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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Digitisation gets a boost

The government has moved a step closer to its Digital Bangladesh vision by connecting public offices in Dhaka with district and
23 June 2015

Brac records robust growth in microloans

Brac's microcredit disbursement among the poor grew 28 percent year-on-year in 2014.
23 June 2015

Walton extends instalment time by six months

Walton has extended its instalment timeframe to three years from the existing two and a half years, giving customers more time to pay
23 June 2015

China manufacturing activity contracts in June: HSBC

China's manufacturing activity contracted for the fourth straight month in June as demand remained sluggish in the world's second-
23 June 2015

BB takes action against 20 officials for protests

The central bank yesterday moved to take action against its 20 officials who led a demonstration to protest a decision to hire a general manager on a contractual basis for the Financial Intelligence Unit.
22 June 2015

ADB to double lending to Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank will more than double its lending to Bangladesh over the next three years, attaching priority to connectivity projects linking the country to India, Nepal and Bhutan.
22 June 2015

New rules for private equity and venture capital firms

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday approved new rules for private equity and venture capital firms so that they can pool funds and make equity investment in non-listed companies.
22 June 2015

Regulator okays IGW cartel

The telecom regulator yesterday endorsed a cartel of international gateway operators.
22 June 2015

Mobile cash transfer hits $1.4b a month

The country's mobile banking sector continues to grow exponentially, scaling a new height in February, according to a study by the
21 June 2015

France warns off telecoms merger

The French government on Sunday warned Franco-Israeli media magnate Patrick Drahi against a 10-billion-euro takeover of rival mobile
21 June 2015

Global cotton production to fall: US report

Global cotton production will fall 5 percent year-on-year to around 113 million bales in 2015-16 mainly due to a drop in cultivation in
20 June 2015

Banks face daunting task of getting new business

Getting new business has become the biggest challenge for banks now as companies have been suffering from aftershocks of the prolonged political turmoil in 2013 and the first quarter of this year.
17 June 2015

Debit card market has huge scope to grow

When the world is evolving towards a cashless society, Bangladesh falls behind others in digital payment system.
16 June 2015

HSBC holds seminar on automated payment platform

The e-banking platforms of HSBC enable customers make seamless payments between countries and currencies, providing businesses greater control over cash and collection, the bank's chief executive said.
16 June 2015

MasterCard launches Islamic cards in Bangladesh

MasterCard partnered with Al-Arafah Islami Bank to launch the MasterCard Islamic debit, credit and prepaid cards in Bangladesh.
15 June 2015

Islami Bank gets new chairman

Mustafa Anwar has been elected chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh, while Yousif Abdullah Al-Rajhi and NRM Borhan Uddin have been elected vice-chairmen.
15 June 2015

NCC Bank gets new DMD

Md Fazlur Rahman has been promoted as deputy managing director of NCC Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.
10 June 2015

HSBC to cut 50,000 jobs globally

Scandal-hit bank HSBC said Tuesday it would cut its global headcount by up to 50,000 as part of a restructuring that entails its withdrawal from Brazil and Turkey, while it also mulls abandoning London as its HQ.
9 June 2015

NCC Bank gets new DMD

Abu Zafore Md Saleh has recently been promoted to deputy managing director of NCC Bank.
9 June 2015

Exports bounce back in May

Exports bounced back in May after a dip in April, raking in $2.84 billion, up 4.44 percent from a year earlier.
8 June 2015