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  BTC prepares lists of 200 products for DFQF access to GCC market

  Jasim Uddin | Updated at 12:05am on August 16, 2018

  Bangladesh Tariff Commission has prepared two priority lists containing 200 potential exportable products for seeking duty-free and quota-free access to Gulf Cooperation Council market....

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  NBR moves to streamline customs procedure codes

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on August 16, 2018

  The National Board of Revenue has taken a move to streamline the existing customs procedure codes (CPC) suspecting huge amount of revenue loss due to misuse of the codes....

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  Govt facilitates Tk 387cr monthly prize for telcos as users pay more

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:05am on August 16, 2018

  The government has created a scope for three leading mobile operators to earn additional combined monthly revenue of around Tk 387 crore by introducing unified minimum rate of Tk 0.45 per minute, leaving the subscribers to feel the pinch of increased call rate....

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  India’s Cosmos Bank loses $13.5m in cyber attack

  Reuters . Mumbai | Updated at 08:32pm on August 15, 2018

  Cyber criminals hacked the systems of India's Cosmos Bank and siphoned off nearly 944 million rupees ($13.5 million) through simultaneous withdrawals across 28 countries over...

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  StanChart launches innovative home finance product in Bangladesh

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on August 15, 2018

  Standard Chartered Bangladesh on Tuesday launched MortgageOne, an innovative home financing solution, with a view to catering the evolving needs of its retail clients....

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  Bangladesh Bank allows forex clearing account in Chinese yuan

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on August 15, 2018

  Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday announced that it would allow banks to open foreign currency clearing account with the central bank in Chinese yuan (renminbi)....

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  Indian rupee hits record low of 70 to dollar on Turkey concerns

  Business Desk | Updated at 12:05am on August 15, 2018

  The Indian rupee hit a record low of 70 to the dollar on Tuesday as emerging market currencies are sold off by investors spooked by the Turkish financial crisis, reports Agence France-Presse...

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  BSEC allows ADN Telecom to discover IPO price

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on August 15, 2018

  The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday allowed ADN Telecom Limited to discover cut-off price of its shares under the book building method for raising Tk 57 crore from the capital market through an initial public offering....

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  Telenor unhappy over BTRC snub

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:05am on August 15, 2018

  Norwegian multinational telecommunications entity Telenor Group has expressed its dissatisfaction to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission for not being one of the four companies picked by the telecom regulator for tower sharing company licences....

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  Stocks gain on bargain hunting in late hour

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on August 15, 2018

  Dhaka stocks rebounded on Tuesday as bargain hunters were out in force in late trading after sluggish early hours on the day and a fall in the previous day amid investors’ Eid-centric share sales....