Pre-shipment credit refinance scheme extended until 2030: BB
9 April 2026, 17:52 PM
Business
Governor asks shariah scholars to work independently, promises full protection
7 April 2026, 20:52 PM
Business
Govt to borrow Tk 5,000 crore more from banks
5 April 2026, 22:08 PM
Business
Explainer / What is Bangla QR?
2 April 2026, 21:01 PM
Business
SBAC Bank has no liquidity crisis, depositors are safe: chairman
1 April 2026, 20:51 PM
Business
Revisiting tax policies for private sector employees in FY27 budget
1 April 2026, 17:50 PM
Business
Bank Asia to buy Bank Alfalah’s Bangladesh operations at Tk 580 crore
29 March 2026, 20:32 PM
Business
BB removes a director from Islami Bank board
16 March 2026, 23:54 PM
Business
Trust Bank gets BB exemption for multiple nominee directors
15 March 2026, 16:32 PM
Business
Dismissed officials of five Islamic banks want their jobs back
12 March 2026, 19:30 PM
Business
Prime Bank signs payroll agreement with Jalalabad Metal
Prime Bank PLC recently signed a payroll agreement with Jalalabad Metal Ltd, a flat steel manufacturing company in Bangladesh..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Mohammad Delwar Hossain, chairman of the steel manufacturer, penned the deal at the bank’s corpora
14 November 2024, 15:40 PM
Eastern Bank opens sub-branch in Uttara
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) opened a sub-branch as a part of the bank’s programme to expand financial services across the country. .M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking of the bank, inaugurated the sub-branch on Lake Drive Road at Sector 7 of Uttara in
14 November 2024, 15:26 PM
BRAC Bank COO wins ‘SDG Pioneer Award 2024’
Md Sabbir Hossain, deputy managing director and chief operating officer of BRAC Bank, has been awarded the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Pioneer Award 2024” by the Global Compact Network Bangladesh (GCNB), the secretariat of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate
14 November 2024, 15:24 PM
Freeze accounts of NRBC Bank chairman
Banks have been asked to freeze all personal and private company accounts of three top former and current officials of NRBC Bank
14 November 2024, 14:52 PM
Jewellers cut gold prices by Tk 1,679 a bhori
Each bhori of 22-carat gold will be Tk 134,509 from tomorrow
14 November 2024, 14:16 PM
Social Islami Bank gets new shariah supervisory committee chairman
Mufti Mahfuzul Haque has been elected as the chairman of Social Islami Bank’s Shariah Supervisory Committee..Haque is a renowned Islamic scholar, the bank said in a press release..He is secretary general of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh and principal of Jamia Rahmania Arabia in
13 November 2024, 15:59 PM
Southeast Bank provides Tk 20 lakh to Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Southeast Bank PLC has provided a financial support of Tk 20 lakh to the Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University to facilitate the university’s research activities under the bank’s special corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund..Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain, managing direct
13 November 2024, 15:58 PM
Up to Tk 50 fee imposed on online tax payments
The fee will be Tk 20 for payments of up to Tk 25,000 and Tk 50 for up to Tk 50,000
13 November 2024, 12:17 PM
Reserves drop below $20b after ACU payment
After remaining above the $20 billion mark for just three days, Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves dropped to $18.46 billion after the country paid its regional import bills on October 9.
12 November 2024, 20:20 PM
AB Bank holds anti-money laundering training
AB Bank PLC recently organised a daylong training programme on “Prevention of Trade-Based Money Laundering” for its officials of authorised dealer branches and head office..Mohammad Mokter Hossain, additional director of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), attended the training
12 November 2024, 14:54 PM
Midland Bank wins award at Visa Leadership Conclave
Midland Bank PLC has won the “Excellence in Consumer Cards – Prepaid” award in the prepaid card category at the “Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2024”..Md Ahsan-uz Zaman, managing director and CEO of the bank, received the award from Sandeep Ghosh, group country manager for India and S
12 November 2024, 14:39 PM
Janata Bank gets new MD
Md Mazibur Rahman has recently been appointed as managing director of Janata Bank PLC..Prior to his new appointment, Rahman had been serving Probashi Kallyan Bank as managing director, said a press release..He started his career in Rupali Bank Limited as a senior officer in 1998..
11 November 2024, 16:12 PM
Dhaka Bank wins award at Visa Leadership Conclave
Dhaka Bank PLC recently won an award in the category of “Excellence in Product Innovation” at the Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2024..The digital payment solution provider awarded the bank for creating a milestone towards the digitalisation of financial services for farmers in Bangla
11 November 2024, 15:46 PM
Prime Bank signs deal with Sheba.xyz
Prime Bank PLC recently signed a partnership agreement with Sheba.xyz, the largest service marketplace and one-stop solution for home services in Bangladesh, aiming to bring added value and enhanced shopping experiences to customers..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the b
11 November 2024, 15:23 PM
Mercantile Bank holds business review meeting
Mercantile Bank PLC recently organised its “Business Review Meeting-2024” for Barisal and Khulna regions at Hotel Grand Park Barisal..Heads of 17 branches of Barisal and Khulna zones, including sub-branches of the bank, participated in the conference..Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, mana
11 November 2024, 15:23 PM
First Security Islami Bank holds business conference in Ctg
First Security Islami Bank recently organised the “Business Development Conference-2024” for Chattogram North and South zones at the Navy Convention Centre in the port city..Mohammad Abdul Mannan, chairman of the bank, attended the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press re
11 November 2024, 15:23 PM
Rupee slips to record low
However, the Indian currency avoids sharp losses on central bank's intervention
11 November 2024, 11:44 AM
Eastern Bank launches savings scheme for children
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) yesterday launched a new savings product, titled “EBL Little Star”, designed exclusively for children under five years of age..Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of the bank, inaugurated the new product proposition at the bank’s head office in the capital’s Gulshan
10 November 2024, 14:52 PM
Islamic banking to be off limits to regular banks
A bank will not be able to do Islamic banking business along with conventional banking at the same time, according to the draft ‘Islami Bank Company Act-2024’, as the central bank looks to level the playing field for Shariah-based banks.
9 November 2024, 18:18 PM
Padma Bank to find ways to return Tk 874cr climate fund
Crisis-ridden Padma Bank will find a way to return around Tk 874 crore to the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) after a new board of directors is formed.
9 November 2024, 18:00 PM