IPO rules to be made easy to attract new listings: BSEC chairman
12 October 2026
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Banks’ five-day Durga Puja closure begins Oct 20
12 October 2026
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Bangladesh's foreign debt rises to $114.98 billion at end of Apr-Jun
11 October 2026
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Money changers can now sell up to $3,000 against travel entitlement
8 October 2026
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Standard Chartered announces plan to sell wealth and retail business in Bangladesh
8 October 2026
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Bangladesh Bank to inject more liquidity into National Bank to repay depositors
8 October 2026
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Digital services of 30 banks restored
7 October 2026
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Q-Cash upgrade catches banks, customers off guard
6 October 2026
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Banks
BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
1 October 2026
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Remittance inflow hits 11-month low
1 October 2026
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Top News
HSBC Innovation Forum discusses digitisation of trade and payments ecosystem
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) Bangladesh recently arranged an event, titled, “HSBC Innovation Forum: Digital Transformation of Payments and Trade Solutions”..The event took place at The Westin Dhaka, where the forum discussed and highlighted the advancement o
16 October 2024
Social Islami Bank holds business review meeting
Social Islami Bank Limited recently arranged a business review meeting at its head office in Dhaka..Mohammad Forkanullah, managing director (acting) of the bank, attended the meeting as the chief guest, according to a press release..At the meeting, Forkanullah directed branch manager
16 October 2024
Prime Bank, Mart Promoters sign payroll deal
Prime Bank PLC recently signed a payroll solutions agreement with Mart Promoters, a property maintenance company in Chattogram..M Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Md Shakher Hossain, general manager of Mart Promoters, penned the deal at the latter’s office in t
16 October 2024
AB International Finance, Hong Kong holds 29th annual general meeting
AB International Finance Limited, Hong Kong, a subsidiary of AB Bank PLC, held its 29th annual general meeting (AGM) at the Silvercord Tower on Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong’s Kowloon West today..Tarique Afzal, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting, the bank said in a p
16 October 2024
FAS Finance’s board reconstituted for third time
Retired Major General Md Anwarul Islam made new chairman of the company
16 October 2024
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Mozammel Babu, his family members
Transactions in their personal and business accounts will also remain suspended for 30 days
14 October 2024
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Momtaz Begum
Transactions in her personal and business accounts will remain suspended for 30 days
14 October 2024
NCC Bank unveils four new products to support small businesses
NCC Bank has launched four new products to support cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise (CMSME) entrepreneurs, with credit facilities ranging from Tk 1 lakh to Tk 10 crore.
12 October 2024
Prime Bank signs deal with Ramada by Wyndham Cox’s Bazar
Prime Bank PLC has recently partnered with Ramada by Wyndham Cox’s Bazar.
12 October 2024
Grameen Bank’s tax waiver reinstated
The interim government has reinstated a tax exemption for Grameen Bank and offered it for the next five years, meaning until December 2029.
12 October 2024
Card transactions hit 27-month low in August
Transactions through debit, credit and prepaid cards dipped to a 27-month low in August this year, owing to a lack of cash in ATM booths amidst security concerns and people curtailing spending for political uncertainties..Overall transactions through the cards in August amounted to Tk 33,9
10 October 2024
Uttara Bank holds annual risk management conference
Uttara Bank PLC recently organised its “Annual Risk Management Conference-2024” at a hotel in Dhaka..Mohammed Rabiul Hossain, managing director and CEO of the bank, attended the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release..Md Ashraf-uz-Zaman, deputy managing direc
10 October 2024
BRAC Bank branches record highest monthly deposit growth in Bangladesh
BRAC Bank’s branch network had a net deposit growth of Tk 2,000 crore in September 2024, the highest single-month deposit growth by any branch network in Bangladesh..The bank organised a celebration programme to mark the achievement at the bank’s head office in Dhaka..Sheikh Mohammad
10 October 2024
Eastern Bank signs payroll banking deal with Mars Apparels
Eastern Bank PLC recently signed a payroll banking agreement with Mars Apparels Limited, a Chattogram-based intimate apparel and sportswear manufacturing company..M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking of the bank, and Mohsin Ahmed, managing director
10 October 2024
UCB signs banking service deal with Gono Bishwabidyalay
United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gono Bishwabidyalay to provide the university with a range of banking services, including tuition fee collection and other facilities..Mohammad Mamdudur Rashid, managing director and CEO of the bank,
9 October 2024
Mutual Trust Bank, Manu Farms sign deal on financing for poultry farmers
Mutual Trust Bank PLC yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Manu Farms to provide financial support to poultry farmers registered on the “Poultry Manager” app platform..Md Khalid Mahmood Khan, additional managing director and chief business officer of the bank, and Muha
9 October 2024
IFIC Bank celebrates 48th founding anniversary
IFIC Bank PLC celebrated its 48th founding anniversary at Multipurpose Hall of IFIC Tower in the capital’s Purana Paltan on Tuesday..The bank chalked out a number of programmes, including discussion, cake-cutting, dua and munajat, to mark the celebration..Syed Mansur Mustafa, managin
9 October 2024
Govt removes BASIC Bank chairman
Abul Hashem has been serving the bank as chairman since 2020
9 October 2024
Rehana Rahman elected vice-chairperson of Southeast Bank
Rehana Rahman was elected the vice-chairperson of Southeast Bank PLC at the bank’s 744th board meeting yesterday..Rehana is a director of the bank, according to a press release..She is a prominent female entrepreneur in Bangladesh, holding various key roles across several organisatio
8 October 2024
Eastern Bank opens 23rd 'priority centre' in Rajshahi
Eastern Bank PLC recently opened its 23rd Priority Centre in Rajshahi, making it the first-ever bank to establish such a facility in the region..The centre will provide world class banking services to the bank’s premium customers..Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director and CEO of the b
8 October 2024