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BB launches special inspection of troubled Farmers Bank

The central bank has launched a special inspection of the problem-ridden Farmers Bank Limited (FBL) to assess its real financial health, after heads rolled over a crisis of the trouble-hit fourth-generation private commercial bank. "We're investigating different branches to know...

Two donors may finance another metro rail line

The government is expecting to get necessary fund from two...

ADB to support Reliance LNG terminal, power project in BD

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors in Manila...

Interest rate spread drops slightly in October

Overall interest rate spread in the country's banking sector fell...

Confusion causes delay in Jamuna tunnel study

Any tangible task is yet to start on a planned...

Stressed advances now 17pc of banks' outstanding loans

As of 2016, the country's banks' stressed advances -- the...

BD's investment policy most liberal, PM tells Cambodian businessmen

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said investment policy of Bangladesh...

Bangabandhu hi-tech park to create 14,000 jobs

Bangabandhu Hi-tech Park will create 14,000 new jobs in Rajshahi....

Nine banks' capital shortfall swells to Tk 177b in Q3

Nine banks, four owned by the government, had an aggregate...

Bad debt grows faster than credit in Bangladesh!

Only 20 per cent of the loans written off by...

Foreign credit use to rise for financing budget deficit

A top official in Dhaka has said that the government...

Remittance inflow rises 4.47pc in Nov

The country's remittance inflow has witnessed a 4.47 per cent...

Khulna receives 146,000 tax returns

The income tax zone in Khulna received a massive response...

Foreign exchange reserves fall

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves fell in November, although it rose...

JICA sees SPM pipeline as major obstacle to Matarbari seaport

The pipeline of single point mooring (SPM) will emerge as...

NBR collects Tk 42.81b income tax until Nov 30

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) received over Tk 42.81...

Bangladesh slips one step in global entrepreneurship index

Bangladesh fell one notch down the latest Global Entrepreneurship Index...

Entrepreneurs should supplement economic growth, urges Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Friday urged private sector entrepreneurs...

Jewellery sector in jeopardy as artisans opt out

Many goldsmiths and artisans are leaving their job or migrating...

WB to help introduce direct cash delivery by banks

The World Bank (WB) would assist in rebuilding the system...

'Extend bond facility to potential non-RMG sectors too'

Speakers at a roundtable recommended Thursday the government to offer...

Bangladesh needs to highlight LDC advantages: Experts

Bangladesh should discuss its advantage as both an Least Developed...

NBR secures copyright of 'Tax ID Card'

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has secured the copyright...

UN official sees BD on right track to graduate from LDC status

A United Nations high official has said that Bangladesh seems...

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