Legal concession for Nagad Digital Bank: exemption from shareholding restrictions

Digital banks also cannot provide any over-the-counter services and must provide round-the-clock service. To provide better services to the consumers, developed technology-based products including virtual cards, QR codes can be introduced but no plastic cards can be supplied. However, consumers can use ATM booths and agents of other banks to avail the services. Apart from […]

Restaurant Owners Association alleges raids to hide government agency's failures

Imran Hasan, general secretary of the association, said, “Many overzealous people are running campaigns without discussion. The restaurant is being closed. But there was a problem in the readymade garment sector also. Not all the factories were closed then. Rather, an initiative was taken to resolve the matter. Solutions were also found. Such initiative should […]

Monopolization of Governance Structure: Insights from TIB’s Report on Bangladesh’s 12th Jatiya Sangsad Elections

prothom hello , The election expenditure has exceeded the expenditure of all previous elections – more than 20 billion taka (2000 crore taka). And of this, 54 percent was spent on law enforcement agencies alone… Iftekharuzzaman The Election Commission should release detailed details of its expenses. Expenditure will increase to some extent from 2018. Prices […]

Inclusive elections are a means of ensuring democratic accountability

The lack of equitable development has led to extreme inequality in society as democratic accountability has weakened during this period. To ensure that accountability includes inclusive, transparent and competitive elections in the country. Speakers made these comments at a media briefing organized by Citizen Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, at the Brac Center in the city […]

Survey: 70 percent say Bangladesh is on wrong economic path

The Asia Foundation is a non-profit international development organization based in the United States. It works on good governance, women’s empowerment, gender equality, inclusive economic growth, environment and climate action, and regional and international relations. BIGD is a research institute affiliated to BRAC University. The survey titled ‘State of Political Administration, Development and Society of […]