Banking hour 10am-1:30pm from today People will be able to do banking activities from 10am to 1:30pm from today after a five-day shutdown. The Bangladesh Bank asked banks on July 13 to carry out the limited banking activities every working day in keeping up with the ongoing restrictions on movement
Read MoreTax receipts from DSE hit 10-year high The government’s revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse hit a 10-year high to Tk 2.66 billion in the just concluded fiscal year. Market operators said on the back of rising trading volume, the government earnings from the prime bourse rose accordingly, as earning
Read MoreBanks cut back on loan write-off Loans written off by banks declined sharply in the first quarter of this year as the lenders’ capacity to keep 100 per cent provisioning against their delinquent assets has decreased because of the slowdown in their business. Usually, loans are written off when they
Read MoreStocks rebound on stimulus, vaccine rollout news Stocks rebounded strongly on Tuesday, with the key index hitting more than 42-month high, as investors went on buying spree riding on new stimulus and vaccine roll-out news. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday announced five new stimulus packages worthTk 32 billion for
Read MoreBB allows banks to conduct CSR thru’ SenaKalyanSangstha Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed banks to conduct their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities through Sena Kalyan Sangstha. Separate accounts need to be maintained for conducting special operations through the Sena Kalyan Sangstha. At present, under the strict lockdown announced by the
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