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Tk 10b revenue loss feared this fiscal due to fall in banks' profit

Posted by BankInfo on Tue, Nov 15 2011 12:49 pm
The tax revenue collection from the largest corporate taxpayers might drop significantly in the current fiscal, following a decline of operating profits of private commercial banks (PCBs) in the first quarter. Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) feared a revenue l...

Workshop on USD Clearing and SWIFT held

Posted by BankInfo on Tue, Nov 15 2011 12:08 pm
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, USA jointly organised a workshop on “USD Clearing and SWIFT” on Sunday at the Islami Bank Tower, says according to a press release.

NBL opens online quick pay branch in Malaysia

Posted by BankInfo on Tue, Nov 15 2011 11:06 am
National Bank Limited (NBL) recently opened its 5th branch at Rawang in Malaysia eauipped with online facilities for quick remittance transfer in the country. Parveen Haque Sikder, chairperson of executive committee and director of National Bank Limited inaugurated the branch NBL Money Trans...

BB hands note detecting tools for cattle haats

Posted by BankInfo on Sun, Oct 30 2011 03:57 am
Bangladesh Bank on Saturday handed over 15 counterfeit note detecting machines to the representatives of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to set at 15 cattle hats in the city ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.

Plea for speeding up RAKUB lending

Posted by BankInfo on Sun, Oct 30 2011 03:53 am
Speakers on Saturday asked the zonal and branch managers of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) to speed up its farmers- level lending activities for boosting agricultural production to meet up the national demand. Besides, they said all the credit programmes of the bank should be need-oriente...

EBL inks MoU with rating agency

Posted by BankInfo on Sun, Oct 30 2011 03:46 am
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dun and Bradstreet (D and B) Rating Agency Bangladesh Limited recently,

WB warns govt against hefty bank borrowing

Posted by BankInfo on Wed, Oct 26 2011 04:49 pm
The World Bank has warned that the government's excessive borrowing from the banking sector and using banks to stabilise the stockmarket will make the country's financial sector weak and ultimately dampen growth.

Atiur lauds banks’ role in poverty cut

Posted by BankInfo on Wed, Oct 26 2011 03:58 am
The banking sector is now playing more effective role in eradicating poverty, the central bank governor has said. “In developing education and health, removing environmental catastrophe and eliminating poverty,

Bankers asked to resist money laundering and finance terrorism

Posted by BankInfo on Wed, Oct 26 2011 03:39 am
Speakers at a daylong workshop have asked the branch level bankers to put in their best efforts to resist money laundering and finance terrorism for the sake of freeing the nation from various social crimes. Terming the border-belt Rajshahi,

NCCB inks deal with Spain’s NEC Money Transfer

Posted by BankInfo on Wed, Oct 26 2011 03:36 am
National Commerce and Credit Bank Limited (NCCBL) signed an agreement with NEC Money Transfer, S A of Spain for channeling remittances of Bangladeshi expatriates living in that country.
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