No profit haircut for Sammilito Islami Bank depositors: BB governor
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Bangla QR transactions double after mandatory rollout
24 August 2026
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No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
23 August 2026
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Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
20 August 2026
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BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
20 August 2026
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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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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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BB sets 54% higher agri and rural credit target
17 August 2026
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EBL Nest: a hotbed of creativity
As is common in big institutions, ideas of those lower down the hierarchy tend to get lost.
12 January 2016
Economic growth to keep up momentum: WB
Bangladesh's economic growth will keep up its momentum this fiscal year despite pressure on the budget from a salary hike for
7 January 2016
NBR seeks Debapriya’s bank account details
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) asks banks to provide financial information on accounts held by Centre for Policy Dialogue’s Distinguished Fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya, his wife and their family members within seven days.
6 January 2016
Indian state banks likely sold dollars to stem rupee fall
State-owned banks likely sold dollars on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India to prevent the local currency from weakening further, three
4 January 2016
Little cheer for state banks in 2015
State-owned commercial banks saw their operating profits decline 4.69 percent year-on-year in 2015 owing to low credit growth and
4 January 2016
More banks found paying zero tax in UK
Two more investment banks have reported paying zero tax in Britain in 2014, prompting the opposition Labour party to urge the
3 January 2016
Banks' capital base strengthens
Banks' overall capital base went up 6.58 percent in the third quarter of 2015 from three months earlier as the asset quality of private
3 January 2016
Low-cost loans, lands a must to boost investment: MCCI
The leaders of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) demanded a single-digit interest rate on bank loans, low-
3 January 2016
Banks saw slim profits in 2015
Banks managed to log in profits for 2015 despite a tough start to the year by way of political turmoil for the first
2 January 2016
Banks can't take fees from job applicants
Bangladesh Bank yesterday directed all banks not to take any fee in the form of pay orders or bank drafts from job applicants.
29 December 2015
Two banks, steelmaker to raise Tk 895cr in bonds
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission or BSEC yesterday allowed two banks and a steelmaker to raise Tk 895 crore by issuing bonds.
28 December 2015
India's bank for rural poor is growing fast: top official
A bank targeting the rural poor has recently started its journey in India and has so far managed almost 100 percent loan recovery rate.
28 December 2015
2015: A bumpy year for banks
Banks saw less profit in 2015 owing to low credit demand, cautious lending policy and the sluggish business environment.
28 December 2015
National round of City Bank-Prothom Alo Science Carnival begins in capital
The two-day national round of City Bank-Prothom Alo Science Carnival began yesterday in the capital's Krishibid Institution, Bangladesh
27 December 2015
BB eases rules for banks' investment in stocks
Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the rules related to banks' investment in stocks in a move that analysts say would boost the ailing market.
20 December 2015
WB, Bangladesh on track to solid partnership
A strong partnership could be developed between the World Bank and Bangladesh following the country's recent graduation to the lower middle-income bracket, the chief economist of the multilateral lender said yesterday.
14 December 2015
BASIC fires four bankers for scam
Scam-hit BASIC Bank has dismissed four of its top officials on grounds of financial irregularities.
9 December 2015
WB chief economist to visit Dhaka next week
World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu arrived in Dhaka yesterday at the invitation of Bangladesh Bank.
7 December 2015
StanChart poised for next phase of growth
STANDARD Chartered is investing in new technologies to meet customers' appetite for digital services and gain a strong footing in a rapidly changing world, said a top executive.
2 December 2015
WB finds massive time lag in ADP projects
The World Bank has found that up to 22 percent of the development projects put in the portfolio over the last five years did not have any expenditure for a year or more.
30 November 2015