BB eases forex rules for ship leasing by local companies
18 June 2026, 19:49 PM
Business
Bangla QR scales to 9.63 lakh merchants
16 June 2026, 20:50 PM
Business
Islami Bank to reactivate closed deposit accounts to boost cash flow
15 June 2026, 21:08 PM
Business
Islami Bank stock trading halted
15 June 2026, 19:03 PM
Business
Bangladesh's tax collection falls behind economic expansion
14 June 2026, 20:00 PM
Business
Asset recovery key to bank recapitalisation success: BAB
14 June 2026, 19:38 PM
Business
Bangladesh’s per capita GNI surpasses $3,000 for first time
10 June 2026, 20:12 PM
Business
Bangladesh Bank appoints observer to Islami Bank amid unrest
10 June 2026, 19:18 PM
Business
Islami Bank seeks Tk 10,000 crore liquidity support from Bangladesh Bank
9 June 2026, 21:26 PM
Banking
Beximco, Islami Bank shares tumble as floor price lifted
9 June 2026, 19:30 PM
Business
Currency Swap: Sri Lanka gets another $100m from Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank has lent $100 million more to Sri Lanka to help the island nation stay afloat tackling a foreign exchange crisis.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Nagad’s Tk 510cr bond gets nod
The stock market regulator has approved Nagad’s zero coupon bond on condition that some regulatory requirements are fulfilled for raising Tk 510 crore in funds.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
10 banks face show-cause for low deposit rates
Bangladesh Bank has asked 10 banks to explain why they maintained a high interest rate spread for long depriving depositors.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
StanChart Saadiq wins Islamic awards
Standard Chartered Saadiq Bangladesh has been recognised as “Islamic Bank of the Year” and “Best Islamic Retail Bank” at The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2021 yesterday.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Brac Bank to raise Tk 600cr thru bonds
Brac Bank has decided to raise Tk 600 crore by issuing a non-convertible bond with a view to providing home loans to the country’s lower and middle income groups.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
BB extends relaxed loan classification policy
Bangladesh Bank has further extended the period during which its relaxed loan classification policy would stay in effect, given the ongoing business slowdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM
HSBC, Beza, Brac to plant mangroves in Mirsarai
HSBC Bangladesh has recently partnered with Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) and Brac to grow mangrove plantations in Mirsarai.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Using mortgage to build, own a property
Building homes or buying other properties require a large amount of funds. But there are many people who can’t afford to pay the entire cost out of their pockets.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank lifts dollar sale to halt taka slide
After buying a record amount of US dollars last year, Bangladesh Bank has begun selling the American greenback following a decline in remittance and an increase in imports.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Monthly MFS transaction limit remains unchanged
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday said that the highest monthly transaction limit of Tk 2 lakh from person to person through mobile financial services (MFS) would remain unchanged.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM
EBL, ADB sign trade financing deal
Eastern Bank has recently signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) under a trade finance programme.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Taliban name acting head of central bank
The Taliban have appointed an acting head of Afghanistan’s central bank to help ease growing economic turmoil, more than a week after the Islamist movement seized the capital Kabul, a statement said on Monday.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Fintech: key to conveniences
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, little he did know his invention would be a tool to transform life, society and economy hundred years later.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Bengal Commercial Bank signs credit rating deal
Bengal Commercial Bank and Credit Rating Information & Services recently signed an agreement at the bank’s head office in Dhaka for the bank’s credit rating
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Mercantile Bank Securities reelects chairman, vice-chairman
Mercantile Bank Securities has recently witnessed the reelection of its chairman and vice-chairman at its 59th board meeting.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Tk 3,000cr refinance scheme for farmers
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to roll out a fresh refinance scheme worth Tk 3,000 crore for the agriculture sector.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Default loan rates highest in shipbreaking, SME
Shipbreaking and shipbuilding, small and medium enterprises, trading, agriculture and garment are the top five sectors that generated the highest level of bad loans in Bangladesh in 2020, official figures showed.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM
High interest hurts farmers
While Bangladesh Bank set the interest rate of farm loans at eight percent, farmers are having to pay more than three times higher even in desperate times like the coronavirus pandemic.
22 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Islami Bank, Mastercard launch dual currency cards
Islami Bank Bangladesh yesterday launched Shariah-based dual currency Mastercard Titanium and Gold debit, World and Gold credit and prepaid cards.
22 August 2021, 18:00 PM
SBAC Bank appoints new AMD
The South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank has recently witnessed the appointment of a new additional managing director.
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM