Around 40 percent of the bankers do not want to work in the internal audit departments due to the huge work pressure, a survey found.

Shares of banks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose strongly yesterday, putting a halt to their frequent fall this year.

Brac Bank's consolidated profit after tax rose 13 percent year-on-year to Tk 272.8 crore in the first half of 2018.

Mostafa Golam Quddus has recently been re-elected chairman of Rupali Insurance Company Ltd.

The rising default loans in the eight state banks, which accounts for 57.53 percent of the total classified loans in the banking sector, have become a threat to the sector's stability, according to the Bangladesh Bank's Financial Stability Report.

City Bank and bKash, the country's largest mobile financial services provider, yesterday joined hands to allow their customers to avail a number of services from each other's platforms, in what can be described as a first-of-its-kind partnership for the country's financial sector.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd in Bangladesh yesterday launched the eighth edition of the HSBC Export Excellence Awards to recognise the contribution of the country's exporters.

The Asian Development Bank is ready to lend $8.01 billion to Bangladesh over the next three years, almost the double the amount it had committed in the previous three years.

Bangladesh's money market has been volatile due to the deepening problems in the banking sector, analysts said yesterday.

Bangladesh Bank has continued its practice of injecting dollars into the market this fiscal year to cool down exchange rate volatility, with $62 million being pumped in just the first 17 days of the month.

Agent banking is becoming a major source of deposits for banks thanks to its reach to remote population who are being encouraged to park their funds with formal institutions, analysts said yesterday.

State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan today said the gold in the Bangladesh Bank vaults is "alright".

Farmers Bank is now under pressure to settle its overdue payments for import, with a number of foreign missions dangling the threat of blacklisting the troubled lender if it does not pay back immediately.

A slight mistrust towards the country's banking sector has recently emerged in people's minds, which is an “ominous sign” for banks, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir yesterday.

State-run banks saw a significant decline in the number of loss-making branches last year as Bangladesh Bank's plan to reinvigorate the institutions is at long last bearing fruit.

A slight mistrust has been created among the people over the country’s banking sector in recent time, which is an “ominous sign” for the banks, Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir says.

Premier Bank has recently appointed Md Abdul Hai as its deputy managing director.

AKM Shahnawaj has recently been promoted as deputy managing director of Dhaka Bank.

Despite intense efforts to attract funds private banks are experiencing a slowdown in deposit growth due to a lack of confidence of depositors following a series of reports of loan scams.

The central bank yesterday gave the green light to the rollout of contactless credit cards, ushering in an exciting new era of payment system in Bangladesh.