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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

Banks tempt Eid shoppers with offers

Banks have tied up with clothing brands, supermarket chains and restaurants in the contest to get customers to
20 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Local brands outshine imports

The dominance of clothing items imported from India, Pakistan and Thailand during Eid is gradually eroding as
18 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Curious case of Chittagong connection

Another little known Chittagong-based company, JMC Builders Ltd, has secured a position on the board of Islami Bank, the largest
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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BD Welding halts production for cash crisis

Bangladesh Welding Electrodes, a private limited company listed with the stock market, has kept its business activities on a hiatus due to a severe cash crunch.
10 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Interest rate on deposits now below inflation

Interest rate on deposits slid below the 5-percent mark and well under the inflation rate, compounding the woes of savers who have already been hit by a large hike in excise duty on their balances.
5 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Minting money thru' banks

The government has been championing the cause of financial inclusion in recent years but, paradoxically, it is progressively penalising
1 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Underperforming banks should merge

The banks that are failing to keep pace with the fast-growing financial sector should merge with each other, according to a top banker.
31 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Sales of savings tools beat target

Sales of savings instruments in the first 10 months of the fiscal year overshot the government's full-year target by more than two times thanks to the substantially higher returns offered by the investment tool.
31 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Slow remittance flow to hurt economy: analysts

Remittance slid 16 percent year-on-year in the first ten months of the fiscal year in continuation of the sluggish
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Sonali Bank to inject Tk 50cr into Kolkata branch

Sonali Bank has decided to inject Tk 50 crore as fresh capital into its branch in Kolkata to support business activities.
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Islami Bank in dire straits

Islami Bank, the largest and most profitable bank in the country, has plunged into a bout of infighting within just five months of wholesale restructuring of the board of directors and top management.
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Business opportunities rising in Bangladesh

Foreign companies should invest in Bangladesh as the opportunities the country offers far outweigh the challenges, said a top banker.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Banks irked by interest rate cap on credit cards

Bangladesh Bank's decision to cap the interest rate on credit card came as a shock for the banking industry,
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Default loans rise to 10.53pc

The nonperforming loans in the banking sector increased by Tk 11,237 crore in the first three months of 2017 -- a development that
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Government Banks

Four state banks' Tk 27,700cr loans caught in legal tussle

The credit amounts of the four state banks that are stuck in lawsuits pending with the money loan court rose Tk 5,600 crore in 2016.
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM

AB Bank faces fund crisis for bad loans

AB Bank is facing financial crunch after its provision shortfall totalled Tk 1,340 crore at the end of 2016.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Mobile wallet use rises despite stricter curbs

The transaction through mobile financial services increased 10.23 percent to Tk 72,578 crore in the three months to
6 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Private sector credit growth picks up

Private sector credit growth crossed the 16 percent mark for the first time in six months in March on the back of
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Offshore banking getting popular among investors

Offshore banking, the unit of commercial banks that gives out foreign currency loans, is increasingly getting popular
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Insurers can partner with banks to spread reach

Bangladeshi insurers should partner with banks in an effort to penetrate deep into the country's booming villages
24 April 2017, 18:00 PM

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