Jebun Nesa Alo

Jebun Nesa Alo is a Special Correspondent at The Business Standard, covering the financial market, macro economy and aviation industry. She has a decade-long journalism career and is also a Chevening fellow.

Economy

Why offshore borrowing not taking off

Interviews

How BSEC chairman plans to revive the stock market by boosting institutional investors

Banking

From Tk500 to Tk10,000cr: The phenomenal rise of bKash & City Bank's nano loan

A customer at a tea stall pays by scanning a Bangla QR code in Dhaka’s Motijheel on Sunday. Introduced by the Bangladesh Bank, the interoperable Bangla QR system enables instant digital payments through any participating bank or mobile financial service app, allowing users to make purchases and settle bills using a single code. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Banking

Cenbank pushes for unified QR payment – what it means for customers

Economy

How China overtakes US, India to become Bangladesh's top investor, private creditor

File image of Bangladesh Bank. Photo: BSS

Banking

BB to allow waiver of Tk1 lakh crore interest on default loans to clean balance sheet

Banking

Weak vs strong banks: How banking chain is snapped

Panorama

A new $80bn corridor: ADB’s vision for connecting Bangladesh’s growth centres

Banking

Saving City Group: 36 banks move to restructure its Tk26,600cr loans

Budget

Govt prioritises banking reforms to rebuild trust

Collage of Veon and Nagad. Photo: Collected

Economy

Banglalink intends to merge with Teletalk, parent Veon keen to invest in Nagad

Budget

A budget amid fragile banking sector: How unfinished reforms could impede investment

Protesters gather outside Islami Bank’s head office in Motijheel demanding the removal of the newly appointed chairman as police disperse them using water cannons, sound grenades, tear gas and baton charges. Photo: TBS

Banking