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Over 3cr SIMS not re-registered: Tarana
Tarana Halim, state minister for post and telecommunication, says 3.30 crore SIMs (subscriber identity module) are yet to be re-registered although the deadline expires Tuesday.
29 May 2016
Regulator blames bKash for mobile money theft
The recent mobile money theft in Chittagong would not have been possible unless some bKash officials had been involved, the telecom regulator alleged yesterday.
25 May 2016
SWIFT to unveil new security plan after BB heist
The SWIFT secure messaging service that underpins international banking says it is planning to launch a new security programme as it fights to rebuild its reputation in the wake of the Bangladesh Bank heist.
24 May 2016
Bangladesh Bank heist trail goes cold in Manila as probes falter
More than three months have passed since $81 million was stolen in a brazen cyber-heist from Bangladesh's central bank and sent to Manila - yet authorities in the Philippines appear no closer to nabbing those who laundered most of the money through a bank and casinos.
24 May 2016
Cyclone Roanu disrupts telecom services
The cyclone Roanu that hit Bangladesh on Saturday disrupted telecom services in the coastal areas, particularly cellular services, as many of the transmission centres of mobile operators were down due to a power crisis.
23 May 2016
Sonali Bank slow in implementing CBS
Sonali Bank, which has the largest network of branches in Bangladesh, is yet to adopt the core banking solution fully despite repeated pressure from the central bank and the government to do so to deliver better services to its customers.
23 May 2016
Cyber thieves exploit banks' faith in SWIFT transfer network
Shortly after 7pm on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San
21 May 2016
Banks should use services from local IT firms
Bangladesh’s financial institutions largely choose foreign IT companies while buying business solutions, a practice that is affecting the
21 May 2016
BB governor fires warning shots at state banks
Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir yesterday cautioned four state-owned commercial banks and instructed them to grant loans
19 May 2016
HSBC to shut half of its branches in Bangladesh
British banking giant HSBC is set to shutter six of its 13 branches in Bangladesh as part of its global strategy to cut costs.
19 May 2016
Banks giving low-cost loans to manufacturers
Banks are providing industrial loans at a maximum cost of 6.5 percent -- which is almost half the going interest rates -- from a fund provided by the World Bank, a development that will put a smile on the faces of businesses.
18 May 2016
Mobile number portability gets PM's nod
Subscribers will soon be able to keep their existing number even after they switch from one operator to another as the prime minister’s office has approved a guideline for mobile phone number portability.
18 May 2016
Banglalink posts record revenue
Banglalink logged in Tk 1,220 crore in revenue in the first quarter of 2016 -- the highest in its 11-year history, raising hopes that it will finally turn in full-year profits this year.
16 May 2016
Germany eyes free wi-fi in public spaces, finally
Try looking for a free wi-fi connection in the cafe down the street in Germany and, more likely than not, there isn't one.
15 May 2016
Court grants more time for Robi-Airtel merger
The High Court yesterday gave the government three more weeks to submit its recommendations on the proposed merger between Robi
15 May 2016
Vietnam bank says thwarted attempt of SWIFT messaging fraud
Vietnam's Tien Phong Bank said on Sunday it had thwarted a cyber fraud attempt late last year, and a third-party service it used to
15 May 2016
Two made DMDs at National Bank
Abdus Sobhan Khan and Shah Syed Abdul Bari have been promoted to the post of deputy managing director of National Bank, according to
15 May 2016
Put pressure on Rizal Bank to return stolen funds
The parliamentary standing committee on the finance ministry has called for global pressure on Manila-based Rizal Bank to retrieve the
15 May 2016
New MD for Uttara Bank
Mohammed Rabiul Hossain has been promoted as the managing director and chief executive officer of Uttara Bank.
9 May 2016
Before BB heist, Fed feared cyber attacks
In the years before hackers stole $81 million from a Bangladesh central bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, senior Fed security officials examined the risk of such an attack -- but judged the prospect unlikely, bank sources told Reuters.
7 May 2016