit squeeze with tightfisted monetary policy

Planning Adviser Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud has said it is time to make a review of the tight monetary policy stance, for the same has not worked as desired. "There is no longer much need to control inflation by reducing credit flow through monetary policy by simply increasing interest rates. Inflation...

Prof Yunus calls for ethical use of technology, rejects fraud for prosperity

Bangladesh can never be a land of fraud, said Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.He said Bangladesh must use technology ethically to avoid misuse and succeed in a fast-changing digital world."This country can never be a land of fraud. We want to hold our heads high through our own...

Indian parliament pays tribute to Khaleda Zia

Both houses of India's parliament have paid tribute to Khaleda Zia, the former prime minister of Bangladesh and long-time leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who died on 30 December, acknowledging her role in shaping Bangladesh's political landscape and fostering ties with India.The tributes were paid on Wednesday at...

MPS declaration deferred over inflation issue

The announcement of the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half of the current fiscal year (FY26), scheduled for today, has been postponed.The reason for postponement, according to BB officials concerned, is that some central bank board members have sought to know the reasons behind the failure of the...

Taka appreciates with trade implications

Bangladesh's exports are set to lose competitiveness to foreign buyers while imports getting cheaper as the local currency appears increasingly overvalued in the foreign-exchange basket in real terms.Economists explain that this economic paradox appears for sluggish import demand, weak private-sector credit growth, and stubbornly higher inflation on the economy.Bangladesh Bank's...

Tarique to campaign in Rajshahi today

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is going to Rajshahi today (Thursday) to take part in the party's election campaign.He will deliver his speech as the chief guest at the election rally to be organised at the historic Madrasa ground in the city at 12 noon.During this visit, he will also address...

Dhaka will be made a livable city if Jamaat comes to power

Bangladesh Jamaat-e- Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said if his party is voted to power, it would turn Dhaka into a livable and safe city.He made the promise while carrying out electoral campaign as the party candidate for Dhaka -15 constituency in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections."If voted...

Passports for 69,000 Rohingya people renewed under Saudi insistence

Bangladesh agrees to renew passports for 69,000 Rohingya refugees currently living in Saudi Arabia following insistence from Riyadh, but that does not confer citizenship on them.Foreign Adviser of the interim government Touhid Hossain made the statement Wednesday while talking to reporters,He acknowledged that past administrative failures and corruption had allowed...

Jamaat leader killed in clash with BNP in Sherpur

Secretary of Sherpur's Sribardi upazila Jamaat Rezaul Karim was reportedly killed following a clash between BNP and Jamaat, Private TV channels and online news portals reported on WednesdayHe died at 9:45 pm on the day. Earlier, the clash took place at a function organized by the upazila administration at the...