StanChart Bangladesh fills CEO post after three months
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Building better retail products key to attracting young customers
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Sammilito Islami Bank’s depositors can withdraw money from Sep 7
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Bangladesh Bank made over Tk 26,000 crore profit in FY26
30 August 2026
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Bangladesh repaid 3 times more in foreign loans than it received in July
30 August 2026
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Tk 2,000 crore pre-financing fund formed for frozen food exporters
30 August 2026
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HSBC announces Tk 10 crore aid for Ctg flood-hit families
30 August 2026
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Nazneen new ED of CPD, Fahmida distinguished fellow
27 August 2026
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New guarantee window opened for local partners of foreign firms
27 August 2026
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Dutch-Bangla Bank to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,500 crore
27 August 2026
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Lower interest rate to single digits for competitiveness: FBCCI
FBCCI administrator urges Bangladesh Bank
26 January 2025
Farm, rural loans drop significantly
Farm and rural loan disbursements by banks fell by more than one-fifth in the first four months of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, owing to a dip in the flow of credit mainly from foreign and private banks..Banks lent Tk 9,391 crore in the July-October period of this fiscal year, according to da
26 January 2025
Cost of foreign debt rises 27% in first half of FY25
Bangladesh paid $1.98 billion in principal and interest in Jul-Dec of 2024, up from $1.57 billion in the same period the previous year
26 January 2025
Global firms hired to recover $16B laundered during Hasina regime: FT
Governor Ahsan Mansur mentioned that the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has formed 11 teams to trace and reclaim assets suspected of being acquired through embezzlement. These teams will also assist in prosecuting those responsible
26 January 2025
Defaulted loans: Not possible to reopen Beximco’s 16 RMG factories
Considering the sheer volume of Beximco’s debt, the government does not think it’s feasible to reopen the textile and garment factories that were taken out of production by the group, Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain said yesterday.
23 January 2025
Bangladesh to raise Tk 3,000 crore in Sukuk for rural bridge project
Bangladesh Bank will float it in March this year
23 January 2025
Bangladesh eyes fruit imports, trade boost with Pakistan
Business delegations of the two nations sat in a meeting today at the FBCCI
22 January 2025
BSTI to issue temporary clearance certificates for industrial raw materials
The clearance will be issued on a consignment basis under certain conditions
22 January 2025
BSEC approves Dutch-Bangla Bank's Tk 1,200 crore subordinated bond
The private bank plans to issue 1,200 bonds, each with a face value of Tk 1 crore, to bolster its Tier-2 capital under Basel III regulations and enhance its regulatory capital base.
22 January 2025
Thousands of workers demand reopening of 16 Beximco factories
Thousands of workers held a mass rally yesterday in Gazipur, demanding the reopening of all 16 factories which were shut down within the Beximco Industrial Park.
21 January 2025
Bank officials can now travel abroad for trainings, seminars
BB eases foreign travel policy for bank officials
20 January 2025
BB rejects NRBC Bank’s plea to appoint Rabiul Islam as MD
The bank has been asked to submit another application nominating another suitable candidate
20 January 2025
No action taken based on white paper
The interim government has not taken any of the measures recommended by the white paper on the state of the Bangladesh economy even after a month and a half of the report’s submission, said economists yesterday.
18 January 2025
Goals set to bring good companies to market: DSE chairman
The DSE is trying to ensure tax benefits for investors and stop insider trading, he says at CMJF Talk
18 January 2025
DCCI wants lower interest rates for private-sector credit growth
The leading chamber also demanded a loan classification deadline extension by 3 to 6 months
16 January 2025
Holding diploma not mandatory for bankers’ promotion: BB
Even bankers appointed or promoted before February 8, 2023, will be considered for promotion if they fail professional exams
16 January 2025
ADP spending fell 19% in Jul-Dec
Tk 50,002 crore was spent in the period
14 January 2025
Bangladesh-Pakistan trade yet to reach expected level
DCCI president says at meeting with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
14 January 2025
FICCI expresses concern over hikes in tax, SD
Increased costs of doing business could weaken operational capacity, the chamber said
13 January 2025
Independent directors not liable for finance company’s default: BB
Bangladesh Bank says in a new circular today
12 January 2025