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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
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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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Interest rate on deposits rises for the first time in 2.5yrs

The interest rates on deposit crept up in July, breaking a downtrend of two and a half years on the back of a rising private sector credit demand.
7 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Institutional investors give stocks a new lease of life

Low-cost funds from banks have prompted institutional investors to borrow more to invest in the stockmarket,
6 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Janata lenient over Beximco misconduct

In 2012, Janata Bank issued a loan guarantee of Tk 243 crore to Mashreq Bank for Beximco Group on condition that
6 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Private credit growth hits five-year high

Private sector credit growth in July stood at 16.94 percent -- the highest in five years and well above the target of 16.2 percent set in the monetary policy for the first half of the fiscal year.
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Crop insurance gains popularity

Crop insurance, being piloted in three districts, is gaining popularity among farmers as it helps ride out crop losses from natural disasters.
28 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Foreign funds treble in stocks

Net foreign investment in the capital market more than tripled to Tk 1,569 crore in the first seven months of 2017 compared to the same period last year riding on the positive movement of price indices.
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Default loans fall as state banks beef up efforts

Default loans declined 0.4 percentage points to 10.13 percent in second quarter of the year thanks to spirited performance by state banks in recovery.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Graft brings People's Leasing to its knees

People's Leasing and Financial Services, an A-grade stock as recently as 2014, has been reduced to rubble by rampant corruption by its previous set of directors.
15 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Ali Reza Iftekhar

Leading by example: EBL

Bangladesh has an excess number of banks at present, which has given rise to unhealthy competition, said Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of Eastern Bank Limited.
14 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Rupali's share price spiralling abnormally

Rupali Bank's stock price soared 106 percent since June 29 even though the state-owned lender's non-performing loan ratio, a barometer of its financial health, has been on the rise.
13 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Consumer credit jumps 31pc

The banking sector posted a significant jump in consumer lending last year riding on growing purchasing power of the middle class.
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Lafarge wants to remit Tk 950cr to buy Holcim shares

Lafarge Surma Cement wants to remit $117 million (about Tk 950 crore) to the Netherlands to complete the process of buying its shares in Holcim Cement Bangladesh.
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Islami Bank: Profit falls as bad debts rise

Islami Bank, the largest and most profitable bank in the country, has seen a significant fall in its half-yearly profit, only months after
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Agrani not closing loss-making exchange house in Canada

The board of directors of Agrani Bank now wants to keep running its loss-making money exchange house in Canada, for which it earlier received regulatory approval to shut it down.
1 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Growth momentum to slow without policy upgrades

Maintaining the past growth performance will become increasingly challenging for Bangladesh without a significant
26 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Banks opt for bonds to raise capital

Banks are opting for bonds to raise their capital in line with Basel III requirements for their cost-effectiveness, instead of floating more shares on the stockmarket.
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM

AB Bank in leadership vacuum

AB Bank has run into a leadership vacuum after its managing director and chief financial officer were among the 16 accused of embezzling Tk 383 crore from the bank by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
8 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Car sales speed up

A steady rise in the purchasing power of the middle class and affordable automobile loans are contributing to the growth of car sales
6 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Banks weighed down by bad loans, lack of quality manpower

Rising non-performing loans (NPL) and the dearth of quality personnel are the major challenges facing the banking sector, said a top banker.
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Lull in Sonali's lending

Sonali Bank is paying more interest than what it is earning as its lending activities have slumped following the Hall-
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM

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