Protest foils Islami Bank's board meeting
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1 June 2026, 19:17 PM Business
Street protests will not influence banking decisions: BB spokesperson
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1 June 2026, 18:36 PM Business
Police use water cannons, batons to disperse Islami Bank protesters
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1 June 2026, 11:43 AM Business
Islami Bank Chairman Zubaidur Rahman resigns
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24 May 2026, 20:01 PM Business
Bangladesh sees sharp decline in foreign aid commitments
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24 May 2026, 19:27 PM Business
Banks to remain open near cattle markets until 10pm: Bangladesh Bank
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24 May 2026, 19:01 PM Business
Banking vulnerabilities persist: BB report
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24 May 2026, 15:59 PM Business
NBFI depositors seek full repayment guarantee by December
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23 May 2026, 20:27 PM Business

S Alam Group took over half of Islami Bank’s total loans, says new IBBL chairman

Chattogram-based conglomerate S Alam Group has taken more than half of the total loans disbursed by Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL), according to the bank’s newly appointed Chairman Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud
5 September 2024, 10:13 AM

SIBL MD, 2 DMDs resign 

SIBL Managing Director Zafar Alam and Deputy Managing Directors Habibur Rahman and Khorshed Alam have resigned today following the central bank's board reformation of the bank
4 September 2024, 10:54 AM

SIBL's former chairman Belal, managing director Zafar sued for attack on an employee 

Belal Ahmed, the former chairman of Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL), and Zafar Alam, managing director, have been sued for allegedly attacking a bank employee
4 September 2024, 07:07 AM

Default loans hit record Tk 211,000cr 

Default loans in the banking sector hit an all-time high of Tk 211,000 crore at the end of June of this year, as per the latest Bangladesh Bank data. 
3 September 2024, 12:19 PM

EDF loan gets costlier after new interest rate calculations

Exporters will face higher costs when getting loans from the Export Development Fund (EDF), as a new interest rate calculation method has been introduced for loans in US dollars
3 September 2024, 06:26 AM

BB hikes cash withdrawal limit to Tk 5 lakh

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased the cash withdrawal limit from banks to Tk 5 lakh per account this week, up from Tk 4 lakh per account the previous week
1 September 2024, 03:51 AM

MD's resignation: ‘Forced to put signature on pad never used by Islami Bank’

Former managing director breaks silence for first time since S Alam took control of the bank in 2017
30 August 2024, 11:03 AM

Sharif Zahir, new chairman of UCB

The bank has also got new faces in the top tier
29 August 2024, 15:48 PM

Nazrul Islam Mazumder removed from Exim Bank board

BB forms new five-member board for Exim, keeping three shareholder directors unchanged
29 August 2024, 13:32 PM

White paper to focus on mega projects, not all dev projects: Debapriya

The 12-member panel held its first meeting today, the next one on Sep 3
29 August 2024, 12:47 PM

BB hikes banks’ agri loan disbursement targets

The banks have to disburse Tk 38,000 crore in FY25, a target 8.75% higher year-on-year
29 August 2024, 10:16 AM

Shakib Al Hasan will no longer be BSEC’s brand ambassador

The regulator found Shakib and his company Monarch Holdings involved in several stock market manipulation
28 August 2024, 14:35 PM

Do not buy S Alam's assets: BB governor

The S Alam Group is trying to sell properties that are not mortgaged to banks
28 August 2024, 09:45 AM

Govt starts process to repatriate laundered money, acquire bank scammers’ asset

The interim government has already contacted various foreign organisations seeking their assistance
28 August 2024, 08:49 AM

UCB, Global Islami, Union get new boards of directors

The central bank issued three separate letters to the banks
27 August 2024, 15:42 PM

Major economic indicators showing signs of improvement: MCCI

Imports, remittances and forex reserves are likely to increase, the leading chamber says
27 August 2024, 14:29 PM

Stocks fall after rising for two days

However, the turnover saw a 34% jump from the previous day
27 August 2024, 12:02 PM

Bank accounts of 4 firms linked with S Alam’s personal secretary frozen

The BFIU found Tk 99.7 crore at the accounts of four companies of Md Akiz Uddin, also a former deputy managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh
26 August 2024, 15:02 PM

Banking details sought of S Alam, 12 family members, companies

The BFIU also sought information related to their loan accounts with guarantee and loan repayment
26 August 2024, 12:51 PM

Restructure DSE board: brokers’ association

The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh wants appointment of seven new independent directors for the DSE board
25 August 2024, 14:39 PM