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Financial sector vulnerabilities becoming more visible

TDS Desk: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue to work closely with authorities in Bangladesh to advance the country’s reform agenda, the global financial institution said in a statement

Foreign loan commitments fall 98pc to $20m in first 2 months of FY25

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s foreign aid commitments took a deep dive down in the first two months of the ongoing fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), witnessing a 98% year-on-year fall. The period

Labour class denied fair wages for over a decade: Debapriya

BSS, Dhaka: Renowned economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Monday said the country’s labour class did not get their just share of wages over a timeframe of the last one decade

Bangladesh missing hilsa export target to India for Durga Puja since 2019

UNB, Dhaka: Despite special export permissions granted since 2019, Bangladesh has once again fallen short of its hilsa export target to India ahead of Durga Puja, as in previous years.

Samabaya Bank’s 12,000 bhori gold missing

TDS Desk: At least 12,000 bhori of gold has gone missing from Samabaya Bank Limited, local government and rural development adviser AF Hasan Arif claimed on Sunday. He said, “Authorities

WB to provide $300mn for BD clean air project

Staff Correspondent: The World Bank will provide $300 million to assist the clean air project in Bangladesh, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, environment advisor to the interim government. The initiative has