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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a vigorous investigation into accounts of two central bankers including a serving one along with three others as an enquiry was underway to unearth a massive financial scam, official said here today.

The securities regulator sees no bar in implementing its directive recently issued to settle investors’ claims for unclaimed or unpaid or unsettled dividends.

Fifty-seven thousand companies have been brought under the tax net in the last three months, according to a report prepared by a National Board of Revenue’s taskforce.

The Japanese company, Mitsui Oil Exploration Company (MOECO), is all set to make its first foray into Bangladesh’s onshore oil and gas exploratory job.

The total demand for spectrum allocation among the country’s top three mobile operators is 11.4 MHz, but the BTRC is set to auction off only 7.4 MHz

The organisations are Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Police, bKash, BRAC Bank, Islami Bank Bangladesh and Corona.gov.bd

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought budget proposals from the chambers and associations as the government has started preparations for framing the national budget for fiscal year (FY22).

The farm credit disbursement grew by nearly 8.0 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, as the demand for such loans is picking up gradually due to seasonal effects.

Nagad has filed a case with a Dhaka court against 10,000 unknown people for their alleged involvement in spreading rumours against the digital financial service.

The government has decided to expand the size of a fresh stimulus package for small traders, entrepreneurs and farmers to Tk 10,000 crore as they were largely left out of credit support despite being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.