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A total of 3,214 entrepreneurs were given SME loan worth around Tk 350.5 million (Tk 35.50 crore) in different

Robi, the second largest mobile operator in Bangladesh, is seeking to raise Tk523.80 crore from

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has rejected an offer made by private mobile operator

The turnover of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday crossed Tk1,000 crore mark for the first time in 13 months

Bangladesh mission in China has expressed the fear that export-import trade between Dhaka and Beijing may face a major setback due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The outbreak of the coronavirus may also hit the Chinese supply chain, thus hampering bilateral trade seriously, he added. Commercial Counsellor of the …

The amount of troubled loans in the banking system dived in the fourth quarter of 2019, aided by the special facilities central bank offered to defaulters. The non-performing loans, or NPLs, shrank by nearly 19 per cent to Tk 943.31 billion as of December 31 of the year from Tk …

The telecom regulator has slashed the international incoming voice call rate by 66 per cent to only US$ 0.006 or Tk 0.51 per minute due to

Defaulted loans surged 24 percent to Tk 116,288 crore in September compared to that in December last year, the amount being the highest in the country’s history, largely because of the central bank’s inertia to crack down on wilful defaulters.

Banking experts have underscored the need for better credit risk management and good corporate governance to reduce the volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) in banks and other financial institutions.

Salman F Rahman, the prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser, yesterday asked entrepreneurs of the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (Cacci) member countries to invest in Bangladesh’s hospitality sector.