'Almost all' Pakistani banks hacked in security breach, says FIA cybercrime head

In a shocking revelation, the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing says data from "almost all" Pakistani banks was looted in a recent security breach.
7 November 2018, 05:02 AM

Teletalk to inject Tk 5,554cr to boost network

Teletalk is set to go on a massive investment haul to expand its network and upgrade its existing infrastructure with the view to getting it up to speed with its nimble-footed competitors.
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM

StanChart gets new country CFO

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently appointed its country chief financial officer (CFO).
31 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Green growth requires green minds

I am always at ease with the youths. I feel inspired whenever I get a chance to interact with them, be it in my class or in any programme.
31 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Brac Bank offers agent banking

Brac Bank has decided to go big with agent banking in a bid to get business by providing financial services to the unbanked.
30 October 2018, 18:00 PM

BGMEA chief's company gets IGW licence

The government is set to award one more licence for the international voice call routing -- a mindboggling move given the sector is already overcrowded and struggling.
30 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Corporate SIM sale now needs prior BTRC nod

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has tightened its grip on the sale of corporate mobile connections to prevent misuse, including illegal activities, of the connections.
25 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Premier Bank posts 43.6pc rise in profits

Premier Bank posted more than 15 percent growth in credit and deposit in the last one year, which helped the lender make a healthy profit.
25 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Pran bags $5.25m export orders at Paris fair

Leading food processor Pran has bagged export orders worth around $5.25 million at Sial Food Fair, one of the largest food exhibitions in the world.
25 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Export of agro-processed foods to hit $1b by 2021

Bangladesh's export of agro-processed foods may cross $1 billion in the next three years and the country has a bright prospect in the sector, a platform of agro-processors said yesterday.
25 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Air traffic to double by 2037: IATA

The number of people travelling by air should double to 8.2 billion a year by 2037, with Asia and the Pacific leading the way, sector federation IATA forecast.
25 October 2018, 06:14 AM

GP profit rises 26pc in Jan-Sep

Net profit of Grameenphone rose 26.6 percent to Tk 2,610 crore in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period a year ago, on the back of higher growth of data and voice revenues.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Telcos reluctant to compensate for call drops

Mobile phone operators gave back only a third of the minutes payable to users because of massive call drops in the year to September, highlighting their reluctance to compensate customers, according to the telecom regulator.
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Top management's failure at the heart of banking woes

The current ailments in the banking sector -- such as soaring non-performing loan, liquidity crisis, loan scams and forgery -- are due to lack of strong leadership, said a top official of the central bank.
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Robi gains, GP loses

Robi has pulled in 16,916 customers to its network from three rivals in the first three weeks after the mobile number portability was rolled out, according to a report of the telecom regulator.
21 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh slips a notch

Bangladesh has come down one spot in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index thanks to a change in methodology to better reflect today's rapidly changing, increasingly digitised world economy.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Now '013' too GP

Grameenphone begins selling its new phone number series starting with ‘013’.
14 October 2018, 18:00 PM

AB Bank MD steps down

AB Bank Managing Director Moshiur Rahman Chowdhury yesterday handed in his resignation 17 months into his three-year term at the helm of the first generation private commercial bank.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Ecnec’s flurry of project approval continues

The Ecnec yesterday approved 17 projects including one for land acquisition to elevate the Faridpur-Kuakata highway into a four lane one to establish smooth communication with the tourist spot.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM

5th mobile assembly plant opens today

Mobile handset assembling is set to expand further in the country as a fifth company is set to officially announce its enrolment today with its own “5 Star Mobile” brand.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM