Cybercriminal Lazarus group hacked Bangladesh Bank Cybercriminal gang Lazarus group carried out the $81 million Bangladesh Bank cyber heist, not the other groups named since the February 2016 incident, according to a top researcher of cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab. Vitaly Kamluk, director of the Moscow-based company’s global research and

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 2.31% (Jul 24’19) 2.31% (Jul 17’19) 0.83% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 7,142.74 (Jul 24’19) 7,142.74 (Jul 17’19) 22.02% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.46% (Jul 25’19) 5.46% (Jul 18’19) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.51% (Jul 25’19)

2 lakh loan defaulters Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Tuesday told parliament that the number of loan defaulters in the country was now 2,02,623.The defaulters, persons or companies, had borrowed money from 55 state-run and private commercial banks and\ defaulted on their loans till March this year, Muhith

Foreign aid inflow rises The foreign aid flow to Bangladesh during the first five months (July-November) of the current fiscal year (FY18) continued its encouraging trend as it was $824.51 million higher than the corresponding period of the last fiscal year (FY17), reports BSS. According to the Economic Relations Division

Raise savings tools’ investment ceiling Government secretaries have requested the finance minister to raise the ceiling on investment in savings tools to help them during their old age. They made the request at a pre-budget discussion. Presently, a government official can invest up to 45%of his or her retirement benefits