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'Islami Bank has a strong legacy in agent banking'

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Agent banking channel has become the fastest growing markets. Islami Bank dominates agent banking industry with a 45% market share and around Tk 5,200 crore in fresh deposits, says M... Read More


Agent banking a long-term strategic investment

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The primary objective of launching EBL agent banking was to deliver safe and modern banking services to the doorstep of unbanked rural and marginal communities At the same time, enha... Read More


Agent banking expansion slows down amid regulatory intervention

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Agent banking has woven one of Bangladesh's quiet financial success stories. The pivot aims at extending high-street banking services to underserved, mostly women and geographically ... Read More


ICC to replace Bangladesh at World Cup if they don't travel to India: Report

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has told the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to inform the government that if Bangladesh continues to refuse to travel to India to play its mat... Read More


University of Asia Pacific shuts down indefinitely amid protests over alleged blasphemy

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The University of Asia Pacific (UAP) has declared an indefinite shutdown following days of student protests over allegations of "blasphemy" and the dismissal of two teachers. The un... Read More


Students firm on SUCSU polls as SUST plans chamber court move

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) students have remained firm in their demand for the long-awaited central students' union (SUCSU) elections, following a High Cou... Read More


Govt approves administrative restructuring at NICAR meet

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The interim government on Tuesday approved some administrative-restructuring decisions with a view to improving "transparency, efficiency and accountability" across key state institu... Read More


Advisor expects LPG crisis to ease before Ramadan

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Power and Energy Advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan hopes that the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) crisis, which has seen supplies dwindle and prices double, will be resolved before the start o... Read More


27 candidates withdraw candidature from 20 constituencies in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A total of 27 candidates, both party-backed and independent, out of 162 have withdrawn their candidatures in the 20 constituencies of Dhaka district ahead of the 13th parliament elec... Read More


Higher NPLs a key concern: ICCB

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) has pinpointed persistently high level of non-performing loans (NPLs) as one of the 'most serious structural concerns' in the ... Read More