Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
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BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
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19 August 2026 Business
NCC Bank gets nod for 20 Islamic branches
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19 August 2026 Business
Borrowers of NBFIs must withdraw lawsuits to get policy support
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17 August 2026 Business
City Bank plans to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,000 crore
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16 August 2026 Business
BRAC Bank's profit surges 57% in Jan-June 2026
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15 August 2026 Business

Bangladesh economy to rebound next fiscal year

HSBC says in Global Research report
7 October 2024

Freeze accounts of Bashundhara Group chairman, MD, family

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) yesterday asked banks to freeze all personal accounts of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, his son and group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, and their family members.
6 October 2024

Banks asked to freeze accounts of Mahbubul Alam Hanif

The BFIU also asked to suspend the transactions in the personal and privately-owned institutional accounts of Hanif
6 October 2024

Banks asked to share account details of Munni Saha

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit’s five-day deadline to submit the details ends tomorrow
6 October 2024

Stocks post sharp fall

The DSEX edged down 1.53% from the previous day
6 October 2024

e-filing of tax returns crosses 50,000 in less than a month

The NBR relaunched the e-filing portal on Sep 9
3 October 2024

NBR forms taskforce to reform income tax law

Tax Commissioner Ikhtiar Uddin is heading the seven-member task force
3 October 2024

Four lenders get Tk 945 crore liquidity support from five other banks

FSIBL gets Tk 300 crore, SIBL Tk 350 crore, Global Islami Tk 25 crore and National Tk 270 crore
2 October 2024

Non-resident Bangladeshis can now get up to Tk 10 lakh in bank loans

Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home
2 October 2024

Inflation eases in Sep but still above 9%

The consumer price index stood at 9.92%, down from previous month's 10.49%
2 October 2024

FSIBL customers, employees scuffle for cash shortage

The bank's Dilkusha branch could give only Tk 5,000 each who went to withdraw money 
2 October 2024

BFIU seeks bank account details of Shakib Al Hasan, wife

In a letter today, the anti-money laundering agency has requested that banks and non-bank financial institutions submit information on their accounts within the next five business days.
2 October 2024

EBL, German embassy team up for Climate Change Action Award

The award will promote climate change adaptation and mitigation
1 October 2024

Remittance rises 80% in September

Migrant Bangladeshis sent in $2.40 billion in September, 8.12% higher than August
1 October 2024

Debt servicing surges 47% in Jul-Aug

The amount hit $589 million in the first two months of FY25
30 September 2024

Banks to freeze accounts of Nabil Group chairman, MD

The anti-money laundering agency also directed banks to freeze the accounts of companies owned by them
30 September 2024

Alamgir Kabir era ends at Southeast Bank after 20 years

Southeast Bank elects its founding chairman MA Kashem as its new chairman
30 September 2024

Govt restructures task force on bringing back money illegally taken abroad

Headed by Bangladesh Bank governor, the nine-member task force became operational with immediate effect
29 September 2024

Islamic banks see rise in gross default loan

The banks’ unclassified rescheduled loan also rose, according to Financial Stability Report 2023
29 September 2024

BB won’t print taka or sell dollar to tackle crisis

The central bank will not print money or sell dollars from reserves to solve the problems in the financial sector, said its governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.
24 September 2024