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GPH Ispat will raise Tk 967.77 crore through a rights issue of 96.77 crore shares, with proceeds earmarked for loan repayment as the company recovers from a loss-making year.
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Bangladesh faces the risk of ageing before it grows rich, with youth population declining, labour productivity at $8.7/hour, and 84% informal employment, argues M M Mahbub Hasan.
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US core inflation posted its largest gain in four months in August, with petrol prices jumping 3.9% and diesel surging 9.6%, reinforcing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week.
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⚡ Breaking A technical fault at the Adani Jharkhand plant has cut Bangladesh's imported power supply by more than half, exacerbating the country's ongoing power crisis driven by gas and coal shortages.
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BAJUS has cut 22-carat gold price by Tk 2,158 per bhori to Tk 2,31,880, the latest in 114 price adjustments this year reflecting volatile global gold market conditions.
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Pubali Bank is set to double its authorised capital to Tk 40 billion, creating room to raise paid-up capital to meet Bangladesh Bank's revised dividend policy requiring Tk 20 billion minimum.
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Prof Md Maksudur Rahman Sarker, an independent director and head of accounting at Dhaka University, has been elected chairman of SBAC Bank PLC as the lender navigates sector-wide reforms.
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Prime Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Dominant Group to offer special discounts on apartment purchases to the bank's customers and employees, expanding its retail banking value proposition.
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Al-Arafah Islami Bank has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank to participate in the Tk 5,000 crore CMSME refinance scheme, extending 9% profit-rate working capital to small businesses.
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Citizens Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the Tk 5,000 crore revolving refinance fund, extending 9% interest working capital to CMSME borrowers.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's banking sector NPLs hit Tk 6,06,555 crore by June 2026, with just 10 banks accounting for 72% of the total — exposing deep governance failures and the cost of related-party lending.
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Bangladesh's banking sector is flush with Tk 4 lakh crore in excess liquidity as the central bank cuts rates to spur lending, but structural bottlenecks and weak private demand leave cheap money with no takers.