Governor goes amid theft row
Atiur Rahman on Tuesday stepped down as the governor of the Bangladesh Bank after having kept the Ministry of Finance in the dark about the theft of $101 million from the country’s foreign exchange reserve for a month.
PM for Bangladesh-Bhutan cooperation
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for further strengthening cooperation between Bangladesh and Bhutan saying the scope has widened following the BBIN initiative undertaken by the Bangladesh Bhutan India and Nepal.
RCBC allows $81m BB fund withdrawal despite stop order
The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation of Philippines allowed the withdrawal of the bulk of the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh Bank despite having received an order from its
Nizami’s death warrant reaches Dhaka Jail
The Appellate Division on Tuesday released the full verdict that rejected Motiur Rahman Nizami’s appeal and upheld the death row war criminal’s three death sentences.
Atiur makes 14 foreign trips in 14 months
Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman, who has come under criticisms for travelling to India amid money theft from the central bank’s foreign currency reserve, made at least 14 foreign trips in last 14 months.
Preregistration for Hajj begins March 20
The preregistration process introduced from the current year for Hajj aspirants begins on March 20.
Scrapping manpower agreement govt’s inefficiency: Moudud
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday blamed the government for its inefficiency for ‘cancellation’ of agreement with Malaysia government earlier signed to recruit Bangladeshi workers.
CVDs affecting Indian duty-free benefit: Tofail
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday requested the Indian government to withdraw countervailing duties on Bangladeshi products saying that Bangladesh was not being benefitted from duty-free market access to India for imposition of 12-per cent CVDs.
Poet Rafiq Azad dies
Renowned poet and freedom fighter Rafiq Azad died on Saturday at a Dhaka city hospital, bringing the curtain down on a nearly four-decade illustrious career.
Theft of $1b from BB reserve in NY attempted
Computer hacking suspects tried to steal about $1 billion from the Bangladesh Bank’s reserve through its account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank and succeeded to transfer $101 million, said central bank officials and Philippine media reports on Wednesday.
