BB gets two new deputy governors

Md Zakir Hossain Chowdhury and Md Kabir Ahmed, executive directors of the Bangladesh Bank, have now been appointed as deputy governors of the country’s central bank for a three-year term..The finance ministry yesterday issued a statutory regulatory order declaring the appointments of the d
8 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Zakaria Taher new chairman of National Bank risk management committee

Zakaria Taher has been elected the chairman of the Risk Management Committee of National Bank Limited..The election was held during the bank’s 505th meeting of the board of directors recently, the bank said in a press release..Taher is a director of the bank. He is a distinguished en
8 September 2024, 15:01 PM

Midland Bank, Kokomo Sunset Resort sign deal on service benefits

Midland Bank PLC recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kokomo Sunset Resort located in Gazipur..Md Rashed Akter, head of the retail distribution division of the bank, and Md Bayazid Bin Mahfuz, head of sales and marketing of the resort, penned the MoU at the bank’s head
8 September 2024, 14:55 PM

City Bank, Probashi Kallyan Bank sign remittance deal

City Bank PLC yesterday signed an agreement with Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) in a bid to bring remittances from Bangladeshi nationals living and working in different countries across the world..Mashrur Arefin, managing director and CEO of City Bank PLC, and Md Mazibur Rahman, managing dire
8 September 2024, 14:49 PM

National Bank’s new board to scrutinise all waived and written-off loans

The newly appointed board of National Bank PLC (NBL) will scrutinise all waived and written-off loans and interests, regardless of whether they were justified or not.
7 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Abdul Awal new chairman of Mercantile Bank risk management committee

Mohammad Abdul Awal (Sumon) has been elected the chairman of the risk management committee of Mercantile Bank PLC..The election was held at the bank’s 448th board meeting in Dhaka recently, the bank said in a press release..Awal, former chairman of Express Insurance Limited, is the m
7 September 2024, 14:41 PM

Eastern Bank opens 38th sub-branch at Chandaikona

Eastern Bank PLC recently opened its 38th sub-branch at Chandaikona of Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj..M Khorshed Anowar, Eastern Bank’s retail and SME banking head, inaugurated the sub-branch, the bank said in a press release..The bank has been gradually expanding its sub-branch netwo
7 September 2024, 14:39 PM

Al-Arafah Islami Bank opens its 224th branch in Chandpur

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC opened its 224th branch in Chandpur recently..Farman R Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of the bank, inaugurated the branch as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release..Chowdhury said that the country’s socioeconomic development is possible alon
7 September 2024, 14:34 PM

Market monitoring should protect consumers, producers alike

The interests of both consumers and producers of goods, including essential food commodities, need to be kept in mind during market monitoring, said Salehuddin Ahmed, finance and commerce adviser to the interim government, yesterday..While there will be regular market monitoring to prevent
7 September 2024, 14:25 PM

Community Bank holds its 56th board meeting

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC recently held its 56th board meeting at the Police Headquarters in Dhaka..Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam, who is the chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting, said a press release..During the meeting, a number of important decis
7 September 2024, 14:22 PM

Meghna Bank, Sheba.XYZ sign MoU on service benefits

Meghna Bank PLC recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sheba.XYZ, an on-demand service delivery platform in Bangladesh..Kimiwa Saddat, deputy managing director of the bank, and Ronald Micky, chief operating officer of the on-demand service delivery platform, penned the Mo
7 September 2024, 14:05 PM

New United Commercial Bank board holds first meeting

The newly formed board of United Commercial Bank PLC held their first meeting at the bank’s corporate head office in Dhaka yesterday..Sharif Zahir, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting, the bank said in a press release..Reviewing its overall financial condition, the bank e
5 September 2024, 16:06 PM

Southeast Bank donates Tk 20 lakh to Habiganj Agricultural University for research

Southeast Bank PLC has provided financial support worth Tk 20 lakh to Habiganj Agricultural University for agricultural research under its special corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund..Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain, managing director of the bank, handed over a cheque to Prof Md Abdul B
5 September 2024, 16:00 PM

EXIM Bank holds 175th emergent board meeting

EXIM Bank yesterday held its 175th emergent board meeting at the bank’s head office in Dhaka..Md Nazrul Islam Swapan, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting, according to a press release..Md Nurul Amin Faruk and Anjan Kumar Saha, directors of the bank, and SM Rezaul Karim an
5 September 2024, 15:56 PM

Eastern Bank opens 21st priority centre at Uttara

Eastern Bank PLC inaugurated its 21st priority centre for customers at Uttara Model Town in Dhaka yesterday..Located at Canyon Tower on Sonargaon Janapath Road, the centre will offer personalised and world-class banking services to clients, the bank said in a press release..Ali Reza
5 September 2024, 15:04 PM

Bank Asia holds 47th Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting

Bank Asia has recently organised its 47th Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting at Bank Asia Tower in the capital’s Karwan Bazar..Mufti Shahed Rahmani, chairman of a reconstituted Shariah Supervisory Committee of the bank, Maulana Shah Mohammad Wali Ullah, member secretary, and Maulana Muh
5 September 2024, 14:59 PM

BB in $450m shady trade with Islami bank to rebuild reserves

In the first week of July, the Bangladesh Bank and Islami Bank Bangladesh completed a US dollar-taka trade, a typical mutual currency deal, which was supposed to replenish the central bank’s dwindling forex reserves and provide the cash-strapped Shariah-based lender with some liquidity support.<
4 September 2024, 16:20 PM

Southeast Bank’s international division gets ISO certification

The International Division of Southeast Bank PLC has been awarded the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) certification by the Bureau Veritas (Bangladesh) Pvt Ltd, a globally recognised certification body for establishing a quality management system..Nuruddin Md Sadeque Ho
4 September 2024, 15:01 PM

Union Bank’s new board holds first meeting

Union Bank’s newly constituted board of directors held their first meeting at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently..Md Fariduddin Ahmed, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting, the bank said in a press release..Md Humayun Kabir, Mohammed Saiful Alam, Shahidul Islam Zahid
4 September 2024, 14:54 PM

Pubali Bank holds orientation programme for new officers

Pubali Bank PLC recently organised an orientation programme for newly recruited probationary junior officers..A total of 136 officers took part in the five-day long programme at the bank’s head office in Dhaka..The course is designed to familiarise the participants with the concepts,
4 September 2024, 14:44 PM