HC orders 3-month freeze on S Alam Group’s 81.92% Islami Bank shares
4 September 2026
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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
Using mortgage to build, own a property
Building homes or buying other properties require a large amount of funds. But there are many people who can’t afford to pay the entire cost out of their pockets.
26 August 2021
Bangladesh Bank lifts dollar sale to halt taka slide
After buying a record amount of US dollars last year, Bangladesh Bank has begun selling the American greenback following a decline in remittance and an increase in imports.
26 August 2021
HSBC, Beza, Brac to plant mangroves in Mirsarai
HSBC Bangladesh has recently partnered with Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) and Brac to grow mangrove plantations in Mirsarai.
26 August 2021
Monthly MFS transaction limit remains unchanged
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday said that the highest monthly transaction limit of Tk 2 lakh from person to person through mobile financial services (MFS) would remain unchanged.
25 August 2021
Monthly MFS transaction limit of Tk 2 lakh remained unchanged
The Bangladesh Bank today said that the highest monthly transaction limit of Tk 2 lakh from person to person through mobile financial services (MFS) would remain unchanged.
25 August 2021
Bengal Commercial Bank signs credit rating deal
Bengal Commercial Bank and Credit Rating Information & Services recently signed an agreement at the bank’s head office in Dhaka for the bank’s credit rating
24 August 2021
EBL, ADB sign trade financing deal
Eastern Bank has recently signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) under a trade finance programme.
24 August 2021
Taliban name acting head of central bank
The Taliban have appointed an acting head of Afghanistan’s central bank to help ease growing economic turmoil, more than a week after the Islamist movement seized the capital Kabul, a statement said on Monday.
24 August 2021
Fintech: key to conveniences
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, little he did know his invention would be a tool to transform life, society and economy hundred years later.
24 August 2021
Forex reserve crosses $48b, a new record
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve today hit a record high of $48 billion after managing a financial support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
24 August 2021
IPDC to provide loan for Covid-19 treatment
IPDC Finance has introduced an emergency loan service to provide financial support for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
24 August 2021
Mercantile Bank Securities reelects chairman, vice-chairman
Mercantile Bank Securities has recently witnessed the reelection of its chairman and vice-chairman at its 59th board meeting.
23 August 2021
Tk 3,000cr refinance scheme for farmers
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to roll out a fresh refinance scheme worth Tk 3,000 crore for the agriculture sector.
23 August 2021
Non-banks can’t show FDRs to meet regulatory requirement
The Bangladesh Bank today said non-bank financial institutions would not be able to show their fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) as statutory liquidity ratio if they took loans against the funds.
23 August 2021
Islami Bank launches Shari’ah based dual currency cards
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has launched Shari’ah based dual currency Mastercard Titanium, gold debit, world and gold credit and prepaid cards in Bangladesh.
22 August 2021
9-6pc interest rates helped banks improve health: Kamal
The 9 per cent and 6 per cent interest rates fixed respectively for lending and deposits have helped banks in improving their health, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday.
19 August 2021
Default loans surge close to Tk 1 lakh crore
Default loans in Bangladesh surged in the first half of 2021 as borrowers struggle to pay back due to the business slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
19 August 2021
Make banking data available for clients
Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) should make their data available for clients so that they can verify the actual performance of every lender, analysts said yesterday.
19 August 2021
Banks’ health improved for 9-6% interest rates: Kamal
The health of the bank has improved for raising the interest rates to 9 per cent and 6 per cent respectively for lending and deposits, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.
19 August 2021
Banks should make performance data available to clients: analysts
Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) should make their data available for clients such that they can verify the performance of every lender, analysts said today.
19 August 2021