Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) under the central bank’s Tk 41,000 crore financing package aimed at supporting productive and priority sectors of the country’s economy.

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh PLC (LHB), the country’s leading sustainable building materials manufacturer, yesterday launched its nationwide “Holcim Structural Excellence Awards 2026” at a hotel in Dhaka.

Around 18,000 customers applied to withdraw deposits totalling Tk 1,300 crore from Sammilito Islami Bank on the first day of accepting withdrawal applications, officials told The Daily Star.

The government has cancelled the contracts of the managing directors of three state-owned banks -- Agrani Bank, Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) and BASIC Bank.

The government has increased the maximum retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 5 to Tk 204 a litre, citing higher international prices and import costs.

Dhaka Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Visa, the global digital payment service provider, to accelerate the growth of Dhaka Bank’s Visa card portfolio and strengthen digital payment services in Bangladesh.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide a $50 million senior unsecured working capital solutions (WCS) facility to BRAC Bank PLC to expand financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh, particularly women-led businesses and agricultural enterprises.

Elite Group of Industries has donated Tk 2 crore to the University of Dhaka to establish the “Elite Group Serajuddin and Rabeya Seraj Trust Fund”.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) to issue 4.59 crore preference shares to the government, with a total face value of Tk 45.9 crore.

Masuduzzaman has been elected chairman of the executive committee of Citizens Bank PLC.

A delegation from the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, visited Prime Bank PLC’s corporate head office in Dhaka yesterday.

How long have you had the same mobile number? Five years, eight, ten? You have likely switched handsets, changed jobs, moved house, opened bank accounts and taken up mobile finance and online shopping.

A delegation from the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, visited Prime Bank PLC’s corporate head office in Dhaka today.

AMM Golam Towhid has been appointed as the deputy managing director (DMD) of ACI Formulations PLC, a business unit of ACI Group.

Cartup, a leading e-commerce platform in Bangladesh, has relaunched its flagship shopping event, titled “September Splash”, starting today.

Nagad Limited, one of Bangladesh’s leading mobile financial service providers, has named Jamal Bhuyan, captain of the Bangladesh national football team, as its brand ambassador.

Agrani Bank’s operating profit jumped 54.5 percent year-on-year to Tk 2,334 crore in 2025, driven by lower operating costs and growth in deposits and remittance business.

Prime Bank PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh Agricultural University  (BAU) to support an agricultural research initiative under the bank’s special corporate social responsibility fund.

Sammilito Islami Bank will start normal banking operations on September 1, and depositors will be able to withdraw money as per their demand from September 7.

The Bangladesh Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) needs to move beyond being a monthly economic report and become a tool that businesses and policymakers regularly use to make decisions, said Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) President Kamran T Rahman.