Ahsan Habib

Bank mergers and NBFI windups: What’s in store for shareholders?

Taxpayers to recapitalise new bank; private shareholders get no recovery

2d ago

Why are directors of listed companies transferring shares as 'gift'?

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

6d ago

ADB to cancel or redirect $408m amid project delays

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.

1w ago

Walton’s wind of change

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.

1w ago

Why is BSEC being sidelined in critical decisions?

The Bangladesh Bank has decided to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity, after their vulnerabilities became starkly visible following the political transition after the ouster of the Awami League-led government last year.

2w ago

Samson H Chowdhury an entrepreneur who built his empire on ethics and values

Business must serve people: this was the principle Samson H Chowdhury lived by. He saw no conflict between business and ethics, only the possibility of using both as a force for good.

2w ago

RMG, textile: Top export sectors among major loan defaulters

Bangladesh Bank report shows RMG and textiles as major loan defaulters; small firms suffer

2w ago

Govt belt-tightening saved Tk 5,689cr in FY25

The amount is more than twice the Tk 2,500 crore saved a year earlier.

1m ago
October 11, 2025
October 11, 2025

Bank mergers and NBFI windups: What’s in store for shareholders?

Taxpayers to recapitalise new bank; private shareholders get no recovery

October 7, 2025
October 7, 2025

Why are directors of listed companies transferring shares as 'gift'?

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

October 3, 2025
October 3, 2025

ADB to cancel or redirect $408m amid project delays

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.

October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025

Walton’s wind of change

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.

September 28, 2025
September 28, 2025

Why is BSEC being sidelined in critical decisions?

The Bangladesh Bank has decided to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity, after their vulnerabilities became starkly visible following the political transition after the ouster of the Awami League-led government last year.

September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025

Samson H Chowdhury an entrepreneur who built his empire on ethics and values

Business must serve people: this was the principle Samson H Chowdhury lived by. He saw no conflict between business and ethics, only the possibility of using both as a force for good.

September 24, 2025
September 24, 2025

RMG, textile: Top export sectors among major loan defaulters

Bangladesh Bank report shows RMG and textiles as major loan defaulters; small firms suffer

September 14, 2025
September 14, 2025

Govt belt-tightening saved Tk 5,689cr in FY25

The amount is more than twice the Tk 2,500 crore saved a year earlier.

September 11, 2025
September 11, 2025

Islami Bank’s provision shortfall nears record Tk 70,000cr

Audit exposes deep financial cracks in country's largest Shariah-based lender

September 5, 2025
September 5, 2025

Govt moves to expedite Tk 38,000cr bad loan cases

The interim government has moved to expedite long-pending lawsuits filed by 10 institutions, including state-owned banks and a non-bank financial institution (NBFI), against loan defaulters, in a bid to speed up the recovery of defaulted loans