240 govt entities, banks come under cyber-attacks An estimated 240 major government organisations along with commercial banks have come under major and coordinated cyber-attacks very recently. Terming cyber-attacks outrageous, the state-backed Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT) reports that important organisations have seen distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyber-attacks
Read More50% CMSME cluster loan has to be given in 19 clusters Banks and financial institutions have to disburse at least 50% of their Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSME) cluster loans to 19 “high-priority” and “priority” clusters, according to a circular issued by the SME and Special Programmes Department
Read MoreOil price falls 2pc Oil prices plunged around 2 per cent on Friday, on expectations that supply disruptions in the US Gulf of Mexico would be short-term, while recession fears clouded the demand outlook. Brent crude futures fell $1.45, or 1.5 per cent, to settle at $98.15 a barrel, while
Read MoreBB allows banks to make drawing arrangements without prior permission Banks will be allowed to make drawing arrangements with exchange houses abroad without prior permission from the Bangladesh Bank. In this context, banks shall make post facto reports to the Bangladesh Bank with detailed information on the arrangements, said a
Read MoreMNCs see price hike up to 10.39pc With the stock market surge that continued throughout the last week, share prices of the listed multinational companies (MNCs) gained between 1.67 per cent and 10.39 per cent. Buoyed by market-supportive measures taken by the securities regulator, the benchmark DSEX index of the
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