Janata Bank’s account holders can now transfer money to bKash accounts from anywhere and anytime without additional charges using its internet banking app “eJanata”.

Bangladesh Commerce Bank recently appointed Mohammad Jamil Hossain as its deputy managing director.

Brac Bank honoured 46 officials -- 24 from retail banking and 22 from SME banking -- with “Tara Business Champion Award” marking the sixth anniversary of its women’s banking initiative “Tara”.

IFIC Bank recently opened three new branches in three different districts -- Meherpur, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat.

United Commercial Bank (UCB) has recently promoted a senior executive vice-president to the post of deputy managing director (DMD).

Export Import (Exim) Bank of Bangladesh Limited has secured permission from the central bank to extend an overdrawn facility equivalent to five lakh pounds to Exim Exchange Company (UK) Ltd.

Shipment fetched $52.08 billion in the previous financial year of 2021-22, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).

The Consumer Price Index rose 9.94 per cent in May this year, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

An uninterrupted energy supply and affordable pricing are necessary to maximise productivity and avoid exacerbating inflationary difficulties, said Md Sameer Sattar, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

Like many in Bangladesh, Farhan Tanvir often struggled to find suitable clothing given his large size.

Migrant workers sent $21.61 billion to Bangladesh in the just-concluded fiscal year as remittance rebounded on the back of higher flow on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and a record outflow of labourers, official figures showed yesterday.

If one technological innovation is to be cited for capturing much of the talk time in discussions ranging from drawing rooms to corporate offices and academic institutions, it is ChatGPT. Released by Open AI in November 2022, this is a language model based on artificial intelligence (AI).

When a year passes, those who had a good time look forward to continuing the momentum while those who had struggled to keep their head above water might breathe a sigh of relief.

Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped during the first trading session after Eid-ul-Azha as investors’ participation was lower with most still being in a holiday mood, according to market analysts.

Two private lenders -- Dhaka Bank and Prime Bank -- will issue bonds to raise a total of Tk 900 crore.

About 93 tonnes of green chili have arrived in Bangladesh since the government allowed the import of the kitchen staple a week ago in order to tame its skyrocketing price, according to a notification from the agriculture ministry.

Opec oil output has fallen only slightly in June as increases in Iraq and Nigeria limited the impact of cutbacks by others, despite a wider Opec+ deal and voluntary cuts by several members to support the market, a Reuters survey found on Friday.

AKM Delwer Hussain has been appointed as an independent director of Standard Bank Limited.

Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, former senior secretary, was recently appointed as an independent director of Eastland Insurance Company Limited.

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) won the “Best Domestic Bank in Bangladesh 2023” award given by The Asiamoney, a London-based financial and management publication.