Rejaul Karim Byron

A forensic team is examining all computers of the Bangladesh Bank to determine how a malware hacked into the payment system of the central bank and stole $101 million.

To stop any further hacking of its network, Bangladesh Bank is installing monitoring software on all its computers that would instantly

The hackers who stole Bangladesh Bank's money were on their way to pull off a heist of about $1 billion, but the banking system responded in time to stop the transfer of $870 million from the central bank's account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

A band of hackers chose the weekend in four countries as the opportune moment to break into Bangladesh Bank's systems to steal its money deposited in an account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

Women-owned economic households increased six-fold in the last one decade as women push to break out from their traditional role as homemakers.

The World Bank has identified five key areas where concerted efforts over the next 3-5 years could lead to creation

Finance Minister AMA Muhith is set to kick off his dialogue series with think-tanks, trade bodies, lawmakers and media on the forthcoming budget, tipped to be about Tk 340,000 crore -- about 15 percent higher than the current year's.

The Banking Division has directed the Agrani Bank board to open a functional audit to find out whether irregularities were committed in granting loans to four companies.

Term loans to large companies dropped in the first quarter of the fiscal year, while disbursement of credit among small and medium enterprises soared.

The facilities extended to foreign investors are set to be increased in the new industrial policy in yet another bid to

The central bank is set to strictly monitor whether the banks are giving rewards to their good borrowers as many of the institutions are reluctant to do so.

Banks' deposit grew aggressively last year in spite of the declining returns.

Default loans of state banks, especially BASIC and Sonali, continue to swell in spite of the performance contracts and

The tax on mobile talk time introduced in the current year's budget raked in revenues of Tk 209 crore in the first six

Sales of savings instruments rose 18.86 percent year-on-year in the first six months of the fiscal year due to higher interest rates than banks and a dull stockmarket.

The Bank and Financial Institutions Division (BFID) has sought more than Tk 10,000 crore for the next two fiscal

Banks' default loans dropped 6.22 percent to Tk 51,300 crore in the last quarter of 2015 mainly due to restructuring of big loans.

Development spending in the first seven months of fiscal 2015-16 was the lowest in six years, despite attempts by the government to accelerate implementation of projects.

Inflation fell 3 basis points to 6.07 percent in January, propelled by a decline in food inflation, which was the lowest

Two new sectors -- high-priority industry and creative industry -- will be included in the proposed industrial policy, for which the government will provide financial and policy support.