Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Nur-e-Alam Chowdhury, among others, at a discussion on the occasion of Maritime Safety Week-2019 organised by Shipping Directorate in CIRDAP auditorium in the city on Thursday.

5 Apr 2019, 12:00 am0

SoBs face capital shortfall

Badrul Ahsan :Five state-owned banks have applied to the concern ministry for injection of Tk34.97 billion to make up their capital shortfalls and to comply with the Basel-III requirements, sources said. Basel III is a set of standards and practices created to ensure that international banks maintain adequate capital to sustain themselves during periods of economic strain.Three state-owned commercial banks (SCBs) — Sonali, Rupali and Janata banks — and two specialised banks — BASIC Bank and Bangladesh Krishi Bank —...

4 Mar 2016, 12:00 am