Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
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20 August 2026 Business
BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
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20 August 2026 Business
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
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19 August 2026 Business
NCC Bank gets nod for 20 Islamic branches
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19 August 2026 Business
Borrowers of NBFIs must withdraw lawsuits to get policy support
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17 August 2026 Business
City Bank plans to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,000 crore
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16 August 2026 Business
BRAC Bank's profit surges 57% in Jan-June 2026
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15 August 2026 Business

SBAC Bank, BB sign deal on credit guarantee for women entrepreneurs

SBAC Bank has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank for a credit guarantee facility.
14 March 2024

Pubali Bank, ONE Bank ink deal on fund transfer

Pubali Bank and ONE Bank recently signed an agreement for enabling fund transfers between Pubali Bank’s mobile banking app (PI) and ONE Bank’s mobile financial service (OK Wallet).
14 March 2024

BRAC Bank launches bancassurance service

The bank will initially offer insurance products from MetLife Bangladesh and Green Delta Insurance
14 March 2024

NCC Bank, BB strike deal on credit guarantee facilities

NCC Bank recently signed two participatory agreements with Bangladesh Bank to provide credit guarantee facilities under the central bank’s refinance schemes.
14 March 2024

Forex reserves fall below $20 billion after import payments

$1.29 billion import bills cleared last week, which brought down the reserves to $19.99 billion on Wednesday
14 March 2024

Emerald Oil’s major shareholder to sell 10 lakh shares

The oil producer will get the sales proceeds as loan to repay bank loans
14 March 2024

SM Mannan Kochi nominated as new BGMEA president

Syed Nazrul Islam new first vice-president and Khandoker Rafiqul Islam senior vice-president
14 March 2024

Padma Bank to merge with EXIM Bank: official 

Padma Bank, which has been struggling with the burden of toxic loans for years, will merge with EXIM Bank. It will be the first bank merger in Bangladesh
14 March 2024

Trust Bank organises School Banking Conference in Barishal

Trust Bank has recently organised a school banking conference as the lead bank under the guidance of Bangladesh Bank.
13 March 2024

First-ever guideline for non-banks’ independent directors

The minimum age of such directors is 45 years and maximum 75 years
13 March 2024

Dhaka Bank, bKash strike deal on cash management services

Dhaka Bank has signed an agreement with bKash to provide 24/7 cash management services to the distributors, agents and merchants of the mobile financial service (MFS) provider.
13 March 2024

BRAC Bank retains Moody’s ‘Stable’ outlook rating

BRAC Bank got the highest credit rating with a 'stable' outlook by the international ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service.
13 March 2024

IDLC Finance’s profit down 21% in 2023

The consolidated earnings per share was Tk 3.64 last year, down from Tk 4.61 in 2022
13 March 2024

BB outlines tough measures for wilful defaulters

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday introduced strict measures for wilful defaulters as the authorities look to restore people’s confidence in the banking sector in the face of escalating defaulted loans.
12 March 2024

Global Islami Bank, BB pen deals on credit guarantee products

Global Islami Bank (GIB) recently signed two agreements with the Bangladesh Bank to provide credit guarantees for women entrepreneurs under a refinance scheme and guarantee facilities for the agro-product processing sector.
12 March 2024

HSBC, Maersk Bangladesh collaborate to digitise freight collections

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) recently signed an agreement on digitalising freight collection with Maersk Bangladesh, one of the leading companies in the shipping industry.
12 March 2024

Dhaka Bank, BB ink deals on credit guarantee products

Dhaka Bank recently signed two participation agreements with Bangladesh Bank to provide credit guarantees for women entrepreneurs under a refinance scheme of Tk 3,000 crore and guarantee facilities for the agro-product processing sector under another refinance scheme of Tk 1,400 crore. 
12 March 2024
12 March 2024

Ban on foreign travel, trade licence, national award for wilful defaulters

Bangladesh Bank issues new guideline on wilful defaulters today
12 March 2024

Banks can voluntarily merge until December: Bangladesh Bank

After December, the central bank will take decision on merger, acquisition
12 March 2024