WorldRemit, a global digital money transfer service, joined hands with Brac Bank and bKash to offer remittance transfer services in Bangladesh.

The government has started borrowing heavily from banks in November after holding back in the previous three months to meet its growing cash requirement ahead of the national election in the next month.

Md Touhidul Alam Khan, deputy managing director of Prime Bank, has recently been selected as a scientific committee member of 7th Annual International Sustainable Development Conference-2019, scheduled to take place in Bangkok next July.

The Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) yesterday proposed the government launch a Tk 200 crore credit guarantee scheme to encourage banks to lend more to small and medium enterprises.

Agent banking, which takes banking services to the unbanked people, is going from strength to strength, with both deposit collection and loan disbursement on the rise.

Dhaka Bank has recently witnessed the reappointment of Syed Mahbubur Rahman as managing director and CEO.

Bangladesh's efforts to deepen financial inclusion took a step forward yesterday as Bank Asia launched the country's first-ever complete banking services on the premises of a garment factory.

Ownership of a number of banks by a few individuals and families has contributed to the deterioration of corporate governance in the banking industry and erosion of competitiveness of local lenders, a study said.

The potential of small and medium enterprises is yet to be fully utilised in Bangladesh although they have the ability to create numerous jobs and increase contribution to the gross domestic product, a study finds.

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently received two global awards from International Finance Corporation (lFC) of World Bank Group.

In a shocking revelation, the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing says data from "almost all" Pakistani banks was looted in a recent security breach.

British and German banks suffered the biggest potential financial hits in the latest round of "stress tests" released by EU regulators Friday, as risks such as Brexit and Italy's debts stalk Europe's economy.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently appointed its country chief financial officer (CFO).

I am always at ease with the youths. I feel inspired whenever I get a chance to interact with them, be it in my class or in any programme.

Brac Bank has decided to go big with agent banking in a bid to get business by providing financial services to the unbanked.

Bangladesh should receive more attention than it gets as the country has been posting steady economic growth amidst various challenges and is set to grow even faster in the next decade, said a top banker of HSBC.

The government yesterday signed a $300 million loan agreement with World Bank to improve transparency and efficiency of its major cash transfer programmes for the poorest and vulnerable, including the elderly, widows and people with disabilities.

Standard Chartered wants to play a larger role in fostering the economic, financial and social development of Bangladesh by promoting trade and investment and helping local companies go global, said the group chairman of the British lender.

Premier Bank posted more than 15 percent growth in credit and deposit in the last one year, which helped the lender make a healthy profit.

The current ailments in the banking sector -- such as soaring non-performing loan, liquidity crisis, loan scams and forgery -- are due to lack of strong leadership, said a top official of the central bank.