March2025

After years of battling to recover from a debt crisis, ratings agency Moody’s raised Greece’s credit rating on Friday, lifting the nation out of junk territory. Moody’s shifted its outlook for Greece from positive to stable,...

Already shook by Donald Trump’s bold reforms, the US government may start to shut down completely this weekend as Democrats consider the politically dangerous alternative of rejecting the president’s proposals for federal financing. The Senate is...

Visiting United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres today expressed his full support for the reform process initiated by Bangladesh’s Interim Government and voiced concern for declining humanitarian aid for more than a million Rohingya refugees...

António Guterres highlighted Bangladesh’s extraordinary generosity in responding to the Rohingya crisis. “It is a testament to your enduring humanitarian spirit”, he said, adding that for years, the Bangladesh’s people, especially the communities in Cox’s Bazar, have...

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has endorsed the Global Digital Compact (GDC), which the United Nations spearheaded to create an open, safe, and secure digital future for all. BNNRC joins thousands of people...

Furthermore, banks will not be permitted to pay dividends to shareholders in 2025 if their non-performing loans (NPLs) account for more than 10% of their total loans. According to the BB circular, if a penalty or...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued guidelines for declaring dividend against shares to strengthen the financial health of the country’s embattled banking sector and protect depositors. The central bank issued a circular today to this end. Under...

For an additional two months, the Bangladesh Armed Forces commissioned officers with the rank of captain and higher have been granted magistracy authority. In this context, a notification was released today by the Ministry of Public...

The recent spate of unfounded stories in certain Indian media outlets, such as The Economic Times, India Today, and others, alleging coups or instability within the Bangladesh Army, is not only baseless but also deeply irresponsible....

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today reiterated that the UN will continue to provide support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue. He made the assurance while speaking at a function at the UN new building at...