Eastern Bank made Tk 901 crore profit in 2025
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15 April 2026, 18:17 PM Business
Transaction-based reference rate introduced in money market
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13 April 2026, 18:53 PM Business
Pre-shipment credit refinance scheme extended until 2030: BB
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9 April 2026, 17:52 PM Business
Govt to borrow Tk 5,000 crore more from banks
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5 April 2026, 22:08 PM Business
Explainer / What is Bangla QR?
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2 April 2026, 21:01 PM Business
SBAC Bank has no liquidity crisis, depositors are safe: chairman
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1 April 2026, 20:51 PM Business
Bank Asia to buy Bank Alfalah’s Bangladesh operations at Tk 580 crore
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29 March 2026, 20:32 PM Business
BB removes a director from Islami Bank board
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16 March 2026, 23:54 PM Business

Glitch at national payment switch resolved: Bangladesh Bank

The technical glitch was resolved at 7pm
5 April 2023, 13:23 PM

Another Islami Bank top official resigns

A DMD resigns a week after similar departure of another additional managing director
5 April 2023, 12:59 PM

Technical glitch halts interbank ATM transactions

People can now only withdraw funds through their own bank’s ATMs
5 April 2023, 11:13 AM

BMSL’s mutual fund gets go-ahead

The fund’s primary collection target is Tk 25 crore
3 April 2023, 14:38 PM

Farmers should get easy agriculture loans: Razzaque

AB Bank disburses Tk 1 lakh each as loan to 1,500 farmers in Madhupur, Dhanbari
2 April 2023, 15:35 PM

Brac Bank adopts digital processes to promote sustainability

Brac Bank’s SME business is taking steps towards reducing paper usage and promoting environmental sustainability by adopting various digital processes.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Brac Bank, Nucleus Software win fintech award

Brac Bank and Nucleus Software Exports Ltd have jointly won a “Best Implementation in Transaction Banking” award at IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2022 for FinnAxia, a transaction banking and supply chain finance solution for small and medium enterprises. 
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Wahida joins Agrani Bank as DMD

Wahida Begum has joined Agrani Bank Limited from Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank as a deputy managing director (DMD) on Tuesday.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Bankers to pay exporters Tk 105 for every US dollar

From the beginning of March, bankers have been paying Tk 104 for a dollar to exporters.
30 March 2023, 16:22 PM

IFIC Bank shortens name, assumes PLC suffix

The name of International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank Limited has been changed to IFIC Bank PLC, according to a notice from the central bank yesterday.
29 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Islami Bank working to restore depositors’ confidence

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) is working to restore depositors’ confidence by way of waging campaigns, said its managing director Mohammed Monirul Moula. 
29 March 2023, 18:00 PM

IFIC Bank shortens name, assumes PLC suffix

The change came into effect yesterday.
29 March 2023, 11:36 AM

Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.
28 March 2023, 15:46 PM

BGMEA, EBL launch co-branded Visa credit cards

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in association with Visa have launched co-branded credit cards.
23 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Bank Asia-Western Union launches joint campaign for remittance clients

Bank Asia Limited and Western Union launched a joint promotional campaign for remittance clients. 
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Meghna Bank steps into MFS market

Meghna Bank yesterday joined the race for dominance over the highly competitive market for mobile financial services (MFS) in Bangladesh by introducing “MeghnaPay”, which aims to provide smart and convenient banking facilities for people across the country.
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Banks to pay 4% penal interest for unpaid EDF loans

Currently, the volume of the EDF is $6 billion and the interest rate on EDF loans is 4.5%
19 March 2023, 12:02 PM

Raise SME loan ratio to 25% by 2024

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks and non-bank financial institutions to raise their loan disbursement ratio for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises to 25 per cent of their outstanding loans by next year. 
16 March 2023, 18:00 PM

HSBC ‘Market Leader’ in Bangladesh as per Euromoney survey

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has been voted “Market Leader” in Bangladesh in a Euromoney Trade Finance Survey 2023.  
15 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Banks open 9:30am to 4pm in Ramadan

Banks in Bangladesh will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm on every working day during Ramadan, which may begin next week based on the sighting of the moon. 
15 March 2023, 18:00 PM