8:59 pm, Friday, 12 December 2025

Mintoo advises BB governor to speak less

Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday warned that some troubled banks may not survive, while National Bank chairman

Economy criminalised under autocratic rule: adviser

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin on Monday alleged that the country’s entire economy was criminalised during the autocratic regime, with unnecessary

CPD proposes national minimum wage with education-linked framework

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Sunday proposed several reforms to improve workers’ welfare, including the establishment of a

$16b siphoned off annually from Bangladesh during Hasina’s rule

An average of $16 billion was illicitly siphoned off from Bangladesh every year during the regime of ousted prime minister

Partial basic income could be an effective poverty solution: study

A partial universal basic income programme at the national level could reduce poverty by 6.13 per cent, with rural areas

Corruption, inflation top business challenges in Bangladesh: CPD

The Centre for Policy Dialogue identified 17 key challenges, including corruption, inefficient bureaucracy, foreign currency instability, inflation, limited access to

Long-term career prospects for female RMG workers at risk

Experts and labour rights campaigners on Monday said that the long-term career prospects for female workers in Bangladesh’s garment industry

Fahmida appointed director of Bangladesh Bank board

Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue, has been appointed as a director on the Bangladesh Bank

Bangladesh-India bilateral trade down by 9.35pc

Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India decreased by 9.35 per cent in the financial year 2023-24 (April-March) due to reduced

Ration shops urged to aid RMG workers amid inflation

Labour leaders, factory owners and economists on Saturday called for the establishment of ration shops in industrial zones to assist