Author: Takie Mohammad Jubayer

Official tender documents submitted for an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded water supply project in Khulna were falsified and later confirmed…

Bangladesh Bank’s decision to extend special policy support to the wilful defaulter-listed Krishibid Group—despite explicit prohibitions in its own regulations—has…

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC (IBBL) approved, expanded and repeatedly extended a large shipbuilding investment for Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Limited…

Years of group-based looting and politically driven lending under the Awami League regime pushed the banking sector to the brink,…

In 2025, Bangladesh’s banking sector was finally forced to confront losses long concealed by regulatory tolerance. But the year stopped…

Bangladesh’s banking sector is heading into 2026 facing the risk of renewed interest-rate pressure as liquidity tightens, after a year…

Bangladesh’s banking sector is heading into 2026 facing a difficult balancing act between the ongoing reform and recovery, said Meghna…

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) Chairman Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury is facing mounting scrutiny after bank records, customs filings and overseas…

Bangladesh’s banking sector is approaching 2026 with easing macroeconomic pressure but unresolved structural stress that will take time—and political resolve—to…

A prolonged boardroom power struggle, an unchanged board structure despite court rulings and regulatory directives, and the repeated resurfacing of…