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This study aims to assess the impact of determinants on the effectiveness of internal audit (IA) within the banking industry of Bangladesh.

The data was obtained through 152 survey questionnaires from a total of 43 privately owned and six state-owned commercial banks in Bangladesh. The analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling.

The findings demonstrate that the independence of internal auditors and the quality of IA substantially impact enhancing the efficiency of IA. On the other hand, the competence of internal auditors and management support in IA functions do not significantly impact the effectiveness of IA.

The study’s findings may have significant policy implications for the government, regulators, internal auditors, management committees and other stakeholders in establishing programmes to enhance the efficacy of IA as a component of banking audit management reforms.

This study makes three distinct contributions to the existing literature. Firstly, previous literature focused on the determinants affecting the external audit efficiency of the public companies and banking sectors in Bangladesh (Hasan, 2018; M. M. U. Reza, 2021). In this study, the author enhances the research by presenting empirical findings on the IA effectiveness of banks. Secondly, the author expands the research by incorporating both private and state-owned commercial banks as samples. Thirdly, the study is unique given that it investigates the effectiveness of IA in response to the recent financial scandals in the banking industry of Bangladesh (The Daily Star, 2023).

This paper aims to examine how technological media accelerates sustainable development. Further, the mediating role of good governance and society empowerment would be investigated.

A questionnaire survey was conducted among 450 students at the level of higher education using stratified sampling plan. Following a two-step approach, a measurement model was estimated and then a structural model was analyzed to evaluate five proposed hypotheses.

The research results indicate that technological media has a direct and positive effect on good governance, empowerment and sustainable development; technological media has an indirect and positive influence on sustainable development via good governance and empowerment as mediating variables; good governance and empowerment are significant antecedents of sustainable development.

The research examines the relationship among technological media, good governance, empowerment and sustainable development, thus contributing to sustainable development literature theoretically. In addition, relevant implications are provided for policymakers as to how to accelerate development sustainably across their countries.