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

Some BB services may be unavailable for 36 hours

Some web-based services of the central bank would remain inaccessible from 8pm on Monday to 8am on Wednesday as it would carry out emergency system maintenance activities, said the Bangladesh Bank in a notice today.
14 August 2023

Banking Sector: Risky loans stand at Tk 377,922cr

The banking sector’s total risky loans amounted to Tk 377,922 crore at the end of last year, in a development that makes for a sobering reading of the actual health of this vital sector of the economy.
13 August 2023

BB funds get costlier for exporters

Interest rate for loans from the Export Facilitation Pre-finance Fund will be 5 percent, up from 4 percent
13 August 2023

Islami Bank tightens lending to mend health

Islami Bank has tightened its lending activities as the embattled bank looks to shore up its financial health by September.
9 August 2023

US anti-corruption teams meets BFIU officials

A four-member delegation, including Richard Nephew, the US State Department coordinator for global anti-corruption, met with officials of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) today
7 August 2023

BB’s Sustainability Rating: Brac, City Bank, IDLC Finance retain top spots

Brac Bank, The City Bank and IDLC Finance Ltd were named as the top banks and non-banks for the third consecutive year in the central bank's Sustainability Rating for 2022
3 August 2023

Thumbprints now mandatory for taking loans

Banks will verify the thumb impressions with EC database
2 August 2023

Dhaka Bank’s profit jumps 31% in Q2

It made a profit of Tk 71.47 crore in Apr-Jun of 2023
1 August 2023

IDLC's profit falls 13% in Q2

It made a profit of Tk 37.83 crore in Apr-Jun period
31 July 2023

BB server glitch disrupts banking transactions

The problem was there for the last couple of days, today it became acute
31 July 2023

Digital bank’s application deadline extended until Aug 17

Entrepreneurs will get more time to prepare quality applications: BB
30 July 2023

Dutch-Bangla Bank’s profit drops 23% in Apr-Jun

Its EPS hit Tk 1.54, down from Tk 2.02 in same period last year
27 July 2023

AB Bank posts 4% jump in profits

Its EPS rose to Tk 0.43 in 2023's H1 from Tk 0.41 in 2022's H1
25 July 2023

NRB Commercial Bank's losses widened in Q2

It hit Tk 0.51 in the negative from Tk 0.065 in the negative in 2022's Q2
25 July 2023

Uttara Bank’s profit falls 18%

Its EPS hit Tk 1.64 in 2023's H1, down from Tk 2 in 2022's H1
25 July 2023

Crystal Insurance to invest Tk 12.5 crore for digital bank

The company is yet to finalise the name of the bank
20 July 2023

Trust Bank's profit jumps 52% in Apr-Jun

It made a profit of Tk 110.6 crore in the quarter
16 July 2023

Credit Suisse inquiry will keep files secret for 50 years

A parliamentary investigation into the collapse of Credit Suisse will keep its files closed for 50 years, according to a parliamentary committee document, a level of secrecy that has triggered concern among Swiss historians.
16 July 2023

Banks can now reschedule default loans of cold storages

The loans can be repaid in 10 years with one-year of grace period
13 July 2023

Which banks have lowest non-performing loans in Bangladesh?

13 have NPL below 3%, much lower than the sectoral ratio of 8%
10 July 2023