Digital services of 30 banks restored
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7 October 2026 • Business
BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
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1 October 2026 • Business
Remittance inflow hits 11-month low
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1 October 2026 • Top News
Five banks to raise Tk 3,500cr through bonds
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29 September 2026 • Business
Bangladesh Bank bars profit from Islamic credit cards
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29 September 2026 • Business
ADB to give Modern Syntex $50 million for polyester chips project
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29 September 2026 • Business
Two more banks eye Standard Chartered Bangladesh's retail business
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28 September 2026 • Business

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

Rafiqul Islam made BFIU executive director

Md Rafiqul Islam has recently been promoted to the post of executive director of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), an anti-money laundering agency.
4 January 2024

Standard Bank gets new vice-chairman

Standard Bank has recently elected a sponsor director for the post of vice-chairman of the bank.
4 January 2024

EXIM Bank launches EXIM Scholars

EXIM Bank has launched a new investment product named “Exim Scholars” to provide financial support to the students and professionals for their higher studies abroad.
4 January 2024

MTB to sell Green Delta’s insurance products

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) recently signed a bancassurance agreement with Green Delta Insurance Company, enabling the bank to sell the insurer’s insurance solutions to its retail customers.
4 January 2024

National Bank inks MoU with Pinata Air International

National Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pinata Air International, a subsidiary of Sheltech Group.
4 January 2024

BRAC Bank strikes deal with Mongla Port Authority

BRAC Bank has recently signed a payment gateway service agreement with Mongla Port Authority (MPA), enabling the MPA to take payments from port users for one-stop services, ship handling, container management, instrumental facilities, recruitment and mineral water.
4 January 2024

EBL inks deal with Pickaboo

Eastern Bank has recently signed a payroll banking agreement with Pickaboo, an e-commerce platform in Bangladesh.
4 January 2024