Nor’wester kills 8, heatwave set to go
At least nine people were killed in storms in three districts between Saturday night and Sunday amid forecasts of an intense spell of nor’wester thrashing Bangladesh through...
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BB reconstitutes NBL board dropping chairman, MD, Parveen Sikder
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday reconstituted the board of the National Bank Limited keeping out five members, including chairman Syed Ferhat Anwar, managing director Tohidul Alam Khan and director Parveen Haque Sikder, of the eight-member board now dissolved...
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Former Argentina World Cup winning coach Menotti dies
Cesar Luis Menotti, who famously coached Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 1978, has died at the age of 85, the country\'s football federation announced Sunday.
Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel
A local official and state media in Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a southern village on Sunday killed several people from the same family, with Hezbollah...
China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon
China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send...
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Bangla dubbed version of Three-Body Problem launched by Bongo
Popular science fiction series Three-Body Problem has made its way to Bangladesh’s OTT platform, Bongo...
The other worldliness of secular politics
SECULAR politics represents a decisive ideological stance. Such politics may not be expected to show an infatuation with any religion, religious views, or phenomena. In its firm...
Former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed for swift reforms amid economic challenges
Ensuring the accountability of state institutions is of paramount importance for the provision of services to the people, fostering sustainable development, and combatting corruption in any democratic nation. Regrettably, in Bangladesh, numerous state institutions struggle to fulfil their responsibilities, which impedes socio-economic progress. This concern was highlighted by former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed in a recent interview with New Age Business magazine, where he discussed these issues with Special Correspondent Shakhawat Hossain.In light of the complex economic challenges facing our country, including an economic downturn, a dollar crisis, geopolitical issues, high inflation, an influx of bad loans, and capital flight, Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, currently a professor of Economics at the Business School of BRAC University, emphasised the pivotal role of functioning state institutions.He stated, ‘No strategies can succeed if state institutions do not operate effectively.’
