Dhaka Bank has recently re-elected the chairman of its board of directors. 

The Bangladesh Bank will declare tomorrow its monetary policy statement (MPS) for fiscal 2022-23.

The chairmen of non-bank financial institutions along with the heads of executive, audit and risk management committees who hold directorships of associated subsidiaries or foundations will be able to continue to serve in the latter positions until December this year.

The borrowers of non-bank financial institutions will enjoy a flexible loan repayment facility up to December this year.

Prime Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with healthcare service provider Response Plus Holding PJSC recently enabling discounts for the bank’s “monarch” clients at Burjeel Hospital and Tajmeel centres in United Arab Emirates. 

The Bangladesh Bank today asked non-bank financial institutions to form ‘complaint cell’ at their head offices and branches to resolve the complaints of clients.

He came up with the remark while delivering speech at the “First MAM Kazemi Memorial Lecture on Monetary Policy” held in Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management.

City Bank recently signed an agreement with Evercare Hospital Dhaka and Evercare Hospital Chittagong enabling Citygem priority banking customers to avail complimentary health screening along with a companion once a year. 

Bengal Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Jamuna Bank for a “VISA International Associate Membership”.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today told the parliament that as of March this year, the amount of defaulted loans in the country was Tk 126,369 crore.

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) Foundation recently signed an agreement with Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS) to provide eye care facilities to the underprivileged segment of the country.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday said the interested candidates for the post of managing directors of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) have to obtain at least 20 years of working experience at banks or NBFIs.

A key role of central banks is to conduct monetary policy to achieve price stability and help attain targeted economic growth.

Trading of City Bank Perpetual Bond yesterday began at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) under settlement category “N”.

Midland Bank has focused on further strengthening its digital banking means instead of expanding its network of branches aggressively so as to attract more tech-savvy clients, said Managing Director Md Ahsan-uz Zaman. 

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to continue providing banking services to clients in the flood affected areas of the country through their offices in adjacent places that remain unaffected.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday said it would review a proposal from the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) to reinstate the relaxed loan classification policy until December this year.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $143 million policy-based loan to Bangladesh to improve the volume, efficiency, predictability, and security of cross-border trade in the country.

Funds deposited by Bangladeshi citizens and banks with different Swiss banks witnessed a massive rise of 55 percent to 871 million Swiss francs (CHF), about Tk 8,266 crore, in 2021 compared to the previous year.

Bank Asia Ltd, in association with Bangladesh Bank, recently organised a month-long “Entrepreneurship Development Programme” for small-and-medium entrepreneurs in Cox’s Bazar.