Finance News: Latest Financial News, Finance News today in Bangladesh

'Banks at grave risk of cyber attacks'

The banks in the country would be at a grave risk of cyber attacks if they do not strengthen their cybersecurity systems in line with the central bank's guideline, cybersecurity expert Tanvir Hassan Zoha said on Sunday. As the threat of cyber attacks looms while the world is going cashless...

73rd birthday of PM today

The 73rd birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Bangladesh Awami League, will be celebrated across the country today, report agencies.The Prime Minister was born on September 28, 1947 -the eldest of the five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Begum Fazilatunnesa,...

Experts push for strict safeguard measures

Health experts advised the people again on Sunday to strictly follow the safeguard measures such as wearing of masks, frequent washing of hands and social distancing to protect themselves from novel coronavirus infection. They found the situation with the development of vaccines and their effectiveness against the virus uncertain and...

Attorney Gen Mahbubey Alam no more

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam passed away at 7.25 pm on Sunday following a long fight with the novel coronavirus.He was 71.He breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka where he was under treatment. His son Sumon Mahbub confirmed the news. He posted a status on his facebook...

Prime suspect, another held

A Sylhet court on Sunday recorded the statement of the victim who was gang raped in MC College on Friday, reports UNB.She was produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court No-3 around 1:30pm where she gave her statement to Judge Sharmin Khanom Mila, said Amullo Bhushon Chowdhury, assistant commissioner (prosecution) of...

No passports to Rohingya in KSA: Experts

Bangladesh's decision to issue national passports to Rohingya living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will be harmful to the country's interest, opined foreign affairs experts.Recently, Saudi Arabia, the largest employer of Bangladeshi workers - numbering 2.2 million, asked Bangladesh to issue passports to around 54,000 Rohingya living there.Apparently...

BSEC probe suggests DSE OMS upgrade

The probe committee of the securities regulator has made a set of recommendations including upgrading OMS (order management system) for smooth execution of trading on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).The committee led by Prof. Dr. Md. Mustafizur Rahman, chairman of Computer Science and Engineering Department at Dhaka University (DU), made the...

Upturn in infections

Covid-19 cases saw an upturn in the country in the last 24 hours as of Sunday morning while the number of fatalities declined, compared to the previous day. A total of 1,275 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the 24-hour period, according to a press release of the...