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

Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here’s why

Central banks are public institutions, charged with maintaining economic stability through controlling the supply of money in an economy.
11 January 2024

Restoring clients’ trust in banking sector an undeniable need

The banking sector is the backbone of a country's economy, especially to promote businesses. However, sadly, the sector is plagued with multi-layered challenges.
10 January 2024

Meghna Bank to arrange Tk 175cr for Star Ceramics

Meghna Bank will arrange Tk 175 crore from different banks and financial institutions for tiles and sanitaryware manufacturer Star Ceramics, a sister concern of RAK Ceramics Bangladesh.
10 January 2024

AB Bank strikes deal with National Polymer Industries

AB Bank has signed a collection services agreement with National Polymer Industries, a manufacturing company in the unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) sector of the country, in a bid to expedite cash transactions to its dealers across the country.
10 January 2024

aamarPay to avail City Bank services

City Bank has signed an agreement with aamarPay, an online payment gateway service provider and fintech company, today to provide cash management services.
10 January 2024

Al-Arafah Islami Bank organises LMS training

Al-Arafah Islami Bank has launched a GoLive and Training Programme for litigation management system (LMS) at the bank’s head office in Dhaka today.
9 January 2024

Forex reserves fall after $1.27b ACU payment

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $20.38 billion yesterday after the central bank settled import bills of two months through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), a top official said today.
9 January 2024

Five banks hold 82% of deposits in small accounts

Sonali, Agrani, Bank Asia, Islami Bank and Global Islami Bank hold Tk 3,849 crore in no-frills accounts
8 January 2024

Credit card issuance creeps along

Credit card issuance by banks in Bangladesh witnessed slower growth in 2023 thanks to tightening of regulations by NBR
8 January 2024

Nasiruzzaman re-appointed BKB chairman

Md Nasiruzzaman has been re-appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) for another three-year term.
8 January 2024

MTB to sell Pragati Life Insurance’s products

Pragati Life Insurance recently signed a bancassurance agreement with Mutual Trust Bank (MTB), enabling the bank’s customers to conveniently access and purchase the life insurer’s diverse range of insurance products.
8 January 2024

Midland Bank disburses loans among farmers

Midland Bank and the Society for Family Happiness and Prosperity (FHP), a non-governmental organisation, recently signed an agreement under which the bank will directly disburse loans to farmers at 4 percent interest rate.
8 January 2024

Prime Bank partners with Syngenta Bangladesh to promote agri-finance

Prime Bank PLC and Syngenta Bangladesh Ltd, an agri-business company, have joined hands to ease financing to farmers and agricultural input sellers.
8 January 2024

BRAC Bank inks deal with Le Meridien Dhaka

BRAC Bank recently signed an employee banking agreement with Le Meridien Dhaka, a BHL Group unit, enabling the hotel’s co-workers and other BHL Group entities to access exclusive banking services provided by the bank.
8 January 2024

Walton Plaza launches new website

Walton Plaza recently launched a new website with an updated look and improved functionality as part of its efforts to become the number one online sales network of electronics products by this year.
6 January 2024

Deposits in micro-savers' accounts rise 12%

The deposits in no-frills accounts hit Tk 3,849 crore in Jul-Sep quarter
6 January 2024

City Bank gets $45 million Murabaha trade finance from ITFC

It is ITFC's highest trade finance extended to a commercial bank
6 January 2024

Liquidity crunch widens fault lines in banking system

An intensifying liquidity crisis is making a majority of Bangladeshi banks turn to call money market and central bank
5 January 2024

Interest rates on treasury bills hit record as govt borrows more

Bangladesh is seeing an increase in interest rate of treasury bills , an indication of further rise
5 January 2024

Financial account deficit swells as outflows intensify

Central bank data highlights continuing financial account deficit in the face of international currency outflow
4 January 2024