City Group plans to raise Tk 1,500cr from stock market
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Govt tightens watch on aromatic rice exports
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Govt’s debt outpacing revenue growth: Bangladesh Bank
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Import rules modernised with digital documents
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Bangladesh seeks Australia, NZ support to expand trade
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Yarn, fabric show kicks off in Dhaka
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ShopUp’s parent platform raises $100m
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ADB gives $275m to help upgrade Dhaka's water supply

The Asian Development Bank has come up with $275 million in fresh loans for Bangladesh to help improve and expand the water
17 July 2016

Monetary policy to focus on growth momentum

The central bank is set to announce the new monetary policy next week that will aim to maintain the private sector credit growth
17 July 2016

BASIC Bank still in financial pain

The financial statements of the troubled state-owned BASIC Bank do not give a “true and fair view” of the institution's health, according
17 July 2016

ACC arrests ex-AB Bank DGM for amassing Tk 325cr

Anti-Corruption Commission arrests a general manager of Bangladesh Bank in a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 325 crore back in 2011.
17 July 2016

Bangladesh gets antihacking tips from Philippine experts

Ranking officials of the Bangladeshi Cabinet recently visit the Philippines to learn on industry practices and issues involving cybersecurity.
15 July 2016

Telcos refuse to compensate for call drops

Mobile phone operators are delaying the process of compensating their customers for call drops in a complete disregard for the
14 July 2016

Huawei opens innovation centre in Dhaka

China's telecom equipment vendor Huawei yesterday opened its first Customer Solution Innovation and Integration Experience Centre
14 July 2016

BASIC's newly rescheduled loans already turning bad

As much as Tk 700 crore out of Tk 3,000 crore loans rescheduled by BASIC Bank between 2014 and May 2016 became bad loans again, according to the bank.
13 July 2016

Robi gets first Bangladeshi chief executive

Mobile operator Robi yesterday named Mahtab Uddin Ahmed as its first local chief executive officer and managing director.
13 July 2016

BTRC's revenue to fall short

The telecom regulator is once again set to miss its revenue target by Tk 2,000 crore after it failed to hold a spectrum auction last fiscal year as per their plan.
13 July 2016

Exports hit record

Exports continue to be a beacon of hope for the economy, raking in $34.24 billion in fiscal 2015-16 -- the highest in the country's history.
13 July 2016

Robi-Airtel merger fee set at Tk 100cr

The finance ministry yesterday finalised the fees for the much awaited Robi-Airtel merger at Tk 100 crore, while the charge for each megahertz of spectrum has been fixed at Tk 33.8 crore for the next four years.
13 July 2016

Factory safety group sticks by Bangladesh after attacks

A group of fashion brands and retailers including Gap and Wal Mart working to improve safety in Bangladeshi factories, are still committed to sourcing from the country despite a series of attacks claimed by "Islamist militants".
13 July 2016

New DMD of NCC Bank

Md Habibur Rahman recently joined NCC Bank as its deputy managing director.
12 July 2016

Pre-bid meeting on mobile number portability tomorrow

The telecom regulator has called upon interested entities to attend the pre-bid meeting tomorrow for the auction of the mobile number
12 July 2016

BB defers discussion with New York Fed

Bangladesh Bank has deferred a meeting with the top officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to discuss recovery of the $81
12 July 2016

BTRC set to crack down on SIMs registered with fake details

The telecom regulator is set to formulate a directive for SIM deactivation process after a huge number of subscribers found their biometric details were forged to re-register numbers that they are not in possession of.
11 July 2016

SIM re-registration takes toll on mobile money accounts

The number of active accounts of mobile financial service (MFS) declined about 6.56 percent in May compared to the previous month,
10 July 2016

Tourism takes a blow in terror aftermath

Hospitality and tourism sectors are taking the heat of terrorist attacks in Gulshan, with foreigners cancelling their scheduled trips to
10 July 2016

Rush for earnings from savings certificates after Eid break

After nine days of Eid holidays, Bangladesh Bank yesterday saw an unprecedented rush for savings certificate interest collection at its
10 July 2016