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Nagad returns NBFI licence to become digital bank
Nagad has surrendered its non-bank financial institution (NBFI) licence as most of its shareholders are for it to become a digital bank, said Tanvir A Mishuk, managing director of the mobile financial service (MFS) provider, yesterday.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Why unemployment rate is decreasing
Unemployment has declined in Bangladesh, and although this means more people are contributing to the economy, analysts are not too upbeat about the development as most of the growth took place in agriculture.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM
BGMEA misses deadline to form election board
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has missed the deadline to form the election board to hold the polls in order to elect the leadership for 2023-25.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Low rainfall forces farmers to irrigate Aman fields
After 16 percent below normal rainfall in June, Bangladesh saw a drier July as it registered 50.8 percent below normal rain, which forced many farmers to irrigate their fields to cultivate Aman paddy, the second largest rice crop.
2 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Insurance claim settlement far below average
Claim settlement in the insurance sector in Bangladesh stood at 67 percent in 2022, highlighting bad investments and non-compliance that prevented insurers from attaining a higher ratio, data from the regulator showed.
2 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Chinese FDI showing strong growth
Bangladesh has seen rapid growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) from China ever since the country joined its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2016, according to a report by the Chinese embassy in Dhaka.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Banglalink to apply for digital banking licence
Mobile network operator Banglalink has decided to apply for a digital banking licence as it looks to leverage its vast pool of customers to serve a population increasingly using technologies to make and receive payments.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh focuses on lower duty, higher investment
Bangladesh focused on areas of duty-reduction and increasing investment from Japan during recent discussions on the potential signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two countries, according to an official of the commerce ministry.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Bright spots in insurance claim settlement
Bangladesh’s life insurance sector has always struggled in claim settlement, but the sector still has some good companies who are bearing the torch for all with faster fund repayment and good corporate governance.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Insurers that are struggling to settle claims
A number of life insurance companies in Bangladesh struggled to settle claims in 2022 due to a lack of liquidity resulting from bad investments and fund embezzlement by their chairmen and directors.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt plans economic zone for fish processing industry
The government is planning to set up a separate economic zone for the fisheries sector in order to promote the fish processing industry, said Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim yesterday.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Fatema joins Bangladesh Finance as director
Fatema Begum, a former additional inspector general of police, has recently joined Bangladesh Finance as its director.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Nasim Manzur becomes Pioneer Insurance chair
Syed Nasim Manzur has been elected as the chairman of Pioneer Insurance Company Ltd at a meeting of the board of directors of the insurer in Dhaka recently.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Shimanto Bank inks MoU with Dipto Shimanto
Shimanto Bank Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dipto Shimanto, a specialised educational institution, in Dhaka yesterday.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
City Bank’s profit rises 9% in Q2
City Bank’s consolidated profit rose 9.07 percent year-on-year to Tk 236.94 crore in the first half of 2023.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Eastern Bank, ShareTrip sign payroll deal
Eastern Bank Ltd signed a payroll banking agreement with ShareTrip, an online travel agency of Bangladesh, at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Bank’s profit jumps 31% in Q2
Dhaka Bank Limited’s profit climbed more than 31 per cent year-on-year to Tk 71.47 crore in the April-June quarter of 2023.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
IPDC’s profit sinks
IPDC Finance Limited’s profit slumped 62.70 percent year-on-year to Tk 8.16 crore in the second quarter of 2023 owing to a rise in interest expenses, salary and allowances and provision for loans and investments.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad bags 15 posts
The Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad won 15 posts while its opponent Baboshayee Oikko Parishad secured eight posts in the election of the association group of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Monday.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Remittance inflow falls 5.86% in July
Remittance inflow to Bangladesh fell 5.86 percent year-on-year to $1.97 billion in July, central bank data showed today.
1 August 2023, 10:57 AM