Export of agro-products rises 53pc in 9 months The export of agricultural products increased substantially so far in the current fiscal year (FY 2018-19), amid a great leap in shipments of processed food items. According to the latest data of the Export Promotion Bureau (RPB), in the first nine months,

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.88% (Oct 04 ’17) 3.90% (Sep 27 ’17) 0.02% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 8,422.00 (Oct 04 ’17) 7,787.00 (Sep 27 ’17) 8.15% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 4.93% (Aug ’17) 4.89% (Jul ’17) 0.04% Weighted Average Lending

BDT depreciates against USD The taka lost maximum seven cent in single-day depreciation against the US dollar on Bangladesh’s interbank foreign-exchange (forex) market Monday. Bankers said the local currency took such a tumble after more than nine months on the country’s money market. The USD was quoted at BDT 78.68-BDT

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 4.05% (Jun 21 ’17) 3.91% (Jun 14 ’17) 0.14% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 9,268.00 (Jun 21 ’17) 6,965.00 (Jun 14 ’17) 33.07% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 4.97% (Apr ’17) 5.01% (Mar ’17) 0.13% Weighted Average Lending