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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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ShopUp’s parent platform raises $100m
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Brac Bank makes account opening easy

Opening a bank account was not so easy even a few years ago. But with the advancement of technology and the central bank's
20 October 2015

New chief information officer for Sonali Bank

Md Mofazzal Hossain has recently been appointed as the chief information officer of Sonali Bank.
19 October 2015

Banks hit by crisis of cash dollars

Huge outflow of foreign currency during Hajj and Eid-ul-Azha has created a crisis of cash US dollar in Bangladesh, according to market players and the regulator.
19 October 2015

Tarana asks telcos to compensate for call drops

State Minister for Telecommuni-cation Tarana Halim yesterday gave two months time to the mobile phone operators to improve their services quality and bring call drops to a minimum.
19 October 2015

Tax dispute takes a toll on GP profits

Grameenphone has linked the SIM replacement dispute with the tax administrator, for which it had to pay Tk 100 crore to start out-of-court settlement procedure, to the decline in its net profits in the July-September period.
19 October 2015

BASIC's fight to get back on feet

State-owned BASIC Bank, which succumbed to reckless lending during the tenure of its controversial chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye
17 October 2015

GP to launch iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus

Mobile phone operator Grameenphone will offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus from November 5.
17 October 2015

Banks caught in Bismillah Group scam are yet to retrieve any fund

The five local banks that lent Tk 1,100 crore to the fraudulent Bismillah Towels Group are yet to recover a single penny three and a half years after the scam was detected.
14 October 2015

Withdraw VAT on internet prices

Internet service providers have called for withdrawing VAT on internet prices and reducing transmission costs, saying the moves will
13 October 2015

Banks donate Tk 25.8cr to PM's fund

Local private commercial banks donated Tk 25.80 crore to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund on Monday, said Nazrul Islam Mazumder,
13 October 2015

BB steps in to execute jute packaging law

The central bank has stepped in to help the government implement the jute packaging law, which remains pending due to resistance by
12 October 2015

Regent to resume flight on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route

Regent Airways is set to resume its Dhaka–Cox's Bazar flight from October 15, the airline said in a statement yesterday.
10 October 2015

Govt gives nod to IFC's taka bond

The taka is set to make its debut in the international bond market as the government gave approval to the International Finance
10 October 2015

GP faces fresh audit

The telecom regulator yesterday hired a chartered accountant to run a fresh audit into mobile phone operator Grameenphone.
6 October 2015

Tourism takes a blow from killings of foreigners

Foreign tourists have started cancelling their trips to Bangladesh in the wake of the killings of a Japanese and an Italian national in less
5 October 2015

BB permits online payment of visa fees

The central bank has allowed online payment of visa processing fees through international credit card (ICC) as per the requirement of concerned embassies and high commissions.
4 October 2015

Mobile internet on a roll

Bangladesh's active mobile internet connections grew about 3 percent to 5.07 crore in August, for all six operators combined, from the previous month.
1 October 2015

Robi-Airtel merger another step closer to reality

Robi and Airtel have formally applied for permission to merge their operations from the telecom regulator, a move that will turn the combined entity into the second largest mobile operator after Grameenphone in Bangladesh.
28 September 2015

BASIC Bank scam: ACC files 3 more cases

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) files three more cases with Dhaka’s Gulshan Police Station in connection with the swindling of money from state-run Basic Bank.
23 September 2015

BB detects cash theft

An official of State Bank of India's Bangladesh operation was caught as he attempted to steal Tk 5 lakh from outside the central bank
22 September 2015