Bangladesh financial crisis
Will merger help solve the weaker banks’ problems?
Merger takes place when two or more companies combine together to strengthen capital base and asset size.
12 February 2024, 02:00 AM
'I blame misgovernance and mismanagement for high inflation'
Dr MM Akash, professor of economics at Dhaka University, explains what is driving the inflation up in Bangladesh.
19 August 2023, 02:00 AM
A long-awaited nod to justice
ACC finally charge-sheets Basic Bank’s Bacchu, but it must explain the delay and other unresolved issues
13 June 2023, 11:01 AM
Coping with a perfect economic storm with IMF support
Bangladesh’s economy buckled, but it did not break. However, challenges remain.
24 February 2023, 14:00 PM
Time for a new central bank and monetary policy
The recent policy changes have been so enormous that they have already made the old monetary policy largely defunct.
18 December 2022, 14:00 PM
In the silos of bureaucrats, public interests are a trifle
To the uninitiated, the public interaction between our prime minister and state officials may seem curious at times.
14 November 2022, 15:00 PM
ACC must fast-track Basic Bank investigations
Why is the bank’s former chairman not being implicated in any cases?
10 November 2022, 04:49 AM