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Bangladesh Bank invokes Shariah to deny depositors profits at five merged Islamic banks

Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- Finance and faith have collided in a decision that will reverberate through the country's banking sector. Depositors of five Islamic banks, recently merged into a single state-backe... Read More


Inflation outpaces wages forcing families into painful trade-offs

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- In Tikatuli, in the heart of Old Dhaka, Mobarok Hossain sits hunched over a sewing machine inside Capital Market, adjusting the fit of trousers and shirts for customers who now bargai... Read More