‘Limited knowledge of cybersecurity the reason behind BB heist’ The Bangladesh Bank cyberheist was the result of limited knowledge about the importance of cybersecurity in today’s world, said former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman.“This incident could have been avoided if we had the proper idea about cybersecurity,” he said in

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.62% (Nov 29 ’18) 3.67% (Nov 22 ’18) 0.05% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 7,239.53 (Nov 29 ’18) 7,836.39 (Nov 22 ’18) 7.61% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.25% (Nov 29 ’18) 5.27% (Nov 22 ’18) 0.02% Weighted

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.48% (Oct 10 ’16) 3.54% (Sep 29 ’16) 0.06% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,654 (Oct 13 ’16) 5,310 (Oct 06 ’16) 6.48% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.44% (Aug’16) 5.48% (Jul’16) 0.04% Weighted Average Lending Rate 10.24%

A dozen banks pay 22pc of corporate tax in FY ’18 Some 12 commercial banks paid 21.75 per cent of the total corporate tax collected by the Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) belonging to the income tax wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) during the fiscal year (FY), 2017-18.

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 1.50% (Aug 01 ’18) 1.78 % (Jul 26 ’18) 0. 28% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,694.85 (Aug 01 ’18) 6,000.95 (Jul 26 ’18) 11.56% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.5% (June ’18) 5.51% (May ’18) 0.01% Weighted