Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
20 August 2026
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BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
20 August 2026
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World Bank studying feasibility of mortgage refinance company in Bangladesh
20 August 2026
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IFC commits $30.7 million loan to Popular Pharmaceuticals for API imports
19 August 2026
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BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
19 August 2026
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NCC Bank gets nod for 20 Islamic branches
19 August 2026
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Business
Borrowers of NBFIs must withdraw lawsuits to get policy support
17 August 2026
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City Bank plans to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,000 crore
16 August 2026
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BRAC Bank's profit surges 57% in Jan-June 2026
15 August 2026
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Opinion / Interest on frozen deposits turns into a tax burden
13 August 2026
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Now IDB pulls out of Islami Bank board
Multilateral development finance institution Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has withdrawn the directorship of its representative from the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC
10 October 2023
Deposit, lending rates hiked for non-banks
NBFIs can now offer 9.7% for deposits, 12.7% for lending
8 October 2023
Don’t let forex reserve go below $15b until elections: Ahsan H Mansur
The economist says at Sanem event
8 October 2023
World Bank to give $500 million budget support
WB country director shared the information in a meeting with Planning Minister MA Mannan
4 October 2023
Policy rate hiked to 7.25%
The 75 basis-point rise in policy rate will be effective from Oct 5
4 October 2023
Al-Arafah holds business development meeting
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd yesterday organised a “Business Development Meeting” for managers of the corporate branches and zonal head of the bank in Dhaka
1 October 2023
Brac Bank holds breast cancer awareness event
Brac Bank, in association with Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust (Bancat) and Labaid Cancer Hospital, recently organised an awareness programme styled “Living Beyond Breast Cancer”.
1 October 2023
'Bangladesh achieved incredible success in agriculture'
Bangladesh has achieved incredible success in the agriculture sector, with the industry playing an important role in food production as well as ensuring sustainable food security, employment and export trade, according to Zakir Hossain, state minister for primary and mass education.
1 October 2023
Default loans reach record Tk 1.56 lakh crore
The bad loans rose by Tk 24,419 crore in the last three months to June
1 October 2023
Export earnings up over 10% in September
It hit $4.31 billion in September
1 October 2023
Remittance hits 41-month low
$1.34 billion came in September, lowest since April of 2020
1 October 2023
Treasury heads of 10 banks face fine
The banks are: Social Islami Bank, Al-Arafah Islami, Mercantile, Modhumoti, Midland, Brac, Exim, Premier, Shahjalal Islami and Trust.
1 October 2023
Banks’ CSR spending falls 9%
During the first half of this year, profits of 35 listed banks in Bangladesh dropped 9 percent year-on-year to Tk 4,160 crore.
1 October 2023
Former Ctg chamber president, his wife ordered to clear Tk 184 crore default loans
The duo has so far defaulted on loans of Tk 904 crore given by different banks
27 September 2023
Gold prices fall slightly
22-carat gold will be Tk 99,960 a bhori from tomorrow
27 September 2023
Forex reserve shrinks by $300 million in a week
The reserves hit $21.15 billion on Sep 26
27 September 2023
None communicated yet regarding ACU payment restriction: BB
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is yet to receive any official communication neither from the US authorities nor from the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) regarding restriction on processing payments linked to the ACU.
26 September 2023
Banks asked to work together to stabilise forex market
The central bank instruction came from a meeting between Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and a delegation of the Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB)
24 September 2023
Bangladesh, 29 others can now trade on Russian currency market
The Russian embassy in Bangladesh shares a list of countries on its verified Facebook page
23 September 2023
EBL wins ‘Visa Excellence Awards’
Eastern Bank PLC has won “Visa Excellence Awards” in four categories in the “Visa Leadership Conclave – Towards a Cashless, Smart Bangladesh 2023”.
18 September 2023