Recovery of bad loans improves
Banks have made progress in recovery of their default loans in the last quarter of 2016, thanks to pressure from the
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Loss-making exchange houses being turned into agent banks
Banks are working to turn their exchange houses into agent banks as their overseas operations have largely flopped.
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Nababarsha Celebrations: Businesses get a big boost
Over the last one week or more, mobile phone users have been flooded with SMSs from fashion houses, retail chains
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Banks step up efforts to cut cost of funds
Private banks have now turned their focus on bringing down their cost of funds to get a competitive edge over peers in the saturated
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM
State banks rescheduled 43pc less loans in 2016
The four state-owned commercial banks rescheduled 43 percent less loans in 2016 than a year earlier thanks to their cautious
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Janata weighed down by restructured large loans
Janata Bank is under trouble as some of its large borrowers whose loans were restructured under a special policy of the central bank
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM
State banks' loss-making branches soar
The four state-owned banks' loss-making branches more than doubled in 2016, much to the worries of Bangladesh Bank and the
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM
State banks saw rapid credit growth in 2016
Four state-owned commercial banks saw higher credit growth at the end of December last year thanks to a surge in lending to small businesses.
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Repeated loan defaults pose risks to banks
The inability of some large borrowers to pay their instalments regularly despite taking a restructuring facility is posing a threat to the
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Agent banking getting popular
Agent banking is gaining popularity, particularly among Bangladeshis living abroad, because of its convenient and cost-effective
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
3 firms barred from investing abroad
The Bangladesh Bank has maintained its adamant stance on allowing local businesses to invest abroad, recently turning down
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Better strategies key to women empowerment: Green Delta MD
Every institution should put a strategy in place in order to advance women empowerment, said Farzana Chow-dhury, managing
7 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Women run two branches of Southeast Bank
Once it was rare that women were working in the banking sector. But time has changed now as banks not only recruit women as
7 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Tk 44cr shares, lot of questions
Mercantile Bank Chairman Shahidul Ahsan has drawn benefits from nearly Tk 44-crore shares held by two sponsor directors in the NRB Commercial (NRBC) Bank, violating the Banking Company Law, according to Bangladesh Bank findings.
7 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Sonali Bank to inject Tk 171cr into UK arm
Sonali Bank has sought consent from the central bank to transfer Tk 171 crore to its operation in the UK that is suffering from cash
5 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Islami Bank breaks rules in approving loans, BB finds
The newly-formed board of Islami Bank Bangladesh has approved loans to clients without following proper rules,
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM
State banks' rescheduled loans turn bad again
State banks' large loans that were rescheduled nearly two years ago to support the borrowers have turned bad again.
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Slow exports, remittance new challenges for Bangladesh
Slowdown in exports and weak remittance growth are the new challenges for Bangladesh's economy, said Mitsuhiro Furusawa, deputy
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
IFIC Bank allowed to transfer $12.28m to its Nepal venture
Bangladesh Bank has allowed IFIC Bank to transfer $12.28 million (nearly Tk 98 crore) to buy rights shares in Nepal
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
3 banks get nod to open branches in Saudi Arabia
The central bank has given permissions to three commercial banks to operate in Saudi Arabia, the biggest
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM