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
New BB governor Fazle Kabir joins office
The new governor of Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir starts his first day at work this noon, four days after he was appointed governor of the central bank by the government.
20 March 2016
Banking outlook bleak
State-owned commercial banks continue to be plagued by poor capitalisation, weak asset quality and substandard management quality
19 March 2016
Russian central bank, fearing inflation, keeps key rate high
Russia's central bank on Friday kept its key rate steady as inflation fears outweighed any temptation to use recent ruble strength as an
19 March 2016
State banks miss out on WB's low-cost funds
State banks plagued with bad loans are not eligible to disburse the World Bank's low-cost foreign currency long-term funds among
19 March 2016
Cyber heist: IGP dwells on int’l agencies’ help
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque has said if needed, help would be sought from the international agencies dealing with money laundering, for unveiling the clue to the $101 million cyber heist at Bangladesh Bank.
19 March 2016
CID-FBI meeting over BB heist deferred to Sunday
The meeting between police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation over the cyber heist of Bangladesh Bank’s account deferred to Sunday.
18 March 2016
Philippine senator sees 'very low' chance of recovery of $81m stolen from BB
There is a “very low” chance that the government will be able to retrieve the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank because the money is now likely outside the country, Philippine senator says.
17 March 2016
Banking secretary too was unaware of the fund heist
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said the banking secretary has been made an officer on special duty for being uninformed about the cyber heist at the Bangladesh Bank.
16 March 2016
Philippines bank manager 'confessed wrongdoing', says trader
A businessman of the Philippines implicated RCBC branch manager Maia Santos-Deguito in the alleged scheme to launder US$81 million, saying she confessed she had done something wrong by opening an account in his name and even apologised for it.
16 March 2016
BB files case over $101m cyber theft
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday filed a case in connection with last month's heist of $101 million from its account with the Fed.
15 March 2016
Atiur's legacy: mostly brilliant
Atiur Rahman, who resigned as the Bangladesh Bank governor yesterday over the mishandling of the heist episode, championed financial inclusion, digitalisation of banking system, and socially and environmentally responsible financing in his nearly seven-year tenure.
15 March 2016
Fazle Kabir to be made new BB governor: Muhith
The government decides to appoint former finance secretary and incumbent chairman of state-run Sonali Bank Fazle Kabir as new governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB), Finance Minister AMA Muhith says.
15 March 2016
Muhith cancels press confce after governor’s resignation
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has cancelled his press conference minutes after the Bangladesh Bank governor resigned over the recent heist of $101 million out of the bank’s account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.
15 March 2016
Banking secy was unaware of BB cyber heist
Finance ministry's secretary for banking division says he was unaware of the cyber heist, where a sum of $101 million was swindled out, throughout the last month.
13 March 2016
Action against Bangladesh Bank: Muhith
The finance ministry will take action against Bangladesh Bank for not informing the government formally about the bank’s $101 million cyber heist, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says.
13 March 2016
FireEye hired to help probe Bangladesh Bank heist: Sources
FireEye Inc's Mandiant forensics division is helping to investigate a cyber heist at Bangladesh's central bank last month that netted more than $80 million, people familiar with the matter tell Reuters.
11 March 2016
StanChart's landmark bid to claw back bonuses faces legal quagmire
Standard Chartered's landmark attempt to claw back bonuses paid to staff deemed responsible for its current woes could be fraught
25 February 2016
IFC buys 5pc of City Bank
The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has invested more than Tk 131 crore to hold 5 percent of local City Bank's shares.
24 February 2016
DBBL introduces virtual cards for app developers
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd has rolled out virtual cards for individual app developers and programmers, solving the difficulties they face when making international transactions online.
24 February 2016
StanChart posts first loss in 26 years as revamp costs bite
Standard Chartered reported its first annual loss since 1989 as hefty restructuring costs and weak commodity prices took their toll on
23 February 2016