School banking deposits cross Tk 1,200cr

School banking is gradually getting a huge response among students across the country as deposits with the banking accounts
21 December 2017

Citycell eyes 4G licence to make a comeback

Citycell, which has been out of service since October last year, is trying to reenter the telecommunication business as the now defunct
21 December 2017

BASIC Bank losing battle with default loans

Welltex Group, the top defaulter of BASIC Bank who was allowed to reschedule loans under a special arrangement by the Bangladesh
21 December 2017

REHAB membership a must for housing business: Tofail

None will be allowed to run business in the housing sector if the company does not become a member of the Real Estate & Housing
21 December 2017

75pc women garment workers face verbal abuse: study

Three quarters of women garment workers in Bangladesh stated to have experienced verbal abuse while 20 percent physical abuse,
21 December 2017

Bangladesh suffers from ethical void: economist

A lack of ethics coupled with political patronage has led to a default loan culture in Bangladesh, said Rehman Sobhan, a noted
21 December 2017

Manual VAT numbers to remain valid for two more months

Firms may be able to use their manually issued 11-digit VAT registration numbers for a further two months as the
20 December 2017

Imported apple, ginger find no takers at auction

Chittagong Customs House has set another date to auction off 93 tonnes of unclaimed apple and ginger after none
20 December 2017

13 closed textile mills to reopen

The government is going to renovate and reopen 13 textile mills under public-private partnership arrangement at a
20 December 2017

Internet users soar

The ICT industry has added one crore active internet connections in the last seven months and crossed the eight
20 December 2017

Workshop for Bangladeshi bankers starts in Bangkok today

A three-day workshop on international trade finance for more than 50 Bangladeshi bankers begins in Thailand today.
19 December 2017

Biman plans to buy three 80-seater aircraft

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to buy three 80-seater aircraft from Canada for $22.42 million each under a government-to-government arrangement.
19 December 2017

EC server crashes derange SIM sales

Mobile operators' SIM sales, deactivation and replacement services have been severely disrupted in the last two months due to failure
19 December 2017

BB blocks funds of two banks

Bangladesh Bank has frozen Tk 51 crore from ONE Bank's current account with the banking regulator and Tk 25 crore from Premier
19 December 2017

Farmers Bank MD removed

Bangladesh Bank removes Farmers Bank Managing Director AKM Shameem as he failed to maintain the rules of the central bank.
19 December 2017

NRB Bank reelects chairman

Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman has recently been re-elected as chairman of NRB Bank for next three years, said the
18 December 2017

Japan exports boom

Japanese exports accelerated sharply in November, yet again pointing to growing momentum in the world's third-
18 December 2017

Recognition for project on Brac University campus

Architect Jalal Ahmed's Brac University Campus project wins bronze award at the Regional LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Asia Pacific
18 December 2017

Sustainable construction takes centre stage

Architect Jalal Ahmed's Brac University Campus project wins bronze award at the Regional LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Asia Pacific
18 December 2017

WB gives another $245m to help ensure efficiency of safety net schemes

The World Bank has approved an additional $245 million to help Bangladesh improve equity, efficiency and
18 December 2017