School Banking receives big response with Tk 14.94 billion Deposits School Banking is gradually getting huge responses from the students across the country as deposits with the Banking Accounts was nearly Tk 15 billion [Tk 1,494 crore] at the end of June 2019, reports BSS. The Central Bank’s latest quarterly

BB spurns securities regulator’s request The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, or BSEC, sought the access as part of the government’s efforts to develop the bond market and arrange long-term financing. A committee headed by financial institutions division secretary Ashadul Islam has recommended a number of measures, including the issuance

BB for AML, CFT practices with effective utilisation of Tech-Savvy innovations bKash Limited in association with Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and Bangladesh Bank on Saturday organised a day-long workshop on ‘Technological innovations and its impact on AML & CFT Practices in MFS’ for the senior officials of bKash to

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 2.63% (July 05 ’18) 2.77% (June 28 ’18) 0.14% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,201.65 (July 05 ’18) 6,065.95 (June 28 ’18) 14.25% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.51% (May ’18) 5.43% (Apr ’18) 0.08% Weighted Average Lending

Stocks hit 8-month high The stockmarket has continued to maintain its post-election rally, reaching an eight-month high of 5,687 points yesterday. Turnover has also been increasing since the national polls held on December 30. The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, increased 300 points in just five sessions.