BRAC Bank stopped cash withdrawals using its cards abroad. This is to promote the use of digital and electronic payment methods and discourage cash transactions, Selim RF Hussain, the managing director of BRAC Bank, made this statement. He said that electronic debits or payments will still work outside Bangladesh, but …
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ACC file cased
3 crore embezzled from 46 accounts of Midland Bank
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 7 officials including a branch manager of Midland Bank for embezzling Tk 3 crore from 46 customers through fraud and deception according to local media house. On Thursday (December 21), ACC’s Gazipur district office said the assistant director of the organization …
Read More »BB dissolves National Bank board
Bangladesh Bank dissolved the Board of Directors of National Bank. On Thursday (December 21), Bangladesh Bank has issued an order to dissolve the current board of the bank and form a new board. It is known that a new board of seven members has been formed where Ron and Rick …
Read More »5 Islamic banks risk of being frozen out of certain transactions
Five Islamic banks current accounts with Bangladesh Bank are negative, but transactions are ongoing. The central bank has warned that unless the banks meet liquidity requirements within 20 days, transactions will be halted, reported Prothom Alo. According to Three prominent media reports Bangladesh Bank’s Motijheel office has recently given this …
Read More »“Onpassive”, Bangladesh bank alert fraudulent activities
Bangladesh Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) warned about the fraudulent activities of the MLM company ‘Onpassive‘. BFIU issued a warning on Thursday (December 14). ALSO READ: Quishing: New Phishing Attacks Tactics Rising The intelligence unit has reported that there have been cases of large-scale embezzlement from ordinary people through different …
Read More »Government plans digital health cards for all citizens
The government plans to implement digital health cards for all citizens. This will eliminate the need to keep physical prescription and test files, as all the information will be stored in a digital database. DGHS is implementing a digital database to manage patient information more efficiently. Each patient will receive …
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NCSA hold seminar
NCSA highlighted requirements of newly approved Cyber Security Act.2023
National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) organized a seminar titled “Safe Internet Usage and Prevention of Cybercrime” on 07th December 2023 at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barisal. The day-long seminar was organized by the National Cyber Security Agency, Information and Communication Technology Department in collaboration with the medical college authorities. The …
Read More »Cyber attack on Sparrso; Hacker’s claim, Sparrso’s denial
A hacktivist group named “Team Network Nine” claimed a cyber attack on “Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARSO). The group claimed that the December 1 attack resulted in Sparrso’s website being down for 1 hour. An Indian media reported on the issue. According to the report, the hacktivist …
Read More »CID formed a 8-member CIRT team
CID computer incident response team (CID-CIRT) has been formed to counter cyber attacks and respond to cyber incidents at the earliest. The eight-member team includes the police as well as project director and incident handlers from BGD e-Gov CIRT. The members are, Special Superintendent of Police Shibli Kaiser, Inspector of …
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Exclude 21 institutions
Bangladesh Bank released list of valid 31 audit firms
On Tuesday (November 28), Bangladesh Bank has released the list of 31 audit firms qualified to audit the financial reports of banks and non-bank financial institutions. The names of 47 institutions were last published in June 2021. Some institutions were not included in the new list due to various allegations …
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