Mercantile Bank organises workshop on Risk-Based Supervision

Mercantile Bank Training Institute recently organised a comprehensive workshop on “Awareness and Capacity Building for RBS (Risk-Based Supervision) Implementation” with the aim of strengthening participants’...

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Steel makers urge not to raise electricity prices

Steel manufacturers yesterday urged the government to reconsider a proposed electricity tariff increase, after claiming that the Bangladesh’s steel sector is now in the intensive...

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Stocks extend downtrend amid broad-based selling pressure

Stocks on Tuesday continued its downward trajectory as persistent selling pressure and post-record date adjustments in select banking stocks weighed on overall investor sentiment. DSEX,...

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Bangladesh rolls out redesigned Tk 5 note

The government is releasing a newly designed Tk 5 currency note under the theme “Historical and Archaeological Architecture of Bangladesh” on Tuesday. According to a...

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IPDC Finance joins BB refinance schemes

IPDC Finance PLC signed participation agreements under two Bangladesh Bank refinance schemes aimed at expanding financing support for the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises...

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BB tightens rules for card-to-MFS cash-outs

Bangladesh Bank has introduced new rules for cashing out money from card-based mobile financial service (MFS) accounts, aiming to tighten verification and strengthen transaction security....

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Govt aims to turn jute sector into $7b industry

Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said on Tuesday that the government aims to transform the country’s jute sector into a strong $5 billion...