Bring idle power plants back on
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Titumir blames AL govt for energy crisis, high inflation
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SPOTLIGHT / Govt to buy 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser for Aman season
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Steelmakers squeezed by higher costs, weak demand
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Vietnam’s growth story holds lessons for Bangladesh
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Clean energy key to garment sector’s competitiveness: EU envoy
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Organisation News
Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
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Business
Govt to buy 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser for current Aman season
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Business
Contracts of Agrani, BDBL, BASIC Bank managing directors cancelled
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Business
18,000 customers apply to withdraw Tk 1,300 crore from Sammilito Islami Bank
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Business
Janata Bank to sue its officer for swindling clients’ FDR money
Days after an official of Janata Bank was learnt to have swindled Tk 1.93 core from clients’ FDR accounts, the bank authorities assure its clients that they will not be affected.
22 March 2016
New BB governor Fazle Kabir joins office
The new governor of Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir starts his first day at work this noon, four days after he was appointed governor of the central bank by the government.
20 March 2016
Russian central bank, fearing inflation, keeps key rate high
Russia's central bank on Friday kept its key rate steady as inflation fears outweighed any temptation to use recent ruble strength as an
19 March 2016
Indian airlines look to smaller planes in regional push
Indian airlines are in talks with ATR, Bombardier and Embraer to buy smaller planes to fly to the country's booming second and third
19 March 2016
State banks miss out on WB's low-cost funds
State banks plagued with bad loans are not eligible to disburse the World Bank's low-cost foreign currency long-term funds among
19 March 2016
Banking outlook bleak
State-owned commercial banks continue to be plagued by poor capitalisation, weak asset quality and substandard management quality
19 March 2016
Cyber heist: IGP dwells on int’l agencies’ help
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque has said if needed, help would be sought from the international agencies dealing with money laundering, for unveiling the clue to the $101 million cyber heist at Bangladesh Bank.
19 March 2016
CID-FBI meeting over BB heist deferred to Sunday
The meeting between police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation over the cyber heist of Bangladesh Bank’s account deferred to Sunday.
18 March 2016
Philippine senator sees 'very low' chance of recovery of $81m stolen from BB
There is a “very low” chance that the government will be able to retrieve the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank because the money is now likely outside the country, Philippine senator says.
17 March 2016
Banking secretary too was unaware of the fund heist
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said the banking secretary has been made an officer on special duty for being uninformed about the cyber heist at the Bangladesh Bank.
16 March 2016
No fingerprints stored during SIM re-registration: Tarana
State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim yesterday reiterated that fingerprints taken for SIM re-registration are not being stored.
16 March 2016
Philippines bank manager 'confessed wrongdoing', says trader
A businessman of the Philippines implicated RCBC branch manager Maia Santos-Deguito in the alleged scheme to launder US$81 million, saying she confessed she had done something wrong by opening an account in his name and even apologised for it.
16 March 2016
BB files case over $101m cyber theft
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday filed a case in connection with last month's heist of $101 million from its account with the Fed.
15 March 2016
BTRC appoints firm to audit Robi
After a delay of five months, the telecom regulator yesterday signed an agreement with audit firm Masih Muhith Haque & Co to examine Robi's books.
15 March 2016
Atiur's legacy: mostly brilliant
Atiur Rahman, who resigned as the Bangladesh Bank governor yesterday over the mishandling of the heist episode, championed financial inclusion, digitalisation of banking system, and socially and environmentally responsible financing in his nearly seven-year tenure.
15 March 2016
Fazle Kabir to be made new BB governor: Muhith
The government decides to appoint former finance secretary and incumbent chairman of state-run Sonali Bank Fazle Kabir as new governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB), Finance Minister AMA Muhith says.
15 March 2016
Muhith cancels press confce after governor’s resignation
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has cancelled his press conference minutes after the Bangladesh Bank governor resigned over the recent heist of $101 million out of the bank’s account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.
15 March 2016
New push for Robi's merger with Airtel
The Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka is pursuing the telecom regulator on the proposed merger of Robi and Airtel, saying the move will further strengthen relations between the two countries' business communities.
13 March 2016
Banking secy was unaware of BB cyber heist
Finance ministry's secretary for banking division says he was unaware of the cyber heist, where a sum of $101 million was swindled out, throughout the last month.
13 March 2016
Action against Bangladesh Bank: Muhith
The finance ministry will take action against Bangladesh Bank for not informing the government formally about the bank’s $101 million cyber heist, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says.
13 March 2016