Bangla QR transactions double after mandatory rollout
24 August 2026
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Business
No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
23 August 2026
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Banks
Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
20 August 2026
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Business
BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
20 August 2026
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Business
IFC commits $30.7 million loan to Popular Pharmaceuticals for API imports
19 August 2026
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Business
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
19 August 2026
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Business
NCC Bank gets nod for 20 Islamic branches
19 August 2026
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Business
Borrowers of NBFIs must withdraw lawsuits to get policy support
17 August 2026
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Business
BB sets 54% higher agri and rural credit target
17 August 2026
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Business
City Bank to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,000 crore
17 August 2026
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Banks
Economic corridor in southwest will bump up growth: ADB
The implementation of the proposed Southwest Bangladesh Economic Corridor (SWBEC) will enable the region's economic output to hit
12 December 2017
Islami Bank lends Tk 315cr bending rules
Islami Bank Bangladesh disbursed loans amounting to Tk 315 crore to Unilliance Textiles violating rules, jeopardising the interests of
12 December 2017
Muhith again defends allowing new banks
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday defended the decision to allow opening of new banks, saying the lenders that are not doing well would automatically merge.
12 December 2017
Philippine bank RCBC accuses Bangladesh of heist ‘cover-up’
The Philippines bank through which $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank was channelled in February 2016 has accused Dhaka’s monetary authority of covering up its negligence and demanded that it stop making the bank a “scapegoat.”
12 December 2017
Alamgir, Chisty barred from raising shares in Farmers Bank
Bangladesh Bank has shot down requests from former Farmers Bank Chairman Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir and Audit Committee
11 December 2017
NRB Commercial restructures board
Unsettled NRB Commercial Bank yesterday restructured its board of directors in a move that is expected to help restore corporate
10 December 2017
Sales of savings tools on the rise
Net sales of savings certificates rose 8.49 percent year-on-year to Tk 17,315 crore in the first four months of the fiscal year as savers'
9 December 2017
Bangladesh Bank, NY Fed discuss suing Manila bank for heist damages
Bangladesh's central bank has asked the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to join a lawsuit it plans to file against a Philippines bank for its role in one of the world's biggest cyber-heists, several sources say.
8 December 2017
Court stays removal of NRBC Bank's MD
The High Court yesterday stayed the Bangladesh Bank's decision to remove NRB Commercial Bank's Managing Director Dewan Mujibur
7 December 2017
Bacchu falls sick during quizzing by ACC
Former Basic Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu has fallen sick, during his second day of quizzing over a loan scam that rattled Bangladesh’s banking sector.
6 December 2017
Graft: Bangladesh Bank removes NRB Commercial Bank MD Dewan Mujibur
Bangladesh Bank removes NRB Commercial Bank’s Managing Director Dewan Mujibur Rahman over gross irregularities including corruption.
6 December 2017
ADB approves $583m debt financing to develop Reliance Bangladesh LNG, power project
The Asian Development Bank has approved debt financing and partial risk guarantees totaling USD583 million to develop the Reliance Bangladesh Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and power project.
5 December 2017
Now Sonali blames other banks, wants its money back
Sonali Bank yesterday pleaded with the Bangladesh Bank to help it recover Tk 895 crore that was debited from its account with the
4 December 2017
Loan scam: JP MP Shawkat ordered to pay Tk 5cr to BCBL in 2 months
The Supreme Court orders Jatiya Party lawmaker Shawkat Chowdhury to return Tk five crore to Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd (BCBL) in two months.
4 December 2017
ACC quizzes ex-BASIC Bank chairman Bacchu over scam cases
Former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu has been interrogated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in scam cases.
4 December 2017
SWIFT warns banks on cyber heists as hack sophistication grows
SWIFT, the global messaging system used to move trillions of dollars each day, warned banks on Wednesday that the threat of digital
29 November 2017
Banks move to curb dollar's rally
Foreign exchange dealers yesterday decided not to sell US dollar at rates higher than Tk 83, in a bid to stem the recent appreciation of
29 November 2017
Banks remain open till 8pm today, tomorrow
Banks will remain open today and tomorrow until 8:00pm to help people pay taxes and submit income tax returns within the given deadline.
29 November 2017
SWIFT warns banks on cyber heists as hack sophistication grows
SWIFT, the global messaging system used to move trillions of dollars each day, warns banks that the threat of digital heists is on the rise as hackers use increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques to launch new attacks.
29 November 2017
11 banks served show-cause notices for selling dollar at higher rates
Bangladesh Bank yesterday issued show-cause notices to 11 banks for trading US dollars at prices higher than the inter-bank declared
28 November 2017