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14 banks’ average lending rate falls below 7pc
HM Murtuza | Updated at 11:51pm on January 20, 2021
Weighted average lending rate of 14 banks dropped below 7 per cent in December 2020 due mainly to the setting of lending rate ceiling at...
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Tk 1,000-crore fund formed for export-oriented units’ tech development
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 07:49pm on January 17, 2021
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday formed a Tk 1,000-crore revolving refinance fund for the technological development and upgradation of export-oriented industries, setting interest rate on the...
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Bangladesh central bank issues emergency cyber alert
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:16pm on January 14, 2021
The Bangladesh Bank has issued an emergency cyber alert for its staff and officials and suspended its internet services for ordinary users. ‘Internet services have...
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Bangladesh Bank, BRAC Bank hold workshop on SME financing
| Updated at 01:54am on January 12, 2021
The Bangladesh Bank and BRAC Bank jointly organised a virtual workshop broadcast from the BRAC Bank head office at Tejgaon in the capital on January...
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Bangladesh Bank should float funds for ICT firms on easy terms: eGeneration MD
HM Murtuza | Updated at 10:24pm on January 09, 2021
Financing from Bangladesh Bank for information and telecommunication companies through venture capital firms and banks is critical for the ICT sector to overcome funding issues...
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Bangladesh Bank high officials harbour financial thugs: HC
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:03am on January 07, 2021
The High Court has expected that the Bangladesh Bank governor would look into the harbouring of financial thugs and perpetrators by its high officials, from...
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Bangladesh Bank assessing need for loan moratorium extension
HM Murtuza | Updated at 01:18am on January 06, 2021
The Bangladesh Bank has initiated a move to scrutinise the need for extending the moratorium facility on loan repayment further by three months following requests...
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CA-audited reports must for cos to get loans: BB
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:17am on January 06, 2021
The Bangladesh Bank has made it mandatory for all banks to take audited financial reports from the public interest companies before sanctioning and rescheduling loans...
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High Court bans travel of 25 over PK Halder link
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:04am on January 06, 2021
The High Court on Tuesday slapped an international travel ban on 25 people, including the family members of former NRB Global Bank managing director Prashanta...
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High Court bans travel of 25 over PK Halder link
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 03:42pm on January 05, 2021
The High Court on Tuesday slapped an international travel ban on 25 people, including the family members of former NRB Global Bank managing director Prashanta...