Land buyers have to specify fund sources: NBR

Taxpayers will have to explain the sources of their income while making a land purchase, said the National Board of Revenue.
9 April 2015

Big plan for tourism next year

The government aims to increase foreign tourist arrivals by 70 percent to 10 lakh by 2016 by undertaking a series of promotional
9 April 2015

Prime Bank's new DMD

Ahmed Shaheen has joined Prime Bank as deputy managing director, the bank said in a statement yesterday. Prior to joining, Shaheen
8 April 2015

Export growth brings sunshine

Exports rose 7.43 percent year-on-year to $2.93 billion in March, a development which has brought a ray of sunshine amid the
6 April 2015

CPD questions budgetary support from World Bank

The Centre for Policy Dialogue is not in favour of the government's move to seek budgetary support from the World Bank, as the
5 April 2015

Interest rates on savings instruments may fall

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has hinted that the government may cut interest rates on savings instruments in the next fiscal year.
5 April 2015

MRDI, City Bank step up CSR efforts

Businesses can complement government efforts to empower women and ensure welfare of children as part of corporate social
5 April 2015

Ericsson brings solution to poor telecom network coverage

The dropping of mobile phone signals in office buildings is an everyday reality in Bangladesh in spite of the huge technological
4 April 2015

Pubali Bank re-elects top officials

Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder has recently been re-elected as the chairman of Pubali Bank.
4 April 2015

Bank Asia re-elects audit committee chair

Bank Asia has re-elected Mohammed Lakiotullah as the chairman of its audit committee.
4 April 2015

Islami Bank weighed down by bad loans to Ananda Shipyard

Provisions for Ananda Shipyard's bad loans have been eating up Islami Bank Bangladesh's profits as it had to set aside Tk 178 crore a
4 April 2015

Bank Asia re-elects vice chairmen

Bank Asia has re-elected Mohd Safwan Choudhury and AM Nurul Islam Anu as vice chairmen, the bank said in a statement.
2 April 2015

No questions on undisclosed funds in real estate, REHAB demands

Realtors yesterday urged the government not to question the source of an individual's undisclosed income to invest in real estate.
2 April 2015

Bangladesh is a top destination for producers leaving China: HSBC

Bangladesh is one among the three countries that China-based factories are planning to shift their production facilities to, as the
1 April 2015

IFIC's new deputy managing director

Fariduddin Al Mahmud and Shah Md Moinuddin have recently been made deputy managing directors of IFIC Bank.
1 April 2015

Anis A Khan to serve MTB as chief until 2019

The Board of Mutual Trust Bank has recently extended the contract of Anis A Khan as its managing director for another four years to
1 April 2015

Rouf Chowdhury re-elected as Bank Asia chairman

A Rouf Chowdhury was re-elected as the chairman of Bank Asia on Tuesday.
1 April 2015

Thoughts for Bangladesh Bank

The debate on creating an optimal monetary policy is continuously evolving. Over the years, various stakeholders and experts have
1 April 2015

Citi's top Asean officials in Dhaka

Michael Zink, Citi's head of businesses in Asean and country head in Singapore, will arrive in Dhaka for a two-day visit today.
31 March 2015

Robi launches mobile payment of electricity bills in Rangpur

Consumers of Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) in Rangpur can now pay their bills online, thanks to a new service launched
31 March 2015