Al-Arafah Islami Bank arranges business development conference

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC arranged the “Business Development Conference 2025” at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka yesterday..Khwaja Shahriar, chairman of the bank, inaugurated the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release..Shahriar said, “We are striving to bring
25 January 2025, 14:05 PM

UCB holds ‘Annual Business Conclave 2025’

United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC held a three-day “Annual Business Conclave 2025” for its branch managers at the Rajendrapur BRAC CDM in Gazipur yesterday..The event, themed “Rise Above the Rest,” brought together managers from all 231 branches of the bank across the country, offering a va
25 January 2025, 14:02 PM

Southeast Bank holds workshop on SEBPLC Products and Service Knowledge

Southeast Bank PLC recently held a daylong workshop on “SEBPLC Products and Service Knowledge, Cross-Selling Techniques, and Effective Marketing Strategy” in Dhaka..A total of 60 officers from the head office and various branches of the bank participated in the workshop..Nuruddin Md
25 January 2025, 14:02 PM

Midland Bank organises annual business conference

Midland Bank PLC organised the “Annual Business Conference 2025” for the heads of branches, sub-branches, agent banking, cards, Islami banking, retail sales, institutional banking, SME, NRB, card, and treasury business divisions at the Amari Dhaka in the capital’s Gulshan on Friday..Md Ahs
25 January 2025, 13:51 PM

IFIC Bank organises largest banking network business conference

IFIC Bank PLC organised the “IFIC Largest Banking Network Business Conference” at Khulna Shilpakala Academy on Friday..The conference brought together over 300 employees from the bank’s 15 branches and 116 sub-branches operating under the greater Khulna business zone..Syed Mansur Mus
25 January 2025, 13:51 PM

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, 18:00 PM

Premier Bank organises ‘Sub-branch & Islamic Window Conference’

Premier Bank PLC recently organised the “Sub-Branch & Islamic Window Conference-2025” at the bank’s head office in Dhaka..Mohammad Abu Jafar, managing director and CEO of the bank, attended the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release..Commenting on the event,
23 January 2025, 15:00 PM

First Security Islami Bank holds board meeting

First Security Islami Bank PLC held the 285th meeting of the Board of Directors at its head office in the capital’s Gulshan on Wednesday..Mohammad Abdul Mannan, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting, the bank said in a press release..Md Azizur Rahman, vice-chairman of the b
23 January 2025, 14:43 PM

Eastern Bank partners with Nou Kollan for coastal forestation in Bhashanchar

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a partnership agreement with Nou Kollan Foundation Trading Company Limited (NKFTCL), a welfare enterprise of Nou Kollan Foundation of Bangladesh Navy, to work jointly on environmental sustainability and community support in the Bhashanchar coastal regions of Ban
23 January 2025, 14:42 PM

Dhaka Bank strikes deal with Sheba

Dhaka Bank PLC recently signed a partnership agreement with Sheba.xyz, the largest online service marketplace in Bangladesh..HM Mostafizur Rahaman, senior executive vice-president and head of the retail business division of the bank, and Ilmul Haque Sajib, managing director of Sheba Fintec
23 January 2025, 14:41 PM

Pubali Bank offers EMI on Royal Enfield purchases

Pubali Bank PLC and IFAD Motors Limited, a concern of IFAD Group, signed an agreement recently facilitating a 24-equal monthly instalment facility for credit cardholders on Royal Enfield motorcycle purchases..Md Shahnewaz Khan, deputy managing director of the bank, and Taskeen Ahmed, manag
23 January 2025, 14:19 PM

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, 13:43 PM

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, 14:40 PM

Pubali Bank launches Islamic banking corner at Khamarbari branch

Pubali Bank PLC launched the “Islamic Banking Corner” at the Khamarbari branch in the Farmgate area of Dhaka yesterday in a bid to meet the growing demand for Islamic banking services..Through the corner, customers will have easy access to a full range of Islamic banking services..Md
22 January 2025, 14:20 PM

Trust Bank opens relocated Army Stadium branch

Trust Bank PLC opened its relocated and renamed Army Stadium branch at Captain’s World-2, Banani on Airport Road at Dhaka Cantonment in the capital on Tuesday..Earlier, the branch was named after the Radisson Water Garden Hotel branch..Maj Gen Md Masudur Rahman, adjutant general of t
22 January 2025, 14:18 PM

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, 11:50 AM

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, 18:00 PM

Midland Bank organises agent banking conference

Midland Bank PLC recently organised the “Annual Agent Banking Conference 2025” at the Lakeshore Hotel in the capital’s Gulshan..Md Ahsan-uz Zaman, managing director and CEO of the bank, presided over the conference, the bank said in a press release..Agent owners and representatives f
21 January 2025, 14:46 PM

EBL workshop focuses on NBFI financial disclosures

A workshop on “Sustainability and Climate-Related Financial Disclosures” for senior executives of non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) was held at Eastern Bank’s head office in Dhaka recently..It was the second day of the two-day workshop organised by the Joint Impact Model (JIM) Fou
21 January 2025, 14:02 PM

Southeast Bank, AUST strengthen ties for education and development

A delegation led by Prof Golam Rahman, president of Dhaka Ahsania Mission and chairman of the Trustee Board of the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), recently visited MA Kashem, chairman of Southeast Bank, at the bank’s head office in Dhaka..The primary aim of the meet
20 January 2025, 15:28 PM