Syed Mahbubur Rahman has recently been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB). Prior to joining MTB, he was the Managing Director and CEO of Dhaka Bank Limited. Before joining Dhaka Bank Limited, he served BRAC Bank Limited as Managing Director and CEO and Deputy Managing
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KONA SOFTWARE WORKS AS REGIONAL RESELLER OF UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL)
Kona software lab ltd. which is the Dhaka office of Korean smart card manufacturer KONA I working for last several years as regional reseller of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) testing tools and services. UL is a global safety and security certification company headquartered in Illinois, USA and as of now it
No VAT and SD on MNP Service
The government has removed the value added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty on the SIM replacement under the mobile number portability (MNP) service. Now a subscriber who changes the SIM number under MNP service will not need to pay any SIM tax. The Finance Ministry issued a gazette notification on January
AirAsia offers lowest price flight to Malaysia
AirAsia, best known for its budget flights, is set to recommence direct flights from Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur, tapping into the 18 million strong vast market of Bangladesh. Awarded ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Airline’ by Skytrax World Airline Awards for the 10 consecutive time last year, the airline is launching a campaign
Modhumoti Bank Introduces ‘Modhumoti Borshiyan Savings Account’ for Senior Citizens of the Country
It is a product for senior citizens segment of the country who are in the age of 60 and above under Modhumoti privilege banking Retail Banking, once considered unreachable, is today a means of fulfilling the growing aspirations of Bangladeshi middle class and higher-middle class segment in the society which comprises
Progressing in human development index, lagging in innovation (Part 1)
This month couple of news came into highlights regarding the position of Bangladesh in certain criterion in global/regional scale. First news was a positive one; Bangladesh has moved up three spots and ranked 139th in Human Development Index (HDI) 2015 due to the remarkable progress it had made in many socio-economic
UBER COMPLETES BILLION RIDES IN SOUTH ASIA
World’s largest ridesharing company Uber recently rolled past one billionth ride the India and South Asia region. The billionth trip took place in the city where Uber took its first trip in India five years ago - Bengaluru, a press release from Uber said. Speaking about the milestone, Uber India and
MIT’S INTERESTING PROPOSAL FOR A MORE STABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
On the 16th of January 2018, three diamond firms approached Punjab National Bank requesting LOUs. (Letter of Understanding is a form of bank guarantee under which its customers can raise money from any other Indian bank’s foreign branch in the form of a short-term credit). Punjab National Bank demanded 100%
BIA FOR WITHDRAWAL OF 15PC VAT ON INSURANCE AGENT COMMISSION
Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) has demanded withdrawal of 15 per cent VAT on the insurance agent commission in the budget for fiscal year 2018-19 (FY19) for the expansion of insurance industry. “There is 15 per cent VAT at source on agent commission that has been affecting the insurance industry . .