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Listing of 10 blue-chip cos: SoEs commit, MNCs to seek board approvals

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Ten state-owned enterprises (SoEs) and multinational companies (MNCs) have agreed in principle to offload a portion of their shares on the stock market, following board-level approval... Read More


Warrants issued against ex-minister Saifuzzaman Chy, 35 others

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A Chattogram court has issued arrest warrants against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and 35 others in connection with a case involving the embezzlement and laundering of T... Read More


Aviation prospects abound, but fleet proportionately undersized

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh's state-run airline feels incapacitated to increase flight frequencies and fly to potentially profitable new international destinations, belying rising passenger demand and... Read More


Govt hesitating for long 'in fear of impact' on present operators

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The government has long been hesitating to introduce electric bus services in the capital, 'apprehending its impact' on the existing bus operators, which have hardly cooperated to bri... Read More


Bangladesh capital market ends week higher despite lower turnover

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh's capital market closed the week on Thursday with marginal gains in key indices on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), although ove... Read More


Dhaka to seek exemption from US visa bond: Touhid

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh will pursue diplomatic efforts to seek exemption from the United States' newly imposed visa bond requirement, Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today (Thursday), descr... Read More


Shimanto Bank signs participatory agreement with BB for Start-up Refinance Scheme

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Shimanto Bank has recently signed a participatory agreement on the Start-up Refinance Scheme of BDT 500 crore with Bangladesh Bank to facilitate start-up CMSMEs. Under this agreement... Read More


ACC to file case against Salman F Rahman, 21 others over Tk 360 billion embezzlement from banks, capital market

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the filing of a case against Salman F Rahman, former private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister and chairman of Be... Read More


Prime Bank makes Home Loan Transfers Easy, offering customers up to 2pc profit rate reduction

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Prime Bank PLC has launched a special Home Loan & Investment Transfer Campaign under its Hasanah Islami Banking, allowing customers to transfer their existing conventional home loans ... Read More


Cases to be filed against Orion Group's Obaidul, Mercantile Bank's Pratap Deshmukh and others over Tk 5.07 billion embezzlement

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved the filing of a case against Orion Group Chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim and Mercantile Bank Limited Vice President Pratap Ku... Read More