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Jebun Nesa Alo

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Dash-8 crash adds to woes of Biman

Just two months ago, Biman Bangladesh Airlines shelled out $559,000 (Tk 4.7 crore) for thorough upkeep of a Bombardier Dash-8
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM

BB needs operational independence

Operational independence is needed for Bangladesh Bank to take supervisory actions and stop the government’s interference in the
12 May 2019, 18:00 PM
12 May 2019, 18:00 PM
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Loans getting costlier amid cash crunch

In the last one and a half years a home loan borrower of Delta Brac Housing (DBH) has experienced a hike in his interest rate three times.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
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Biman ticket sale shoots up

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has seen a sharp rise in ticket sales which the aviation ministry claims was due to a drive against corruption in ticketing.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Biman to resume Dhaka-Delhi flight as Jet Air bows out

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to resume direct flight operations between Dhaka and Delhi after a five-year gap following Jet
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM
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Regent cuts fleet size to beat financial woes

Regent Airways has moved to shave off two aircraft from its fleet as part of its plan to ride out the financial crisis the local airline has
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Insurers' premium income goes up

The insurance sector's income growth from premium hit an eight-year high last year thanks to heightened efforts by insurers to revive lapsed insurance policies.
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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Sonali Bank: once bitten, twice shy

Sonali Bank has emerged as an anomaly in the banking sector, logging in almost half the loan-deposit ratio than other banks last year, at a time when most were gasping to contain their ratio to within the authorised limit.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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Mobile banking users fell by 1cr in six months

Mobile account users have fallen by a staggering one crore in just six months after the central bank cracked down
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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Curious case of GMG loan

Towards the northern end of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport lies the broken down, dusty fuselages of GMG Airlines' aircraft, rusting and rotting.
2 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Private credit growth hits 18.36pc

Private sector credit growth continues its forward thrust despite liquidity crisis and rising interest rates as businesses jump into an
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Alif Industries to invest Tk 400cr to expand garment business

Alif Industries plans to invest Tk 400 crore to expand its business in the garment sector.
20 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Private credit growth finally hits the brakes

After being on an ascent for the best part of 2017, private sector credit growth slowed down in December thanks to
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Janata sinks into despair for one large borrower

A single borrower can create sufficient trouble for a bank by way of eating up profits and dragging down the capital base from positive to negative, if the current state of Janata Bank is any indication.
23 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Agent banking shows signs of promise

Uzzala Rani Sarkar had never thought of stepping into a branch of a bank and owning an account. But thanks to an agent
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Brac Saajan Exchange to operate in EU

The Bangladesh Bank has given the go-ahead to Brac Saajan Exchange, the UK subsidiary of Brac Bank, to expand its business activities into the European Union in preparation of the Brexit.
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Agent banking faring fine

Banks have started to reap benefit from agent banking just two years after the full-fledged rollout of the alternative
9 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Finance ministry can't avoid responsibility for banking sector woes

The finance ministry cannot avoid responsibility for the current wobbly state of the banking sector, said Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled, a former deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank.
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Private sector credit growth hits 19pc

Private sector credit growth continued its ascent in November, crossing the 19 percent-mark last month on the back of banks'
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Banks' mad rush to secure deposit

Even last month, the interest rate on bank deposit was as low as 5 percent. Then, at the beginning of this month, as if on cue, the rate,
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Companies grow cold on IPOs

Fund raising by way of initial public offering plummeted this year as low interest rates made borrowing from banks a more attractive alternative.
27 December 2017, 18:00 PM

BASIC Bank losing battle with default loans

Welltex Group, the top defaulter of BASIC Bank who was allowed to reschedule loans under a special arrangement by the Bangladesh
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Another non-bank falls prey to graft, loan irregularities

Corruption and loan irregularities by board members are pushing yet another financial institution towards the brink
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Red blinking

Four business groups, which got their loans of Tk 3,200 crore restructured under the central bank's special policy around three years ago, have failed to pay regular instalments for most of the loans.
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Good governance drives growth of IDLC Finance

When the banking sector is facing slowdown amid crises such as loan scams and undue meddling of boards, IDLC Finance Ltd has kept
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu

BASIC Bank Loan Scam: Transfer of Tk 20cr raises questions

Around Tk 20 crore was transferred to bank accounts of two firms, owned by Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu's younger brother, from several companies that got loans from BASIC Bank through scams when Bacchu was its chairman.
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM

House Building's rural home loan scheme fares well

The rural housing loan scheme, introduced by Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) in July, got off to a flying start
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Rakub's default loans increase on potato price fall

The slump in potato prices has compounded the non-performing loan ratio of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (Rakub), which has lent
30 November 2017, 18:00 PM

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