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
Banks' capital rises
Banks' overall capital rose 1.6 percent in the April-June quarter but the capital base of state banks shrank further though they were
27 September 2016
ADB revises up growth forecast for Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank yesterday estimated Bangladesh's economic growth at 7.1 percent for fiscal 2015-16, which is higher
27 September 2016
Muhith defers release of probe report again
The government has once again deferred the release of the probe report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist for the sake of bringing back the money from the Philippines.
21 September 2016
Govt won’t publish BB heist probe report ‘now’
Retracting from a previous position, Bangladesh government says it will not be publishing “now” the probe report on US$101 million heist from central bank’s reserve in New York.
21 September 2016
SWIFT moves to rein in fraudulent bank transfers
The SWIFT inter-bank messaging network will launch a new tool in December to help clients identify more quickly any unauthorised
20 September 2016
Bangladesh economist WB head in India
Junaid Ahmad, a Bangladeshi economist, has taken over as the World Bank's new country director for India, replacing Onno Ruhl who
20 September 2016
SWIFT plans measure to help spot fraudulent bank transfers
The SWIFT inter-bank messaging network plans to send daily reports to clients to help them more quickly identify unauthorised payment instructions like those used by hackers to steal $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank in February.
20 September 2016
Inspect NRB Commercial Bank, court asks BB
The High Court asked Bangladesh Bank to carry out an inspection of NRB Commercial Bank after allegations of irregularities were
11 September 2016
Islami Bank recasts itself to stay on as leader
Islami Bank has put itself in good stead for future after it restructured its board with a dozen of new faces with experience and
11 September 2016
Mobile money transactions fall 24pc in July
Daily transactions via mobile phone declined 23.81 percent to Tk 587.99 crore on average in July from the previous month.
10 September 2016
Rush for cash, but call money market calm
The call money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid festivals due to cash withdrawal pressure, has remained calm this year, indicating lenders have adequate liquidity.
8 September 2016
BB moves to fix land tussle of People's Leasing
The central bank yesterday hosted a tripartite meeting to resolve the land tussle of scam-hit People's Leasing and Financial Services or PLFS, a non-bank financial institution.
29 August 2016
ATM hackers steal Bt12m in Thailand
Thailand has suffered its first ATM (automatic teller machine) hack, which affected 21 cash machines in Bangkok and other provinces resulting in stolen cash totalling more than Bt12 million, while another 200 ATMs are suspected of having been infected with computer viruses.
24 August 2016
New chairman of NRB Global Bank
Nizam Chowdhury has recently been elected as the chairman of NRB Global Bank.
23 August 2016
Bangladesh officials to meet Fed, US investigators over heist: sources
A team from Bangladesh will meet officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Justice in New York in connection with the cyber theft of $81 million from the South Asian country's central bank in February, sources say.
15 August 2016
BB stands to retrieve $15m for now
The Philippines Department of Justice will appeal to a court by August 30 as part of its effort to return $15 million of Bangladesh Bank's
14 August 2016
BB sets foreign currency rules for economic zones
Bangladesh Bank yesterday issued a new notice on foreign exchange regulations for enterprises and developers in planned economic zones as the government seeks to attract more investors.
10 August 2016
WB to give $120m to upgrade connectivity
The World Bank will provide $120 million to Bangladesh to develop infrastructure in the bordering areas, which will upgrade regional
9 August 2016
Mahia Juned, first female DMD of City Bank
Mahia Juned has recently been promoted to the deputy managing director (DMD) of City Bank.
2 August 2016
BB officials visit Manila to seek recovery of bank heist money
Officials from the Bangladesh central bank are visiting Manila this week to pressure the authorities in the Philippines to find ways to
2 August 2016