The Bangladesh Bank (BB) today relaxed the limit on foreign currency that can be taken abroad for the treatment of individuals injured during the July-August mass uprising that ousted the previous regime.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has requested information on the bank accounts of 12 journalists within three working days. 

NRBC Bank PLC has extended its banking operations to Kathalia upazila of Jhalakathi with a new branch. .This is the 109th branch of the bank, the commercial lender said in a press release..AKM Mostafizur Rahman, director and chairman of the risk management committee of the bank, inau

Mercantile Bank PLC has opened a sub-branch on Main Road at Kasari Para in Meherpur to provide easy and tech-savvy banking services to customers..This is the 45th sub-branch of the bank which will be conducted under the Chuadanga branch..Mati Ul Hasan, managing director of the bank,

Pubali Bank PLC has opened a sub-branch in the capital’s Kalabagan area with a view to provide advanced banking services for its customers..Mohammad Ali, managing director and CEO of the bank, inaugurated the sub-branch yesterday as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release..

Trust Bank PLC has signed a strategic agreement with bKash Limited to provide payroll banking facilities for the latter’s employees..Mahboob Hossain, senior executive vice-president of the bank, and Mohammed Ferdous Yusuf, chief human resources officer of bKash, penned the deal at the bank

BRAC Bank has signed a partnership agreement with North South University (NSU) to deliver advanced cash management solutions..Prof Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, vice-chancellor of NSU, and Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, deputy managing director and head of corporate and institutional banking at the ban

A rise in foreign trade is helping the port recover from the global economic downturn

Bank Asia PLC has celebrated the 16th anniversary of its “Islamic Banking Services”..The bank organised a discussion meeting and other programmes marking the occasion at Bank Asia Tower in the capital’s Karwan Bazar recently, the bank said in a press release..Mawlana Shah Mohammad Wa

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a business collaboration agreement with Shubhankar and Co, Chartered Accountants, a public accounting firm..M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking of the bank, and Shubhankar Shil, managing partner of Shubhankar and

NCC Bank PLC has opened a new branch in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur recently..This is the 129th branch of the bank, said a press release..Md Nurun Newaz Salim, chairman of the bank, inaugurated the branch as the chief guest..In his speech, Salim said that NCC Bank is working fo

Ahsan H Mansur opens a branch of the bank in Ghatail of Tangail

Sonali Bank PLC has launched a new online service, styled “Sonali Corporate iBanking”, for its corporate clients..Md Shawkat Ali Khan, managing director and chief executive officer of the bank, inaugurated the service at the bank’s head office in the capital yesterday, said a press release

BRAC Bank PLC and the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) have signed an agreement under which BRTC employees will enjoy exclusive banking services at the bank..Md Mahiul Islam, deputy managing director and head of retail banking at the bank, and Md Tazul Islam, additional secreta

EXIM Bank has decided to abandon the proposed merger with Padma Bank.

Pubali Bank PLC has achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification in the field of information security management..The bank organised a function to celebrate the achievement at its head office in Dhaka yesterday when Neyamul Hasan, country managing directo

Kazi Md Wahidul Islam has been appointed as the managing director of Rupali Bank PLC for three years..Prior to joining Rupali Bank, Islam worked for Sonali Bank PLC as a deputy managing director, said a press release..He started his banking career with Rupali Bank as a senior officer

NCC Bank PLC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Visa, a global leader in digital payments..M Shamsul Arefin, managing director of the bank, and Sabbir Ahmed, country manager for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan at Visa, penned the deal at the bank’s head office in the capital’s

EXIM Bank PLC has opened a new branch at Araihazar in Narayanganj..This is the 155th branch of the bank, according to a press release..Mohammad Feroz Hossain, managing director and CEO of the bank, inaugurated the branch as the chief guest on Tuesday..Hossain discussed in detai

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) and Visa have signed a strategic partnership agreement, under which EBL will act as Visa’s first national net settlement service (NNSS) agent in Bangladesh..Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director and CEO of EBL, and Sabbir Ahmed, country manager for Bangladesh, Nepal a