Bank Asia won the first prize for “Best Presented Annual Report 2020 (Private Sector Banks)” in South Asia alongside a “SAARC Anniversary Award for Corporate Governance Disclosures 2020” awarded by the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA).

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in Bangladesh has introduced the country’s first Social Loan Principles (SLP) based financing for Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS), one of the largest microfinance institutions in the country.

The presence of vibrant corporate governance and adoption of technology-driven means have helped Pubali Bank go from strength to strength in widening its banking operations.

Japanese investors should invest in various potential sectors in Bangladesh, especially in Chattogram, which has become a trade and investment growth engine of the country because of the implementation of mega infrastructure projects and capacity enhancement of the sea port, analysts said today.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday gave a remedy to the defaulters of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), saying the borrowers could get a waiver of 50 per cent on their interest amount if they repay loans within a year.

From now on, no charges or fees can be imposed on customers before the activation of credit cards, Bangladesh Bank said in a notice yesterday.

IFIC Bank is set to sell its entire holding of Nepal Bangladesh Bank Ltd (NBBL) to a Nepalese national for Tk 439 crore.

Heavy dependence on banks for long-term funding is weakening the financial health of local lenders, according to analysts.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to appropriately provide relevant data of inland letters of credit (LCs) to the online import monitoring system (OIMS).

Bangladesh Bank yesterday ordered non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) not to disburse loans using cheques of current accounts they have to maintain with the central bank.

The transition from manual banking to its digital means is certainly not a new phenomenon for Bangladesh’s banking sector. But the advent of the coronavirus pandemic has had clients from all walks of life honing in on internet banking to cut the chances of contracting the deadly flu.

Bank Asia Ltd has been awarded “Remittance Award 2021 and 2022” by the Center for NRB, a non-profit research organisation for non-resident Bangladeshis.

With Bashundhara Group seeking to borrow from state banks to establish a gold refining plant at Tk 5,790 crore, Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked five public sector banks to include more private lenders in the syndicated finance scheme to mitigate credit risks.

Twenty-five banks are suffering from a collective default loan of Tk 974.4 crore after several non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) failed to pay back funds despite maturity, in another sign of feeble state in the financial industry.

Humaira Azam, managing director of Trust Bank, has been recognised as one of the top 10 influential women in Islamic business and finance in the world by UK-based financial intelligence house Cambridge IFA in its WOMANi Report 2021.

Different Bangladeshi companies and entities collectively won 21 awards at the SAFA Best Published Annual Reports Award Competition 2020.

Brac Bank has signed a custodial service agreement with MBL Asset Management on Sunday to provide support for the operation of ‘Mercantile Bank Unit Fund’, a new open-ended mutual fund.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd has recently won a remittance award from the Centre for NRB, a non-profit organisation for non-resident Bangladeshis, as one of the top 10 banks through which the highest amount of remittance passed in 2021.

NCC Bank has recently won a “Remittance Award-2022” from the Centre for NRB, a non-profit organisation for non-resident Bangladeshis, for its remittance services.

The High Court yesterday questioned the Bangladesh Bank’s decision on fixing Tk 28,000 as the minimum monthly salary for private banks’ entry level officials.