The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) and British Council virtually launched a new programme recently to provide English and IT lessons to 2,400 out-of-school girls in Bangladesh. 

State-owned Sonali Bank Limited secured top position among all government banks in implementing an annual performance agreement 2020-21 signed with the finance ministry’s Financial Institutions Division. 

The Asian Development Bank has launched a new country partnership strategy (CPS) for Bangladesh with a plan to accelerate lending in order to boost competitiveness, employment, green growth and social protection.

SM Amjad Hossain, chairman of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank, has expressed his intention to resign, citing illness.

The government has reduced the interest rates on savings certificates and wage earners development bond by 1 to 3 per cent.

SM Amjad Hossain, chairman of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank, has expressed his intention to resign, citing illness.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday unveiled a guideline on non-banking assets to allow lenders to deal with the properties put up as collateral after borrowers default. 

The Bangladesh Bank today unveiled a guideline on non-banking assets to allow lenders to deal with the properties put up as collateral after borrowers default.

First Security Islami Bank has decided to increase its paid-up capital through issuing rights shares at a ratio of 1:2 meaning one right share for every two ordinary shares.

The HSBC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) to assist students planning for overseas education.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked banks to reappoint bankers who were sacked without any specific and proven charges.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday fined NRB Bank Tk 49.50 lakh for breaching securities rules by buying the shares of Pioneer Insurance beyond the investment ceiling.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) today asked banks to reappoint bankers who were sacked without any specific and proven charges.

Banks and non-banks are increasingly introducing contactless credit cards in Bangladesh as the tap-and-pay technology allows users to make payments digitally and avoid close contact with the staff of stores during in-person purchases.

In a bid to bring about discipline in the rescheduling of loans by non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), Bangladesh Bank has announced that these institutions cannot reschedule one loan more than three times.

In a bid to bring about discipline in the rescheduling of loans by non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), Bangladesh Bank has announced that these institutions cannot reschedule a loan more than three times.

Mastercard yesterday concluded its spend and win campaign “The Grand Escape” with a virtual award ceremony in Dhaka. 

Bangladesh Bank yesterday unveiled a fresh Tk 3,000 crore refinance scheme to provide low-cost loans to farmers with a view to supporting farm production amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangladesh’s top trade body yesterday urged banks to take actions against the wilful loan defaulters to bring down the amount of bad loans.

Business leaders today urged the commercial banks to ease the process to get loans from the government's stimulus package launched to help people recover the losses caused by the pandemic.