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Dash-8 crash adds to woes of Biman

21 May 2019, 18:00 PM
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

BB needs operational independence

12 May 2019, 18:00 PM
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
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Loans getting costlier amid cash crunch

7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
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
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Biman ticket sale shoots up

7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
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
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Biman to resume Dhaka-Delhi flight as Jet Air bows out

20 April 2019, 18:00 PM
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
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Regent cuts fleet size to beat financial woes

13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
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

Insurers' premium income goes up

30 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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
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Sonali Bank: once bitten, twice shy

27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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

Recovery of bad loans improves

Banks have made progress in recovery of their default loans in the last quarter of 2016, thanks to pressure from the
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Loss-making exchange houses being turned into agent banks

Banks are working to turn their exchange houses into agent banks as their overseas operations have largely flopped.
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Nababarsha Celebrations: Businesses get a big boost

Over the last one week or more, mobile phone users have been flooded with SMSs from fashion houses, retail chains
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Banks step up efforts to cut cost of funds

Private banks have now turned their focus on bringing down their cost of funds to get a competitive edge over peers in the saturated
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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State banks rescheduled 43pc less loans in 2016

The four state-owned commercial banks rescheduled 43 percent less loans in 2016 than a year earlier thanks to their cautious
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Janata weighed down by restructured large loans

Janata Bank is under trouble as some of its large borrowers whose loans were restructured under a special policy of the central bank
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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State banks' loss-making branches soar

The four state-owned banks' loss-making branches more than doubled in 2016, much to the worries of Bangladesh Bank and the
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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State banks saw rapid credit growth in 2016

Four state-owned commercial banks saw higher credit growth at the end of December last year thanks to a surge in lending to small businesses.
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Repeated loan defaults pose risks to banks

The inability of some large borrowers to pay their instalments regularly despite taking a restructuring facility is posing a threat to the
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Agent banking getting popular

Agent banking is gaining popularity, particularly among Bangladeshis living abroad, because of its convenient and cost-effective
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM

3 firms barred from investing abroad

The Bangladesh Bank has maintained its adamant stance on allowing local businesses to invest abroad, recently turning down
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Better strategies key to women empowerment: Green Delta MD

Every institution should put a strategy in place in order to advance women empowerment, said Farzana Chow-dhury, managing
7 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Women run two branches of Southeast Bank

Once it was rare that women were working in the banking sector. But time has changed now as banks not only recruit women as
7 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Tk 44cr shares, lot of questions

Mercantile Bank Chairman Shahidul Ahsan has drawn benefits from nearly Tk 44-crore shares held by two sponsor directors in the NRB Commercial (NRBC) Bank, violating the Banking Company Law, according to Bangladesh Bank findings.
7 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Sonali Bank to inject Tk 171cr into UK arm

Sonali Bank has sought consent from the central bank to transfer Tk 171 crore to its operation in the UK that is suffering from cash
5 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Islami Bank breaks rules in approving loans, BB finds

The newly-formed board of Islami Bank Bangladesh has approved loans to clients without following proper rules,
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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State banks' rescheduled loans turn bad again

State banks' large loans that were rescheduled nearly two years ago to support the borrowers have turned bad again.
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Slow exports, remittance new challenges for Bangladesh

Slowdown in exports and weak remittance growth are the new challenges for Bangladesh's economy, said Mitsuhiro Furusawa, deputy
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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IFIC Bank allowed to transfer $12.28m to its Nepal venture

Bangladesh Bank has allowed IFIC Bank to transfer $12.28 million (nearly Tk 98 crore) to buy rights shares in Nepal
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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3 banks get nod to open branches in Saudi Arabia

The central bank has given permissions to three commercial banks to operate in Saudi Arabia, the biggest
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM

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