Prime Bank declares 30% dividend
Star Business Desk
21 May 2026, 22:19 PM Business
Banks instructed not to manipulate forex market
Star Business Report
19 May 2026, 20:30 PM Business
BB tightens rules for card-to-MFS cash-outs
Star Business Report
19 May 2026, 17:59 PM Business
‘Premier Bank officials behind Tk 3,081cr scam’
Staff Correspondent
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bank bars bank-funded training, seminar for staff
Star Business Report
13 May 2026, 20:38 PM Business
Remittances through agent banking outlets growing
Star Business Report
13 May 2026, 19:47 PM Business
Banks asked to introduce QR-based verification for visa documents
Star Business Report
12 May 2026, 17:56 PM Business

Inflation eases in February

Inflation declined to 9.32% from January's 9.94%
6 March 2025, 09:42 AM

MJL to sell aging oil tanker for $22.7m

MJL Bangladesh PLC, popularly known as Mobil Bangladesh, has decided to sell a secondhand oil tanker for $22.7 million, the company said yesterday.
6 March 2025, 06:41 AM

American chamber calls for tax return exemption for credit card

Currently, personal loans of up to Tk 5 lakh do not require a tax return, but credit cards do. Since credit cards are also a form of loan product, this policy appears contradictory, AmCham said
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM

HSBC recognised as ‘Best Trade Finance Bank’ in Bangladesh

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has been awarded as the “Best Trade Finance Bank” for the seventh year in Bangladesh and the eighth year globally at the Euromoney Trade Finance Survey 2025.
5 March 2025, 14:48 PM

Mutual Trust Bank signs murabaha deal with ITFC to boost trade finance for SMEs

Mutual Trust Bank PLC signed a master murabaha agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, to strengthen trade finance support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the private sector in Bangladesh.
5 March 2025, 14:45 PM

Prime Bank launches ‘Sadaqah Jariyah’ account for ongoing charity

Prime Bank PLC has launched a new Islamic banking product named “Sadaqah Jariyah” account that allows customers to donate to charitable causes continuously.
5 March 2025, 14:36 PM

Bank Asia observes ‘Financial Literacy Day-2025’

Bank Asia PLC observed “Financial Literacy Day-2025” on Monday by organising a series of activities in accordance with the directives set forth by the Bangladesh Bank.
4 March 2025, 14:20 PM

Sonali Bank launches ‘Tri-Party Remittance Campaign’

Sonali Bank PLC launched a year-long “Tri-Party Remittance Campaign 2025” in collaboration with Vista and Western Union, aimed at increasing the flow of foreign remittance through legal channels.
4 March 2025, 14:09 PM

NCC Bank signs remittance disbursement deal with Commerce Plex

NCC Bank PLC signed a remittance disbursement agreement with Commerce Plex Limited (Simpaisa), based in the UK, on Monday, aiming to offer swift and secure remittance services for Bangladeshi expatriates residing in the United Kingdom and the broader EU region.
4 March 2025, 14:03 PM

Exports grow 2.77% in Feb

Bangladesh earns $3.97 billion from exports in the second month of the year
4 March 2025, 08:50 AM

BRAC Bank raises Tk 700cr through subordinated bond

663 unique investors participate in the long-term bond
4 March 2025, 06:19 AM

Humayun Kabir appointed MD of Union Bank

Mohd Humayun Kabir, former executive director of Bangladesh Bank, has been appointed as the managing director (MD) and CEO of the Sharia-based Union Bank PLC.
3 March 2025, 13:55 PM

Trust Bank organises managers’ conference

Trust Bank PLC recently organised a “Managers’ Conference 2025” at the Hotel Baywatch, Inani in Cox’s Bazar.
3 March 2025, 13:45 PM

Eastern Bank signs payroll banking deal with SQ Group

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) recently signed a payroll banking agreement with SQ Group, a leading manufacturer of electrical products in Bangladesh.
3 March 2025, 13:35 PM

Agent banking remittance rises 21% in Dec

Loan disbursement increased a massive 56%
3 March 2025, 10:37 AM

UCB earns over Tk 1,300cr in deposits in 20 days of February

United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC has recorded a remarkable net deposit growth exceeding Tk 1,332 crore in February 2025.
2 March 2025, 14:40 PM

Social Islami Bank organises agent banking conference

Social Islami Bank PLC organised its “Agent Banking Conference 2025” at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently.
2 March 2025, 14:29 PM

Mercantile Bank organises ‘Town Hall Meeting’ in Sylhet

Mercantile Bank PLC recently held a “Town Hall Meeting” at the Grand Sylhet Hotel and Resort in Sylhet.
2 March 2025, 14:25 PM

Bank Asia holds ‘Annual Business Meet-2025’

Bank Asia PLC recently organised its “Annual Business Meet 2025” at the Palace Luxury Resorts in Sylhet.
2 March 2025, 14:18 PM

BRAC Bank expands global remittance network with new partners

BRAC Bank has bolstered its international remittance network through strategic partnerships with six prominent exchange houses in the UK, Canada, Italy, the UAE, Oman, and Qatar.
2 March 2025, 14:13 PM