Banks can now transfer consumer loans directly to vendors
23 June 2026, 18:57 PM
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BB relaxes rules for visa fee remittances
22 June 2026, 19:19 PM
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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
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Islami Bank to reactivate closed deposit accounts to boost cash flow
15 June 2026, 21:08 PM
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Islami Bank stock trading halted
15 June 2026, 19:03 PM
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Bangladesh's tax collection falls behind economic expansion
14 June 2026, 20:00 PM
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Asset recovery key to bank recapitalisation success: BAB
14 June 2026, 19:38 PM
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Bangladesh’s per capita GNI surpasses $3,000 for first time
10 June 2026, 20:12 PM
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Bangladesh Bank appoints observer to Islami Bank amid unrest
10 June 2026, 19:18 PM
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ADB to double lending to Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank will more than double its lending to Bangladesh over the next three years, attaching priority to connectivity projects linking the country to India, Nepal and Bhutan.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
New rules for private equity and venture capital firms
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday approved new rules for private equity and venture capital firms so that they can pool funds and make equity investment in non-listed companies.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
BB takes action against 20 officials for protests
The central bank yesterday moved to take action against its 20 officials who led a demonstration to protest a decision to hire a general manager on a contractual basis for the Financial Intelligence Unit.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Mobile cash transfer hits $1.4b a month
The country's mobile banking sector continues to grow exponentially, scaling a new height in February, according to a study by the
21 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Banks face daunting task of getting new business
Getting new business has become the biggest challenge for banks now as companies have been suffering from aftershocks of the prolonged political turmoil in 2013 and the first quarter of this year.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Debit card market has huge scope to grow
When the world is evolving towards a cashless society, Bangladesh falls behind others in digital payment system.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
HSBC holds seminar on automated payment platform
The e-banking platforms of HSBC enable customers make seamless payments between countries and currencies, providing businesses greater control over cash and collection, the bank's chief executive said.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
MasterCard launches Islamic cards in Bangladesh
MasterCard partnered with Al-Arafah Islami Bank to launch the MasterCard Islamic debit, credit and prepaid cards in Bangladesh.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Islami Bank gets new chairman
Mustafa Anwar has been elected chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh, while Yousif Abdullah Al-Rajhi and NRM Borhan Uddin have been elected vice-chairmen.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
‘Robber’ killed in Faridpur ‘gunfight’
Ringleader of an inter-district robber gang is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Faridpur Sadar upazila.
13 June 2015, 04:11 AM
NCC Bank gets new DMD
Md Fazlur Rahman has been promoted as deputy managing director of NCC Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Moheshkhali's money in the ground
In the fields at Tajiakata of Moheshkhali's Kutubjom Union they're lifting water, bucket by bucket. The crisscross channels are hand dug to entice a little of the sea inland. Seawater is being lifted, litre by litre, to the first of four shallow tanks carved in the ground.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
HSBC to cut 50,000 jobs globally
Scandal-hit bank HSBC said Tuesday it would cut its global headcount by up to 50,000 as part of a restructuring that entails its withdrawal from Brazil and Turkey, while it also mulls abandoning London as its HQ.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
NCC Bank gets new DMD
Abu Zafore Md Saleh has recently been promoted to deputy managing director of NCC Bank.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Mutual Trust Bank goes green with ‘Tag for Green’
Mutual Trust Bank Limited has been preparing for this year’s World Environment Day in a different manner compared to traditional ones. It has rolled up its sleeves with the aim to observing this day in the greenest way possible.
4 June 2015, 08:25 AM
HSBC bullish on Bangladesh
Bangladesh will post strong economic growth and see a bullish trend in exports up to 2030, according to a forecast by UK-based banking giant HSBC.
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Microcredit's Grameen rate of interest
It is often said that the financing charges, in the form of interest, as applicable to microcredit operations, including that levied by
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Large loan restructuring policy: criticisms and answers
On January 29, Bangladesh Bank issued a new Large Loan Restructuring Policy (LLRP). Concerns have been expressed in some quarters
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
National Bank told to clear roads by Sunday
Dhaka north and south city mayors blast the National Bank Limited authorities and ask them to clear the roads around Sundarban Hotel by Sunday.
29 May 2015, 10:59 AM
National Bank launches MasterCard platinum credit card
National Bank launched the MasterCard platinum credit card at an event at the Westin hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM