Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
25 August 2026
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Business
No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
23 August 2026
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Banks
Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
20 August 2026
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Business
BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
20 August 2026
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Business
World Bank studying feasibility of mortgage refinance company in Bangladesh
20 August 2026
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Business
IFC commits $30.7 million loan to Popular Pharmaceuticals for API imports
19 August 2026
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Business
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
19 August 2026
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Business
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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Business
City Bank plans to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,000 crore
16 August 2026
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Business
Tk 2000cr for refinancing state banks injustice: Bablu
Jatiya Party lawmaker Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu blasts Finance Minister AMA Muhith for allocating Tk 2000 crore in a bid to refinance different state banks in the proposed budget for FY 2017-18.
20 June 2017
Asean and South Asia take lead in infrastructure race
Asean and South Asia are building infrastructure at an unprecedented rate. Anyone who travels the capital cities of this region knows it
19 June 2017
BB reconsidering cap on credit card interest rate
Bangladesh Bank is weighing the case for resetting the cap on credit card interest rate it had set last month following fervent protest from banks.
19 June 2017
China freezes 1,000 bank accounts of Burmese traders
Transactions in Muse are becoming difficult as Chinese banks have frozen over 1,000 bank accounts with estimated deposits of Ks40 billion (US$29.42 million) belonging to Burmese traders.
19 June 2017
BASIC Bank to get fresh Tk 1,000cr
Scam-hit BASIC Bank is set to get Tk 1,000 crore of taxpayers' money to once again meet its capital deficit despite criticism from economists.
15 June 2017
Hike in excise duty on bank deposits may be scrapped
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday hinted that the government may withdraw the proposed increase in excise duty on account balance of more than Tk 1 lakh from 2017-18.
14 June 2017
Govt to review excise duty on bank accounts
MA Mannan, state minister for finance and planning, yesterday hinted that the finance ministry may reconsider its proposal to hike the
13 June 2017
Islamic banking growing rapidly
Islamic banking is growing rapidly in Bangladesh with a market share of about 20 percent, though the country does not have a full-fledged law for the sector, according to a research.
8 June 2017
Banks put on alert over fake notes
Bangladesh Bank has asked all commercial banks to be cautious about fake notes as forgers may attempt to release counterfeit notes ahead of the Eid festivals cashing in on increased demand.
7 June 2017
Stop injecting funds into state banks
Half a million people would have been brought out of poverty had the government allocated Tk 2,000 crore to the poor instead of doling out money to the state banks, analysts said yesterday.
7 June 2017
Agent banking getting popular with remitters
Remittance inflow through agent banking rose significantly in the first quarter of 2017 as the service is increasingly gaining ground thanks to its cost-effectiveness.
6 June 2017
Underperforming banks should merge
The banks that are failing to keep pace with the fast-growing financial sector should merge with each other, according to a top banker.
31 May 2017
BB should look into Islami Bank issue: analysts
Bangladesh Bank should intervene to restore stability in the trouble-hit Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd and avoid
27 May 2017
State banks to get Tk 1,700cr to plug capital shortfall
The government will keep an allocation in next year's budget to meet state banks' capital deficit in continuation of a years-long trend
25 May 2017
Islami Bank removes Syed Ahsanul as vice chairman
The board of directors of Islami Bank removes Syed Ahsanul Alam, from his post of vice chairman at the bank.
23 May 2017
Business opportunities rising in Bangladesh
Foreign companies should invest in Bangladesh as the opportunities the country offers far outweigh the challenges, said a top banker.
20 May 2017
Citi gets new country officer
N Rajashekaran has recently been appointed as the new country officer of Citi for Bangladesh.
18 May 2017
Four state banks' Tk 27,700cr loans caught in legal tussle
The credit amounts of the four state banks that are stuck in lawsuits pending with the money loan court rose Tk 5,600 crore in 2016.
15 May 2017
AB Bank faces fund crisis for bad loans
AB Bank is facing financial crunch after its provision shortfall totalled Tk 1,340 crore at the end of 2016.
10 May 2017
Banks planning to move 9,000 jobs from Britain because of Brexit
The largest global banks in London plan to move about 9,000 jobs to the continent in the next two years, public statements and
8 May 2017