Ahsan Habib

CSR spending by multinational lenders was just 0.56% last year, compared with 9% by Islamic banks

Senior bankers say the regulator's move hinders the potential to maximise the wealth of their investors

The sixth instalment of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan programme of $4.7 billion may not arrive by the end of the year, as the donor agency wants to work with the new political government for smooth continuation of reform programmes.

The government is considering providing Tk 1,000 crore to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) through the revised national budget to mitigate its liquidity crisis and ensure stability in the stock market.

Taxpayers to recapitalise new bank; private shareholders get no recovery

Directors are now transferring shares more often as the NBR recently waived tax on such transfers

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cancel or redirect around $408 million from projects in Bangladesh this year due to prolonged implementation delays, even as several ADB-funded schemes made progress.

Children of the 1990s can relate to the fact that many of them used to rush to their neighbour’s house to watch their preferred television programmes, as televisions were not available in most homes.