BB announces Tk 60,000 crore stimulus package for private sector
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Prime Bank declares 30% dividend
21 May 2026, 22:19 PM
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Banks instructed not to manipulate forex market
19 May 2026, 20:30 PM
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BB tightens rules for card-to-MFS cash-outs
19 May 2026, 17:59 PM
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‘Premier Bank officials behind Tk 3,081cr scam’
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bank bars bank-funded training, seminar for staff
13 May 2026, 20:38 PM
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Remittances through agent banking outlets growing
13 May 2026, 19:47 PM
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Explainer / What Bangladesh Bank’s NBFI liquidation plan means for depositors
13 May 2026, 19:08 PM
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Banks asked to introduce QR-based verification for visa documents
12 May 2026, 17:56 PM
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The 6.5% trap: how a national fiscal data centre can save our economy
11 May 2026, 21:01 PM
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Prime Bank teams up with Dhaka Ahsania Mission for charity work
Prime Bank PLC recently entered into a partnership agreement with Dhaka Ahsania Mission, a non-profit social services organisation based in Dhaka..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Prof Golam Rahman, president of the organisation, signed the agreement at the
20 March 2025, 14:49 PM
Should the BSEC hire government officials, or not?
Mixed reactions came from different quarters
20 March 2025, 07:26 AM
Islamic banks see deposit shift
Islamic wings of conventional banks have become the preferred choice for religiously inclined depositors as many full-fledged Shariah-based banks struggle with a crisis of trust..This shift has emerged after controversies and financial scandals involving Shariah-based banks, many of which
19 March 2025, 15:21 PM
NCC Bank gets new AMD
M Khurshed Alam was appointed as the new additional managing director (AMD) of the National Credit and Commerce Bank (NCC Bank) PLC yesterday..Prior to assuming his new role at NCC Bank, Alam was serving at Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) as the deputy managing director..He had worked in vari
19 March 2025, 13:40 PM
Bengal Commercial Bank opens Mirpur branch
Bengal Commercial Bank PLC (BGCB) recently launched a new branch in the capital’s Mirpur..Md Jashim Uddin, chairman of the bank and president of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, inaugurated the branch, according to a press release..Md Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury, director of t
19 March 2025, 13:26 PM
Tk 721 crore remittance case settled for just Tk 15,543 in taxes
SM Faruqi Hasan, founding president of the Ontario unit of the Awami League, is involved in the case
19 March 2025, 06:45 AM
Uttara Bank announces 35% dividends
Uttara declared the dividend when many banks were not allowed to do so due to strict regulatory rules
19 March 2025, 06:03 AM
Tanveer Ahmed elected vice-chairman of Meghna Bank
Tanveer Ahmed has been appointed as the vice-chairman of Meghna Bank PLC..A distinguished business professional with 18 years of exceptional achievement in the readymade garment (RMG) sector and the construction industry, Ahmed has successfully led Elegant Group since 2007. .Under hi
18 March 2025, 14:46 PM
UCB signs MoU with Raise Project to support returnee migrant workers
United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Raise Project, an initiative under the Wage Earners Welfare Board (WEWB), to facilitate access to finance for returnee migrant workers aspiring to start their own businesses..Adnan Masud, addition
18 March 2025, 14:16 PM
NRBC Bank opens Borhanuddin sub-branch in Bhola
NRBC Bank PLC launched a new sub-branch in Borhanuddin upazila, Bhola yesterday..Md Hafiz Ibrahim, a former member of parliament, inaugurated the sub-branch as the chief guest, according to a press release..Mohammad Obaidul Haque, former executive director of Bangladesh Bank, princip
18 March 2025, 14:16 PM
Prime Bank partners with Mastul Foundation for charity work
Prime Bank PLC recently signed a partnership agreement with Mastul Foundation, a non-profit charity organisation in Bangladesh..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Kazi Reaz Rahman, executive director of the foundation, signed the agreement at the bank’s corpor
18 March 2025, 14:16 PM
SBAC Bank’s MD resigns six months before end of his term
Habibur Rahman, managing director (MD) and CEO of the South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank (SBAC) PLC, has resigned on personal grounds.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Banks must allocate 27% of loans to SMEs by 2029: BB
Bangladesh Bank has set a target for banks and financial institutions to disburse 27 percent of their total loans to cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (SMEs) by 2029 to promote business growth and employment.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Shahjalal Islami Bank opens ATM booth at Excellent Tiles Industries in Bhaluka
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC launched an ATM booth at the premises of Excellent Tiles Industries Limited in Bhaluka, Mymensingh on Sunday, aiming to provide fast and round-the-clock banking services to customers..Abdul Halim, a director of the bank, inaugurated the ATM booth as the chief gues
17 March 2025, 14:12 PM
Al-Arafah Islami Bank strikes payroll banking deal with Lubana General Hospital
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Lubana General Hospital Limited to provide payroll banking services for the hospital’s employees..Md Abdullah Al Mamun, deputy managing director of the bank, and Md Shah Zahirul Islam, managing director of the hospital, signed the agre
17 March 2025, 14:10 PM
Number of small accounts rises: BB
The number of Tk 10/50/100 accounts—excluding School Banking, Street Urchins, and Working Children Accounts—stood at 2.81 crore, with total deposits of Tk 46,851.15 crore during the quarter under review
17 March 2025, 13:42 PM
Azam J Chowdhury to raise his stake in Green Delta
He will buy 5.93 lakh shares from a sponsor of the same company
17 March 2025, 06:53 AM
Uzma Chowdhury elected as chairperson of Meghna Bank
Uzma Chowdhury has been elected as the chairperson of Meghna Bank PLC.
16 March 2025, 15:00 PM
Sonali Bank holds business conference in Chattogram
Sonali Bank PLC recently organised a “Divisional Business Conference-2025” for officers of Chattogram North and South at the World Trade Centre in the port city.
16 March 2025, 14:54 PM
Prime Bank partners with As-Sunnah Foundation for charity work
Prime Bank PLC recently signed a partnership agreement with As-Sunnah Foundation, a non-political and non-profit religious charity organisation based in Bangladesh.
16 March 2025, 14:15 PM