Cyber thieves exploit banks' faith in SWIFT transfer network

Shortly after 7pm on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Banks should use services from local IT firms

Bangladesh’s financial institutions largely choose foreign IT companies while buying business solutions, a practice that is affecting the
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM

BB governor fires warning shots at state banks

Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir yesterday cautioned four state-owned commercial banks and instructed them to grant loans
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM

HSBC to shut half of its branches in Bangladesh

British banking giant HSBC is set to shutter six of its 13 branches in Bangladesh as part of its global strategy to cut costs.
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Banks giving low-cost loans to manufacturers

Banks are providing industrial loans at a maximum cost of 6.5 percent -- which is almost half the going interest rates -- from a fund provided by the World Bank, a development that will put a smile on the faces of businesses.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Vietnam bank says thwarted attempt of SWIFT messaging fraud

Vietnam's Tien Phong Bank said on Sunday it had thwarted a cyber fraud attempt late last year, and a third-party service it used to
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Two made DMDs at National Bank

Abdus Sobhan Khan and Shah Syed Abdul Bari have been promoted to the post of deputy managing director of National Bank, according to
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Put pressure on Rizal Bank to return stolen funds

The parliamentary standing committee on the finance ministry has called for global pressure on Manila-based Rizal Bank to retrieve the
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM

New MD for Uttara Bank

Mohammed Rabiul Hossain has been promoted as the managing director and chief executive officer of Uttara Bank.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Before BB heist, Fed feared cyber attacks

In the years before hackers stole $81 million from a Bangladesh central bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, senior Fed security officials examined the risk of such an attack -- but judged the prospect unlikely, bank sources told Reuters.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

BB heist: Slim chance to get back more money, says Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says there is hardly any chance to get back more money from the US$100 million hacked from the Bangladesh Bank's account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
6 May 2016, 05:11 AM

A GLITTERING NIGHT

The night began with the audience swaying to the tunes of legendary singer Ayub Bachchu, who mesmerised guests with his acumen on the guitar.
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Efforts on for innovation

A dynamic organisation always seeks to explore innovative approaches, and United Commercial Bank, being a leading private commercial bank, also frequently pursues diversified and futuristic initiatives towards excellence, the bank’s managing director, Muhammed Ali, said.
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM

UCB brings 'imperial' product

United Commercial Bank, a leading private commercial bank in Bangladesh, will work relentlessly to make banking easier for customers, Chairman of the lender MA Sabur said.
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Cyber threat and security

Cyber security is the ability to protect or defend the use of cyberspace from cyber-attacks, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Two held in BASIC Bank scam case

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) with the help of police arrested two businessmen, in a case of misappropriating Tk 70 crore of BASIC Bank, from their homes in Jamalpur early yesterday.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers by cheap switches, no firewall: cops

Bangladesh's central bank was vulnerable to hackers because it did not have a firewall and used second-hand, $10 switches to network computers connected to the SWIFT global payment network, an investigator into one of the world's biggest cyber heists says.
21 April 2016, 18:16 PM

BB heist probe report will be made public: Muhith

The government will make public the probe report on the cyber heist of US$101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.
21 April 2016, 08:17 AM

Bank Asia declares 20pc dividends

Bank Asia declared 20 percent dividends—5 percent bonus share and 15 percent cash dividend—for 2015 at the bank's 17th annual general meeting at Dhaka Ladies Club yesterday.
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Taskforce formed to retrieve BB's stolen funds

The government yesterday formed a seven-member taskforce headed by the banking secretary to bring back the $81 million funds stolen from Bangladesh Bank's account with the New York Federal Reserve.
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM