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BSEC allows CDBL to work as mutual fund custodian

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- The securities regulator has allowed Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd. (CDBL) to work as the custodian of mutual funds (MFs). To this effect, the depository authority this we... Read More


Two children die with measles-like symbols

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Two children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00 am on Friday, taking Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deat... Read More


2 crude bombs explode in Malibagh

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Two crude bombs have exploded on a road near the Malibagh Railgate in Dhaka. Police said the explosions occurred on the main road beside a counter of Shohagh Paribahan after F... Read More


Two killed, 10 injured as bus hits Mahindra in Mymensingh

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- At least two passengers of a Mahindra were killed, and at least 10 others were injured after a United Paribahan bus hit two Mahindra vehicles in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh o... Read More


Dengue: No deaths, but 747 hospitalisations in a day

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh has not recorded any new dengue deaths in a 24-hour count, but 747 fresh hospitalisations of the disease have been logged across the country. According to the Direc... Read More


35 gold bars seized from passenger at Ctg airport

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Customs intelligence officials have seized 531 grammes of gold - 425 grammes in a 24-carat gold bar and 106 grammes in jewellery - from a passenger arriving from Oman at Shah A... Read More


BB stimulus fails to buoy up private sector credit demand

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Formal credit growth for private sector stayed almost stagnated in indication that fund demand and concomitant bank lending have yet to pick up despite government stimulus for ... Read More


Dominage Steel top brass fined Tk 51m for IPO fund utilisation lapses

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The market watchdog has slapped an aggregate fine of Tk 51 million on the chairman, directors and senior officials of Dominage Steel Building Systems for failing to properly ut... Read More


DSE extends winning streak for third consecutive session

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) extended its recovery for the third consecutive session on Thursday, driven by broad-based buying interest as investors re... Read More


BRAC Bank only Bangladeshi lender on Forbes' top 500 banks list

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- BRAC Bank has emerged as the only Bangladeshi lender among Forbes' 500 top-performing banks globally, securing the 73rd position in the lower mid-size category in the US magazi... Read More