The cards will initially be available at metro rail stations and the concerned authorities have taken initiative to appoint several firms to sell the cards outside the stations. One can get MRT pass by registering on DMTCL (Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited) website and app. Registration will open on Thursday. No registration will be required […]
According to a 2020 report by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), 260 billion taka is laundered annually from Bangladesh on the pretext of salaries and allowances of foreign workers. At least 250,000 foreigners work in Bangladesh. The TIB report said that 160,000 of them came to the country on foreign tourist visas and worked here, giving […]
Shares of Indian news broadcaster New Delhi Television Ltd rose over 4% on Monday after founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy said they would transfer their 27.26% stake in the company to Adani Group. Following the deal, the Indian conglomerate, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, will control 64.71% of NDTV, while the founders will jointly […]
However, the personal consumption expenditure price index, closely watched by the Federal Reserve as a gauge of inflation, rose 0.1 percent from October to November and 5.5 percent from November last year. But analysts expect caution until more concrete signs emerge that inflation is under control. Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a […]
Padma Oil’s Barisal depot manager MD Lokman said the vessel was bound for Chandpur after loading 898,000 liters of diesel and 234,000 liters of octane at the Chattogram port. “Some diesel spilled from the sunken tanker. The leak was stopped with the help of the Coast Guard.” KM Shafiul Kinjol, a spokesman for the force, […]
The ministry has issued this fresh guideline to ensure good governance and smooth management of business activities in state-owned commercial banks, specialized banks, financial institutions in the country. According to the guideline, the approval of the Prime Minister will have to be obtained for the appointment and re-appointment of the chairman in all public sector […]
However, amid the recent economic instability, various business organizations had called for an extension of the deadline. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry submitted their demand to the NBR chairman. On Wednesday, at an event celebrating Income Tax Day, the NBR chairman announced the extension of the deadline that allows taxpayers to […]
Apart from giant companies, small investors and ordinary people also aspire to see the country’s capital market as a safe and profitable place for their investment. However, a secure capital market is yet to be built, even after two significant scams in 1996 and 2010. ABG Limited seeks to establish the capital market as a […]
The central bank of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank has warned e-commerce companies about taking customer payments directly to their bank accounts. This warning came amid complaints from some customers that many e-commerce companies are asking customers to pay directly to their bank accounts. Fraudulence in online business has become a concern for Bangladeshi customers in recent […]
To prevent the present coronavirus pandemic Bangladesh government has declared general holiday form 26th March, which is extended till 30th May. Some restrictions are lifted recently, markets and shopping malls are opened. But consumers are still preferring online shopping to avoid coronavirus infection, which is an indication that people may continue to buy online in […]
Grameen Phone, the largest mobile phone operator of Bangladesh has announced one hundred crore taka program to combat present coronavirus pandemic. As part of this program Grameen Phone chief executive has announced that his company will give 30 GB internet data pack for one taka to doctors. Twenty five thousand doctors certified by Directorate General […]
Present Covid 19 (Coronavirus) outbreak has brought unprecedented challenge for human civilization. Almost every countries around the globe are affected by this pandemic. More than eight lac people around the world are already infected, more that forty thousand are already dead. Experts fear that many more are going to be infected soon and many of […]
Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Meerjady Sabrina Flora has appealed to garment factory owners to grant paid leave to RMG workers if symptoms of coronavirus are noticed among them. She argued financially troubled workers may try to hide their symptoms. Because they will not get money to feed their […]
Users are familiar with ATM (automated teller machine) for withdrawing cash from their respective bank accounts. Another type of machine called CDM (cash deposit machine) is also used by some banks for cash deposit without human help. But cash deposit machines don’t update account instantly. It takes one or two days to update bank account. […]
Foreign nationals working in Bangladesh are taking away more than 26,000 crore taka annually – TIB survey Foreign nationals working in Bangladesh are taking away more than 26,000 crore taka annually – it’s the conclusion of a recent survey by Bangladesh branch of civil society organization Transparency International. In a press conference at the capital […]