HC orders 3-month freeze on S Alam Group’s 81.92% Islami Bank shares
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Banking
Bill placed in parliament to abolish provision allowing former owners to reclaim troubled banks
3 September 2026
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Banking
BB eases foreign remittance rules for industrial enterprises in hi-tech parks
3 September 2026
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Business
Contracts of Agrani, BDBL, BASIC Bank managing directors cancelled
2 September 2026
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Business
18,000 customers apply to withdraw Tk 1,300 crore from Sammilito Islami Bank
2 September 2026
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Business
Banks’ bad loans surpass Tk 6 lakh crore again
2 September 2026
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Business
BB pushes for passage of two banking laws
1 September 2026
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Business
StanChart Bangladesh fills CEO post after three months
31 August 2026
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Business
Building better retail products key to attracting young customers
31 August 2026
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Business
Sammilito Islami Bank’s depositors can withdraw money from Sep 7
31 August 2026
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Business
One Bank teams up with MTB to build digital ecosystem
One Bank has teamed up with Mutual Trust Bank for removing cash friction and building a digital ecosystem by providing interoperability service between MTB and OK Wallet, a mobile financial services provider of One Bank.
12 January 2022
BB delineates CSR fund use
Bangladesh Bank yesterday issued guidelines on how banks and non-bank financial institutions should use corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds, with focus on education, health and climate issues.
10 January 2022
Dhaka Bank to launch AI-based instant loans
Dhaka Bank will soon be able to disburse small-scale personal loans within two hours after clients submit their application.
10 January 2022
Bangladesh Bank to weaken taka in phases
The Bangladesh Bank is considering to follow the path of a gradual depreciation of the taka against the US dollar in order to protect the interests of exporters and remitters.
10 January 2022
Seven key factors to fuel fintech innovation
Bangladesh is touched by the technology revolution across almost all sectors from supply chain to transportation and trading to banking.
10 January 2022
Up to Tk 5,000 allowance for state banks' employees working in haor, char areas
Officers and employees of six state-owned commercial banks in haor, island and char areas will get an allowance between Tk 1,650 and Tk 5,000 per month.
9 January 2022
Padma Bank can now erase accumulated loss to attract FDI
The Bangladesh Bank has allowed Padma Bank to clean its balance sheet by giving permission to erase its accumulated loss in order to attain foreign direct investment.
6 January 2022
Janata Bank gets go-ahead to regularise AnonTex’s default loans
Bangladesh Bank has allowed Janata Bank to regularise default loans of scam-hit AnonTex Group, relaxing its own rescheduling policy.
5 January 2022
Stimulus: Tk 500cr rolled out for those who migrated to villages during pandemic
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday rolled out a stimulus package of Tk 500 crore to support people who migrated back to their villages due to the ongoing economic hardship.
3 January 2022
Tk 500 crore stimulus package rolled out for those migrated to villages
The Bangladesh Bank today rolled out a stimulus package of Tk 500 crore to support people who migrated back to their villages due to the ongoing economic hardship.
3 January 2022
China implements new schemes for banks
China’s central bank confirmed on Saturday that it will implement new schemes aimed at encouraging financial institutions to lend to small businesses under pressure due to the impact of Covid-19.
2 January 2022
IFIC Bank to sell entire stake in Nepal lender
IFIC Bank is set to sell its more than 40 per cent stake in a Nepalese bank as it no longer sees its business in the Himalayan Kingdom viable.
2 January 2022
Remittance rises 1.52%
Remittance slightly increased in the just concluded year after experiencing a falling trend in the last couple of months.
2 January 2022
HSBC wins ‘Best cash management bank’ award
The HSBC has been recognised as the ‘best cash management bank’ at the CorporateTreasurer Awards 2021.
2 January 2022
Banks glowing with paper profit
Banks clocked higher operating profit in 2021 mainly due to the Bangladesh Bank’s relaxed policy that allowed them to count income from unrealised instalments of loans.
1 January 2022
Ceiling for small loans under credit guarantee scheme widened
Bangladesh Bank has widened the limit of loans under the credit guarantee scheme (CGS) for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs).
30 December 2021
HSBC completes Bangladesh’s first insurance backed receivables finance transaction
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) in Bangladesh has recently completed the country’s first insurance backed receivables finance transaction for MBM Garments Ltd.
29 December 2021
BB won’t extend relaxed loan policy despite FBCCI plea
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided not to extend the tenure of the current relaxed policy on loan classification despite pleas from the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
28 December 2021
StanChart steps up to finance women entrepreneurs
The Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) and Standard Chartered today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate access to financial services for women entrepreneurs.
28 December 2021
BB relaxes rule for foreigners to remit money
The Bangladesh Bank today relaxed the rules for foreign nationals residing in Bangladesh to send remittances to their countries.
27 December 2021