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The central bank has stopped publishing the figure of stressed assets in its annual financial stability report with a view to painting a rosy picture of the banking sector at a time when lenders are facing one of their worst crises in living memory.

They also called for product diversification such as a bond market and the introduction of a buyback policy to protect investor rights, and stopping  regulatory intervention in market operations Stock market stakeholders yesterday urged its regulator to make initial public offerings (IPO) simple and transparent, to attract multinational and quality …

BGMEA and BKMEA have been urged to work together with the government and support each other

The government bank borrowing marked a sharp rise in the just-concluded 2019-20 fiscal year to meet the budget deficit in the wake of huge revenue loss due to Covid-19. 

Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by coronavirus border closures and lockdowns that have left more than 200,000 seafarers in limbo.

The securities regulator has formed a two-member committee to look into the unusual transactions of the shares of two listed pharmaceuticals companies.

The leading manufacturer of N95 masks in the U.S. says it has investigated 4,000 reports of fraud, counterfeiting and price gouging in connection with the product and has filed 18 lawsuits.

The National Board of Revenue yesterday rolled out the electronic payment of value-added tax, taking a much-delayed big step forward to fully automating a system that would enable businesses to comply at reduced time and cost.

The decision comes in a bid to stop further spread of the Covid-19

Disbursement of farm loans stood at Tk22,749.03 crore in the 2019-20 fiscal year, which was 5.70% or Tk1,375  crore  less than the target of Tk24,124 crore