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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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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Banks asked not to hold iftar party on large scale
The Bangladesh Bank has asked banks not to arrange iftar parties on a large scale this Ramadan in order to avoid excessive expenditures.
3 April 2023
Farmers should get easy agriculture loans: Razzaque
AB Bank disburses Tk 1 lakh each as loan to 1,500 farmers in Madhupur, Dhanbari
2 April 2023
Depositors can only open online account in post office from July
Savers will not be able to open accounts at post offices manually from the first day of July this year, the Internal Resources Division (IRD) said in a notification.
1 April 2023
Bankers to pay exporters Tk 105 for every US dollar
From the beginning of March, bankers have been paying Tk 104 for a dollar to exporters.
30 March 2023
IFIC Bank shortens name, assumes PLC suffix
The change came into effect yesterday.
29 March 2023
Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?
Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.
28 March 2023
No minimum deposit for micro-merchant accountholders now
Small merchants who have personal retail accounts will not have to maintain any minimum deposit and face any account maintenance fee, according to a central bank notice.
20 March 2023
Banks to pay 4% penal interest for unpaid EDF loans
Currently, the volume of the EDF is $6 billion and the interest rate on EDF loans is 4.5%
19 March 2023
Bangladesh Bank buys Islami Bank’s land for Tk 110 crore
The Bangladesh Bank has bought 72.8 decimals of land from Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) in the capital for Tk 110 crore.
16 March 2023
Banks open 9:30am to 4pm in Ramadan
Banks in Bangladesh will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm on every working day during Ramadan, which may begin next week based on the sighting of the moon.
15 March 2023
UCB Asset to launch stable income open-ended fund
The fund offers several unique features designed to benefit retail savers
12 March 2023
‘Board of directors, CEOs play significant roles in banks’
BB Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder says at the 21st Nurul Matin Memorial Lecture on Ethics in Banking
11 March 2023
Forex reserves fall to $31.15 billion
Bangladesh Bank cleared $1.05 billion ACU payment on March 6
9 March 2023
Brac Bank to recruit 500 female sales officials to serve women entrepreneurs
Brac Bank has set this unique example on the eve of International Women's Day by appointing an all-women sales team.
8 March 2023
Sick industries to get loans at banks’ cost of fund
Sick industries have to apply to respective banks by June 30 to get the benefit
6 March 2023
Banks get nod to complete procedures to add PLC suffix
A PLC is a public company and is the equivalent of a US publicly traded company that carries the Inc. or corporation designation
22 February 2023
Default loans rises nearly 17%
Habitual defaulters' reluctance to repay the funds fuelled the amount to reach Tk 120,656 crore
19 February 2023
President-elect Shahabuddin resigns from Islami Bank’s board
Shahabuddin was made IBBL director in June 2017 after the change of ownership of the bank
13 February 2023
Deutsche Bank opens representative office in Dhaka
The leading global bank joins over 70 other German companies already present in Bangladesh
9 February 2023
Banking diploma made mandatory for bankers' promotion
Bangladesh Bank has made securing the banking diploma mandatory for bankers to get promoted to senior officers and above
8 February 2023