Bangladesh's interim government under Muhammad Yunus unveiled the country's new banknotes on Monday. The Bangladeshi currency known as 'taka' earlier had the portrait of the nation's founding father ...

He handed over the images of banknotes to Yunus following a meeting of the council of advisers at the Chief Adviser's Office in Dhaka ...

Adha, the Bangladesh central bank has released new currency notes of Taka 1,000, Taka 50, and Taka 20. These notes replace ...

With ODA levels dropping after a period of record highs, how will governments respond? Can they turn to their income as a ...

Salgado won a long list of prestigious prizes across his career, including the Prince of Asturias and Hasselblad awards, and ...

Sebastião Salgado, the Brazilian photojournalist renowned for capturing both the majesty of untouched landscapes and the ...

Brazilian photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado, who died Friday, spent five decades chronicling the best and worst of planet ...

The shortage began after political shifts in August last year, when Bangladesh Bank halted the release of all currency, including coins that featured Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s image.

Since all forms of currency, including metal coins, feature Mujibur’s image, Bangladesh Bank abruptly stopped issuing new notes early April. As a result, the notes featuring Bangabandhu’s ...

The central bank (Bangladesh Bank) has dissolved the boards of three more private-sector banks—NRB Commercial Bank, NRB Bank, and Meghna Bank. Bangladesh Bank made this decision on Wednesday.

DHAKA -- Bangladesh is getting serious about dealing with bad loans in its banking industry and plans to enforce a bank resolution act later this year in an effort to stabilize the sector.

“The new notes will not include image of 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” the paper reported, quoting the bank. The protests across Bangladesh questioned and scrutinised the legacy of ...