President waives penalties on 21 NBR officials over protest
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Business
High Court upholds Ahsan H Mansur’s removal as Bangladesh Bank governor
10 HOUR(s)
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Banking
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
Janata sinks into despair for one large borrower
A single borrower can create sufficient trouble for a bank by way of eating up profits and dragging down the capital base from positive to negative, if the current state of Janata Bank is any indication.
23 January 2018
New DMD for SIBL
Abu Naser Chowdhury has recently been appointed as deputy managing director of Social Islami Bank Ltd.
21 January 2018
Norfund vows to work with City to help SMEs
Norfund, the Norwegian government's investment fund for developing countries, yesterday expressed its intent to
21 January 2018
Banking needs met anytime, anywhere
Anwarul Alam, 38, has four accounts -- two for credit cards, one loan account and another salary account -- with
21 January 2018
NRBC Bank gunning to impress in 2018
NRB Commercial Bank is gunning for an operating profit of Tk 250 crore in 2018 as the embattled bank looks to shake off the image
20 January 2018
Grameen Bank on track to log its highest profit
Grameen Bank is on course for record profit in 2017 in what can be described as a pat on the back to the stewardship of the three
20 January 2018
Foreign funds in treasury bonds slump
Foreign investment in Bangladesh's treasury bonds shrank astronomically in the last two fiscal years on the back of the depreciating
18 January 2018
Agent banking shows signs of promise
Uzzala Rani Sarkar had never thought of stepping into a branch of a bank and owning an account. But thanks to an agent
17 January 2018
Deconstructing bitcoins: Future of money or a fraud?
Bitcoin’s popularity in Asia has had a positive influence on other alternative cryptocurrencies such as ethereum and litecoin. Clearly there is a great demand for such digital money, even though its volatility hurts.
17 January 2018
Recruitment tests of 8 state-run banks cancelled
Amid protest of the candidates, Bankers’ Selection Committee cancels the recruitment tests for eight state-run banks.
16 January 2018
bKash, MTB offer instant remittance service
Mutual Trust Bank and bKash yesterday jointly launched a service enabling remittance to be sent directly to the
15 January 2018
NRBC left without govt funds after media reports
The government agencies have withdrawn their funds, amounting to Tk 500 crore, from NRB Commercial Bank
15 January 2018
Farmers Bank selects new chairman
The Farmers Bank Ltd has selected Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat as its new chairman after the resignation of Muhiuddin
15 January 2018
Islami Bank had a good 2017: Arastoo
Islami Bank Bangladesh, the country's largest private bank, saw its financial performance improve in the past one
15 January 2018
ERA InfoTech to install Palli Sanchay's banking software
ERA InfoTech, a joint venture of Bank Asia, Ranks ITT and ETA InfoTech LLC of Dubai, won the contract to supply and maintain the core banking software of Palli Sanchay Bank.
14 January 2018
Brac Saajan Exchange to operate in EU
The Bangladesh Bank has given the go-ahead to Brac Saajan Exchange, the UK subsidiary of Brac Bank, to expand its business activities into the European Union in preparation of the Brexit.
14 January 2018
Brac Bank raises Tk 38 lakh through mini marathon as CSR fund
Brac Bank and its employees on Friday raised Tk 38 lakh through a fundraising mini marathon for humanity titled Brac
13 January 2018
Govt to select bidders for first China project
In a first, the government is set to select bidders through limited tendering for implementing the digital connectivity
13 January 2018
Current account deficit hits a 15-year high
The country's current account deficit reached a 15-year high in the first five months of the fiscal year on the back of
13 January 2018
Time ripe for financial sector to go digital: Microsoft survey
About 81 percent business leaders in Asia Pacific's financial services industry said they believe they need to transform to digital
11 January 2018