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NCC Bank opens ATM booth in Comilla
Posted by on Mon, Jul 23 2012 12:02 pm
NCC Bank Limited opened a new ATM booth at Kandirpar in Comilla recently.
HSBC scandal erupts as UK banks facing shake-up
Posted by on Mon, Jul 23 2012 11:57 am
LONDON: A scandal erupting at Europe's biggest bank HSBC has added to concerns over the state of Britain's financial sector amid the Barclays rate-rigging affair and as the industry faces a major shake- up.
Muhith for larger insurance for bank depositors
Posted by on Mon, Jul 23 2012 11:47 am
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Sunday underscored wider insurance coverage for the bank depositors in order to increase savings by the people.
Banks plan to come back to stockmarket Four banks to invest Tk 900cr in two months
Posted by on Mon, Jul 23 2012 11:37 am
Private banks that almost went out of the capital market at the end of 2010 have decided to come back as they found the present market is good for investments.
Special fund to cushion small savers Microcredit regulator plans to set up Tk 30cr fund
Posted by on Mon, Jul 23 2012 11:32 am
The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) plans to form a fund to minimise the risk of losses of small savers in the event of failure of a microfinance institution (MFI).
Al-Arafah Bank opens branch at Gollamari
Posted by on Sun, Jul 22 2012 02:38 pm
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited opened its 95th branch at Sherebangla Road, Gollamari in Khulna Wednesday.
Agrani Bank pays Tk 13.8m for TV ad sans chair’s approval
Posted by on Sun, Jul 22 2012 02:36 pm
Without the board of directors’ approval, the management of Agrani Bank Ltd, a state-owned commercial bank, paid Tk 13.8 million as advertisement bills to a private TV channel.
Can a real central bank save Europe?
Posted by on Sun, Jul 22 2012 02:32 pm
Why is it that the US, Britain and Japan, despite their huge debts and other economic problems, have not succumbed to the financial crises that are threatening national bankruptcy for Greece, Spain and Italy -- and perhaps soon for France?
IMF accused of suppressing information
Posted by on Sun, Jul 22 2012 02:26 pm
A veteran economist at the International Monetary Fund has accused the global lender of suppressing information on difficulties in dealing with the global financial meltdown and euro zone crisis.
Tax receipts fall as stock gloom lingers
Posted by on Sun, Jul 22 2012 02:21 pm
The government's tax receipts from brokerage commission declined nearly by a half last fiscal year as a continuous downtrend reduced share transactions drastically on the Dhaka bourse.