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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - The BBN (Bangladesh Business News) has prepared the morning business round up compiling reports, published by different newspapers and news portals in Bangladesh.
Govt moves to establish Russia banking relations
The government has taken a move to establish Bangladesh-Russia banking relations to tap bilateral business and trade potential. The move has come following demand from Bangladesh business community as they see huge business potential in the Russian market, a commerce ministry official said.
28pc banks not ready to thwart large-scale cyber attacks
Some 28 per cent of the banks operating in the country are not prepared to thwart possible large-scale cyber attacks. On the other hand, 34 per cent of the banks are partially prepared and remaining 38 per cent are fully prepared to handle such possible digital security threats, a research paper revealed.
Telcos spend Tk 104cr on digital marketing
The top three mobile operators spent Tk 104 crore last fiscal year for reaching their target audience through digital platforms, with Facebook being the most popular medium. This is the first time that the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has collected data on the telecom service providers' spending on their digital campaigns.
Carbon tax: A major way in reducing carbon emission?
The use of carbon tax can be a major way in reducing carbon emission, economists and experts have suggested. Analysis shows that with reasonable assumptions about income and price elasticity of demand for oil products, a carbon tax would bring about substantial reduction in CO2 emission. This reduction need not hurt the long-term gross domestic product (GDP) growth, they added.
CSE turnover hits eight-year high riding on block trade
Stocks finished marginally higher on Sunday as some investors were active on sector-wise stocks in the last trading session of July-September quarter. Analysts said that although the market edged up, investors mostly remained cautious amid rising political tension ahead of the national election.
KPCL stock doubles in 16 days on rumour
The shares of Khulna Power Company Ltd dominated the Dhaka bourse in September riding on a rumour that KPCL would acquire another power producer. In a gap of 16 trading days, the price of the company's share rose 95.71 percent to Tk 137.90 on September 19, before falling to Tk 118.60 yesterday.
Banks asked not to raise issues beyond agenda at board meeting
Bangladesh Bank has asked banks not to raise any issue, which were not included in the agenda, at the meeting of the board of directors. The central bank in a circular issued on 27 September 2018 said, ‘Directors cannot avail the opportunity to learn about the urgent issues beyond the agenda if the issues were not included in the agenda from before. This deprived the directors of expressing an opinion after analysing different perspective.
Mobile number portability service rolls out today
The much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service will be launched today on a trial basis. The service will roll out at zero hour, said Md Jahirul Haque, acting chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
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