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IBBL to host ifter to 10 million fasting pedestrians during Ramadan
Posted by on Fri, Jun 02 2017 09:58 am
islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has taken a month long program to distribute Ifter among 10 million fasting pedestrians in Dhaka, Chittagong & Khulna city during the Holy Month Ramadan.
MTB signed deal for Berger Paints Dealer Financing
Posted by on Fri, Jun 02 2017 09:43 am
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd (MTB) recently signed an agreement with Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd (BPBL) to extend credit facilities to the dealers of BPBL.
60% increase in excise duty on bank accounts
Posted by on Fri, Jun 02 2017 04:13 am
The government is going to increase the excise duty on bank accounts by 60-62.5% for the fiscal year 2017-18.
State-owned banks to get Tk2,000cr to meet capital shortage
Posted by on Fri, Jun 02 2017 04:05 am
The government has allocated Tk2,000 crore to state-owned banks as recapitalisation funds for the next fiscal year, so they can meet the capital shortage created by loan defaults.
Muhith lays down plan for jobs, an economist doubts
Posted by on Fri, Jun 02 2017 03:46 am
He said around two million workers enter the labour market each year, of which 400,000 on average find employment abroad.
Budget: Keeping money in bank to cost more
Posted by on Fri, Jun 02 2017 03:30 am
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed to increase the excise duty on bank accounts with large debit or credit balance in the fiscal 2017-18 to boost revenue collection.
Underperforming banks should merge
Posted by on Thu, Jun 01 2017 11:32 am
The banks that are failing to keep pace with the fast-growing financial sector should merge with each other, according to a top banker.
BIDA takes stock of doing business reforms in Bangladesh
Posted by on Thu, Jun 01 2017 10:43 am
Bangladesh is currently ranked 176th among 190 countries in the World Bank’s ease of doing the ranking.
Govt requests ADB to finance private sector enterprises Govt requests ADB to finance private sector enterprises
Posted by on Thu, Jun 01 2017 10:19 am
Bangladesh has requested ADB's private-sector lending arm to finance private enterprises to help the country score double-digit economic growth,
N Korean intelligence behind BB heist: Russian expert
Posted by on Thu, Jun 01 2017 10:12 am
Russian cyber security firm Group-IB said on Tuesday that a digital crime gang called Lazarus had hacked into and stolen money from the Central Bank of Bangladesh'