BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
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1 October 2026 • Business
Remittance inflow hits 11-month low
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1 October 2026 • Top News
Five banks to raise Tk 3,500cr through bonds
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29 September 2026 • Business
Bangladesh Bank bars profit from Islamic credit cards
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29 September 2026 • Business
ADB to give Modern Syntex $50 million for polyester chips project
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29 September 2026 • Business
Two more banks eye Standard Chartered Bangladesh's retail business
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28 September 2026 • Business
Bangladesh Bank widens international card use for buying airline tickets
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28 September 2026 • Business
BB sets strict timelines for Bangla QR payment dispute resolution
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27 September 2026 • Business
Apex Footwear to raise Tk 500 crore through preference shares
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27 September 2026 • Business

aamraActive offers lifestyle privileges to Prime Bank clients

Prime Bank PLC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with aamraActive, a corporate boutique gym in Dhaka, to provide lifestyle privileges to its women banking and priority customers..Mamur Ahmed, senior executive vice-president and head of branch distribution at Prime Bank PLC, and
20 September 2025

City Bank offers Guardian Life policies via Citytouch

City Bank PLC customers can now purchase Guardian Life Insurance Limited policies directly through the bank’s mobile banking application, Citytouch..The new feature allows users to browse products, buy policies instantly, and submit claims anytime, anywhere, all through a single platform,
18 September 2025

Eastern Bank opens sub-branch in Munshiganj

Eastern Bank PLC has opened a new sub-branch at Zom Zom Tower on Bhagyakul Road in Sreenagar, Munshiganj..M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking at Eastern Bank PLC, inaugurated the sub-branch as chief guest today, according to a press release.</
18 September 2025

Mastercard, Islami Bank launch digital payment ecosystem at Rajshahi University

Global digital payment solution provider Mastercard, in collaboration with Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, has launched the country’s first fully cashless university campus at Rajshahi University under Bangladesh Bank’s “Cashless Bangladesh” initiative..The transformation will allow students,
18 September 2025

Prime Bank signs payroll banking deal with Progressive Life

Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a payroll banking agreement with Progressive Life Insurance Company Limited dedicated to ensuring a future of its policyholders..M Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of Prime Bank PLC, and Zakariya Ahad, former chairman and sponsor director of P
18 September 2025

Premier Bank opens relocated Kolakopa branch

Premier Bank PLC has recently opened its relocated Kolakopa branch at Nawabganj Bazar on College Road in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka, aiming to provide modern, best-in-class services to its customers..Md Sazzad Hossain, independent director and chairman of the risk management committee of P
18 September 2025

Akhteruddin Mahmood appointed DMD of Bank Asia

Akhteruddin Mahmood has been appointed as deputy managing director (DMD) and chief human resources officer of Bank Asia PLC, with effect from September 14, 2025..Before joining Bank Asia, Mahmood was serving as head of human resources at BRAC Bank PLC, where he played a defining role in sh
18 September 2025

Sonali Bank announces results of 100-day special programme

Sonali Bank PLC has announced the evaluation results of its 100-day special programme..Md Shawkat Ali Khan, managing director and chief executive officer of Sonali Bank PLC, declared the results at the bank’s head office in Dhaka yesterday, according to a press release..Khan Iqubal H
18 September 2025

Bangladesh’s growth is powered by agriculture: BB Governor

Agricultural loans are not only boosting farmers’ productivity but also driving rural development and improving living standards, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur at a programme today..“As far as Bangladesh has progressed, it has done so hand in hand with agriculture. The n
18 September 2025

Southeast Bank saw Tk 1,172 crore operating profit in 2024

Southeast Bank PLC has reported consolidated operating profit of Tk 1,172.12 crore for the year 2024..The bank’s total deposits stood at Tk 41,134.39 crore, while its total assets reached Tk 54,585.86 crore as of 31 December 2024. The figures were disclosed at the bank’s 30th annual genera
17 September 2025

NCC Bank signs deal with FinCoach for business development

NCC Bank PLC has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with FinCoach Bangladesh Limited, an online financial marketplace, to enhance customer access to deposit products as well as retail and SME loan products through digital platforms..M Khurshed Alam, additional managing director
17 September 2025

NRB Bank leads cashless Bangladesh campaign in Cumilla

NRB Bank PLC organised a two-day seminar, campaign, and roadshow titled “Cashless Bangladesh” at various venues in Cumilla, aimed at promoting the Cashless Bangladesh Initiative and expanding transactions through Bangla QR..Officials from 45 banks operating in the Cumilla region actively p
17 September 2025

Dhaka Bank clients to get Mercedes-Benz service discount

Dhaka Bank PLC has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rancon Motors Limited, the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Bangladesh..Md Mostaque Ahmed, deputy managing director and chief emerging market officer of Dhaka Bank PLC, and Redwanul Zia, chief exe
17 September 2025

Merger plan for five Islamic banks gets clearance

BB to appoint administrative teams
16 September 2025

Prime Bank, BFIU organise anti-money laundering training in Moulvibazar

Prime Bank PLC recently organised a daylong training programme on the “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML & CFT)” under the initiative of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) in Moulvibazar..A total of 90 bankers from various scheduled ban
16 September 2025

City Bank, UNFPA sign deal to empower women in healthcare

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has signed a partnership agreement with City Bank PLC under the Komlaphul Pharmacy Initiative to train young women as pharmacy associates across Bangladesh..Catherine Breen Kamkong, UNFPA representative in Bangladesh, and Mashrur Arefin, managing
16 September 2025

BRAC Bank rolls out nationwide financial literacy initiative

BRAC Bank PLC has launched financial literacy awareness programmes in educational institutions across all 64 districts of Bangladesh, with the aim of educating and empowering young people..The initiative, undertaken in alignment with Bangladesh Bank’s “Youth Festival 2025” (Tarunner Utsab
16 September 2025

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Mezbaul Haque resigns

Objections were raised against him after the ouster of the Awami League government
16 September 2025

Trust Bank launches entrepreneurship training in Rangamati

Trust Bank PLC, in collaboration with Bangladesh Bank and the Ministry of Finance, has launched a one-month “Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme” under the SICIP Project at the Centre for Integrated Programme and Development (CIPD) on Technical Training Centre (TTC) Road in Rangamati
16 September 2025

Unified instant payment system in the offing: BB governor

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will soon launch a unified instant payment system to curb the growing demand for cash, Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.
15 September 2025