Mercantile Bank PLC has opened a relocated Motijheel branch at the Dhaka Chamber Building in the capital's Motijheel today to provide timely and superior banking services..Taskeen Ahmed, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), inaugurated the branch as the chief gue

The bank was created through the merger of five troubled Islamic banks

Bank Asia PLC, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (RDA), Bogura, has implemented a two-tier solar-powered irrigation project in Pirgacha upazila of Rangpur as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives..The initiative aims to support marginal fa

Tanjil Chowdhury has been re-elected as the chairman of Prime Bank PLC at the bank’s 585th board of directors meeting..Chowdhury first assumed the role in 2020 and has since led Prime Bank through a transformative period of growth and innovation, according to a press release..Under h

NRBC Bank PLC has achieved the ‘Silver Rank’ in the Asia Sustainability Reporting Rating-2025 by the National Centre for Corporate Reporting (NCCR), Indonesia, in collaboration with the Institute of Certified Sustainability Practitioners (ICSP)..Md Touhidul Alam Khan, managing director and

Dhaka Bank PLC, in collaboration with Mastercard, recently launched Bangladesh’s first youth-centric dual currency prepaid card, branded as “Spark”, at an event held at a hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka..Designed exclusively to empower the country’s young and digitally active generation, the card

The bank will begin operations with Tk 35,000 crore of capital, highest in Bangladesh

A default rate exceeding one-third of total loans poses a severe challenge, he said

Md Khalid Mahmood Khan has been appointed managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Southeast Bank PLC, effective today..Prior to his appointment, Khan served at Mutual Trust Bank PLC as an additional managing director and chief business officer, according to a press relea

Pubali Bank PLC has recently launched a co-branded credit card with the University of Dhaka at the Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on the university campus..Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan, vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka, inaugurated the card as the chief guest, according to a press rel

IFIC Bank PLC has appointed Sheikh Akhter Uddin Ahmed as a deputy managing director (DMD), effective from November 25, 2025..Ahmed began his professional banking career at National Bank PLC as a probationary officer in 1998, according to a press release. .He developed strong foundati

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sunlife Insurance Company Limited, enabling seamless premium collection, enhanced data security, real-time reporting, and efficient financial reconciliation across Sunlife’s operational network..This partnership

Uttara Bank PLC has launched a Contact Centre in Dhaka today. Md Abul Hashem, managing director and chief executive officer of Uttara Bank PLC, inaugurated the centre as the chief guest, according to a press release..Equipped with modern and advanced technology, the centre will provi

Today, fresh Tk 350 crore liquidity support approved for the to-be-merged banks, taking the total to Tk 35,300 crore

National Bank PLC has launched the “Remittance Cash Payment Automation” system, marking a bold step forward in the bank’s digital transformation..Adil Chowdhury, managing director of National Bank PLC, inaugurated the new system at the bank’s head office in Dhaka on Tuesday, according to a

Pubali Bank PLC recently organised the “CLS Agent Conference-2025” at its head office in Motijheel, Dhaka..Mohammad Ali, managing director and CEO of Pubali Bank PLC, attended the conference as the chief guest, according to a press release..Ali emphasised increasing the efficiency of

BB adds that net NPL is a more reliable measure for boards, shareholders, and foreign investors

This is the highest bad loan ratio since 2000

It did not clarify what would constitute essential travel

Mahtab Osmani has been appointed as the deputy managing director (DMD) and head of corporate business, international banking, and export finance at Bank Asia PLC, effective from November 25, 2025..Osmani brings 24 years of distinguished experience from Standard Chartered Bank, where he pro