BB removes International Leasing MD over irregularities
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Eastern Bank made Tk 901 crore profit in 2025
15 April 2026, 18:17 PM
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Transaction-based reference rate introduced in money market
13 April 2026, 18:53 PM
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Pre-shipment credit refinance scheme extended until 2030: BB
9 April 2026, 17:52 PM
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Governor asks shariah scholars to work independently, promises full protection
7 April 2026, 20:52 PM
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Govt to borrow Tk 5,000 crore more from banks
5 April 2026, 22:08 PM
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2 April 2026, 21:01 PM
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SBAC Bank has no liquidity crisis, depositors are safe: chairman
1 April 2026, 20:51 PM
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Revisiting tax policies for private sector employees in FY27 budget
1 April 2026, 17:50 PM
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Bank Asia to buy Bank Alfalah’s Bangladesh operations at Tk 580 crore
29 March 2026, 20:32 PM
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Farmers Bank appoints Khasru as new CEO
Trouble-hit Farmers Bank has appointed veteran banker Md Ehsan Khasru as its new managing director with an aim
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Banks, power producers get a boost from BB
The central bank has exempted banks from keeping provisions in opening letters of credit to import equipment for
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Govt to amend Grameen Bank electoral rules again
The government is set to amend the electoral rules of Grameen Bank for the third time in four years after its previous attempts to elect
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Forex reserves fall to 1-year low after ACU payments
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves fell to $32.01 billion yesterday, the lowest since January last year, following the largest ever
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Mosharraf new NBR chairman
The government yesterday appointed former senior secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan as chairman of the National Board of
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Top bankers seek BB support to halt sudden changes in boards
The Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) yesterday said both management and depositors are now in panic following the sudden changes in ownership of different banks last year.
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Loan write-offs soar
Banks wrote off Tk 452 crore in the three months to June last year, up by over 18 times from Tk 24.76 crore in the previous three months.
2 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Bandhan Bank to offer about 119m shares in IPO
Bandhan Bank Ltd will offer about 119.3 million shares under its initial public offering, according to a public filing on Monday.
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM
ACC grills ex-MD of AB Bank over money laundering
The Anti Corruption Commission yesterday interrogated AB Bank's former managing director Shamim Ahmed Chaudhury and former
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Forex reserves may come under strain
Bangladesh's external sector is set to pass through turbulence in 2018 given the anticipated surge in food import, petroleum price in
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Banks' operating profits soar
Most of the private banks' operating profits soared -- ranging between 10 percent and 60 percent -- in the outgoing year on the back
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM
India likens crypto cash to Ponzi schemes
India warned Friday against investing in cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, likening them to "Ponzi schemes", as it became the latest country to urge caution.
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Finance ministry can't avoid responsibility for banking sector woes
The finance ministry cannot avoid responsibility for the current wobbly state of the banking sector, said Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled, a former deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank.
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
EBL introduces artificial intelligence for faster services
Eastern Bank Ltd has launched the country's first ever artificial intelligence-based chatbot to render faster services to clients, in a
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Banks should manage liquidity with caution
Senior bankers and experts suggest Bangladesh's banks be cautious in liquidity management from the start of 2018 as a majority of
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
BB warns against cryptocurrencies
Bangladesh Bank has issued a cautionary notification against settling online transactions in virtual currencies like Bitcoin.
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Lion's share of SME loans goes to traders
As much as 63 percent of the SME loans disbursed in the first nine months of the year went to the trading sector, neglecting the
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Banks' mad rush to secure deposit
Even last month, the interest rate on bank deposit was as low as 5 percent. Then, at the beginning of this month, as if on cue, the rate,
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
City Bank gets $15m from Austrian lender
City Bank has recently arranged a fund of $15 million from a development bank of Austria, to support the growing needs of City's small
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Prime Bank arranges Tk 600cr for BSRM
Prime Bank has recently arranged a syndication loan as lead arranger through raising Tk 600 crore for Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM