Japan’s former vice-finance minister Takehiko Nakao has assumed the presidency of the Asian Development Bank, vowing to continue its anti-poverty mission and sustain Asia-Pacific’s growth.
Tag: Banking
Central bank opens digitisation programme
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, on behalf of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Saturday inaugurated the digitisation programme of Bangladesh Bank at a function at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).
Bismillah Group Scam: ACC quizzes Bank officials
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated four officials of Jamuna Bank Limited in connection with the alleged swindling of Tk 1,100 crore from five commercial banks by Bismillah Group, a terry towel producer.
WB providing support for NID project
The World Bank is providing support for the Bangladesh government in issuing 90 million digitised identity cards with robust security features through the National Identification System for Enhanced Access to Services (IDEA) project.
Plan big, change world: Dr. Yunus
The father of ‘Micro-credit”, also Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus said it is not the money, it is plan and thinking of doing something big can effect positively and change the world.
1st school banking conf in city today
A school banking conference, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, will be held in the city on Saturday.
Dr Yunus receives Congressional Award Wednesday
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank, will receive the US Congressional Gold Medal award on Wednesday.
Money ‘being shifted to saving schemes’ from capital market
The freefall in the capital market has prompted many individual investors to switch over to various saving schemes, increasing the revenue flow to the national exchequer.
Central bank branches to remain open Saturday
All branches of Bangladesh Bank (BB) will also remain open partially on Saturday next in public interest and in terms of favouring commercial banks.
Bank investment limit in stocks to be reset
The government has approved on principle a proposal to stop illegal banking and reset the ceiling for the banks to invest in the share market.
Central bank afraid of politically approved banks!
DHAKA: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) authorities will not take strict action against the authorities of newly approved seven banks in spite of having their serious mistakes and negligence in filling up final proposal letters to the central bank accurately.