Banks asked to verify certificates of all officers in 7 months
7 September 2026
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Business
EBL’s women leaders shaping the bank’s future
7 September 2026
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Business
Govt eyes 2-3% GDP contribution from creative economy: Khosru
7 September 2026
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Business
President waives penalties on 21 NBR officials over protest
6 September 2026
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Business
Janata Bank holds over half of Tk 147,776cr defaulted loans at 6 state banks: Finance minister
6 September 2026
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Banking
High Court upholds Ahsan H Mansur’s removal as Bangladesh Bank governor
6 September 2026
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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
New top brass for Social Islami Bank
Md Anwarul Azim Arif has recently been elected as the new chairman of Social Islami Bank.
1 November 2017
SIBL officials worried about job security
The abrupt departure of Social Islami Bank's board chairman and chief executive has got the senior and mid-level executives worried about their job security.
1 November 2017
LankaBangla to raise Tk 159cr
LankaBangla Finance has received regulatory approval to raise Tk 159.12 crore by issuing right shares.
31 October 2017
NBR seeks to freeze Premier Bank's account
The revenue authority yesterday requested Bangladesh Bank to freeze the current account of Premier Bank on allegation of evasion of
31 October 2017
BB asks banks to tighten offshore lending
Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to tighten their lending in foreign currency through their offshore banking units with the view to
30 October 2017
Japanese megabanks embrace AI, robot tech
The irresistible shift toward digitisation is sweeping through Japan’s three megabanks. Amid a drive toward greater efficiency and higher profits, artificial intelligence and robot technology are increasingly replacing roles typically handled by thousands of bank employees.
30 October 2017
Brac Bank's profit surges 50pc
Brac Bank's profit after tax surged 50 percent year-on-year to Tk 397.3 crore in the first nine months this year.
26 October 2017
New DMD for Al-Arafah Islami Bank
Mohammed Zubair Wafa has recently joined Al-Arafah Islami Bank as deputy managing director, the bank said in a press release yesteday.
25 October 2017
BB grills NRBC Bank CEO over loan scandal
Bangladesh Bank has grilled NRB Commercial Bank's Managing Director Dewan Mujibur Rahman on charge of his alleged involvement in a
24 October 2017
Abrar raises benchmark for Bangladeshi bankers
Banks will have to put in place the right strategies, IT infrastructure and skilled employees to protect themselves from cyber and
23 October 2017
Mercantile Bank organises reunion with Udayan startups
Mercantile Bank organised a get-together with startup entrepreneurs availing its new product “Udayan” at the bank's training institute in
21 October 2017
Bangladesh spends Tk 500cr on printing currency
Bangladesh has to spend around Tk 500 crore to print new currency notes and coins a year, a figure that may puzzle many people including policymakers.
18 October 2017
UCB steering Bangladesh to a cashless economy
The future is digital, it is often touted. And that is where United Commercial Bank is firmly heading with its revolutionary mobile application Upay, which was rolled out in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
18 October 2017
Global accolade for HSBC Bangladesh
HSBC has been voted “Best Domestic Cash Manager” for corporates in Bangladesh in the Euromoney Cash Management Survey 2017, the
15 October 2017
Islami Bank lending aggressively
Islami Bank's new management has taken on a spirited approach to lending, with its loan-deposit ratio sitting dangerously close to the
15 October 2017
BB rejects First Security's fund transfer appeal
First Security Islami Bank's plan to purchase floor space in Italy for its exchange house has collapsed after the central bank turned
14 October 2017
New additional managing director for UCB
Arif Quadri has recently been promoted as additional managing director of United Commercial Bank.
10 October 2017
BB instructs banks not to reject foreign cheques or drafts
Bangladesh Bank has asked banks not to send back clients who present foreign cheques and bankers' draft with the view to arranging
9 October 2017
PayPal to launch services Oct 19
International online payment gateway PayPal is finally gearing up to launch its services in Bangladesh.
9 October 2017
A serial defaulter in BB
At a time when the Bangladesh Bank is struggling to tackle the rising bad loans in the banking sector, it found out that one of its
8 October 2017