Jamuna Bank inks deal with Kolkata hospital

Jamuna Bank Ltd recently signed an agreement with Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals in Kolkata.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

ITFC arranges $40m for Prime Bank

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has arranged a syndicated murabaha financing facility worth of $40 million for Prime Bank Ltd.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Creating business value thru cloud technologies

Many organisations worldwide have embarked on their digital transformation journey through cloud adoption. Leading organisations in Bangladesh are also transforming their businesses rapidly through cloud adoption and by building digital enterprises.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Eurozone economic downturn deepens

The eurozone economy is contracting at its fastest rate in three years as a steep decline in manufacturing begins to spread to services, a key survey said Wednesday.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Unscrupulous traders behind abnormal price hike

The prices of essential goods sometimes go up in Bangladesh due to unscrupulous traders, resulting in suffering for consumers, said Tapan Kanti Ghosh, senior secretary of the commerce ministry, yesterday.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Khairuzzaman new finance secretary

Energy Secretary Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder has been appointed as the new finance secretary, the public administration ministry said in a notice yesterday.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

EBL, Pran sign interest swap deal

The bank will pay Pran at 7%, but Pran will repay at an interbank repo rate
23 August 2023, 16:14 PM

No more online training for insurance agents: IDRA

Insurers also have to take prior regulatory approval for agent training
23 August 2023, 15:55 PM

India set to ban sugar exports for first time in 7 years

A lack of rain has cut cane yields in India
23 August 2023, 15:37 PM

It's time to sign an FTA with USA: FBCCI

FBCCI chief meets US embassy's commercial counselor
23 August 2023, 13:39 PM

Shikho founder recognised by Bloomberg

Shahir Chowdhury has been selected as one of the Bloomberg's Class of 2023 New Economy Catalysts
23 August 2023, 12:03 PM

Khairuzzaman made new finance secretary

Energy Secretary Khairuzzaman Mozumder has been made the new finance secretary, the public administration ministry said in a notice today.
23 August 2023, 11:20 AM

New sugarcane prices perk up farmers

The government has refixed prices at which it would buy sugarcane from farmers, raising hopes that it would encourage an increase in the crop’s cultivation across the country. 
23 August 2023, 00:00 AM

10 listed NBFIs leave investors in dark

Seven months have passed since the world bid adieu to 2022, but almost half of the listed non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh have not published their financial statements for the year, breaching securities rules. 
23 August 2023, 00:00 AM

SIBL launches tuition fee payment service

Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) launched an instant tuition fees payment service styled “edupay” at the bank’s head office in Dhaka on Monday.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Southeast Bank holds training programme

Southeast Bank Training Institute organised a daylong training programme, styled “Product Knowledge of Retail Loans, Assessment Tools, and Marketing Techniques”, at its office in Dhaka on Monday.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM

StanChart, Kumudini Welfare to train nurses

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has partnered with Kumudini Welfare Trust of Bengal (BD) to train and provide employment opportunities for the next generation of nurses of the country.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Bank Asia, BB award certificates to SME entrepreneurs

Bank Asia Limited in association with Bangladesh Bank have organised a certificate awarding ceremony in Cox’s Bazar recently to award 26 SME entrepreneurs, who took part in a monthlong training programme.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM

S&P downgrades multiple US banks

S&P Global on Monday cut credit ratings and revised its outlook for multiple US banks, following a similar move by Moody’s, warning that funding risks and weaker profitability will likely test the sector’s credit strength.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM

LankaBangla Finance assumes PLC suffix

LankaBangla Finance Ltd has changed its name to LankaBangla Finance PLC, according to a Bangladesh Bank notice yesterday.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM