The internet regulator has decided to seek further clarification on Starlink Services Bangladesh Ltd’s bid to export unfiltered bandwidth from Bangladesh through local internet service providers before taking a decision on granting permission to the company..When bandwidth is filtered, it

Only Islami Bank, MTB and Premier activated both incoming, outgoing transactions

He says at a seminar in Dhaka University

Expatriates sent home $2.56 billion in October

Its diluted net operating cash flow per share declined

He replaced Md Hafizur Rahman

It will now invest Tk 980 crore, up from the previously declared Tk 813 crore

Retail banking in Bangladesh is entering a moment of reckoning. With the Bangladesh Bank (BB) preparing to issue digital banking licences, and with more organised mobile financial services, AI and platform technology becoming mainstream, it is no longer enough for a bank to be a place where peop

Troubled non-banks are currently unable to finance new businesses, says association chairman

BigMint projects a turnaround in FY27

People are buying more again, but high inflation, costly raw material imports and political uncertainty continue to weigh on earnings

Key players not ready

The government has scrapped the rule that required entrepreneurs to keep 10 percent of export proceeds in banks

From January next year, one person will be allowed to register and use a maximum of five personal SIM cards under a single national ID (NID), according to a decision by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

The DSEX lost 27.67 points to settle at 5,122.22

The eight-month ban aims to boost hilsa production and ensure the sustainable conservation of the species

High returns from treasury bills lift profits despite rough market

Banks’ lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has fallen to a four-year low, putting the brakes on the rising trend in loan disbursements, as political uncertainty and the economic slowdown have dampened borrowing appetite among entrepreneurs.

Bangladesh’s fresh foreign loan commitments soared by more than 33 times in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY), although the amount still remains well below the borrowing ceiling recently set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The government has revised a policy aimed at enhancing accountability in the appointment and performance of chairmen and directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions.