Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
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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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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 bars traditional banks from Islamic banking
The central bank's decision not to allow conventional banks to convert into Islamic banks has frustrated half a dozen lenders.
28 July 2015
BB raises farm loan disbursement target
The central bank has raised the farm loan disbursement target by 5.5 percent to Tk 16,400 crore for the current fiscal year compared to the target last year.
27 July 2015
Call money market remains calm
The call money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid, has remained calm this year, indicating that the financial institutions
16 July 2015
Boosting investment is a big challenge for BB
Finding ways to boost investment and growth is the next biggest challenge for the central bank's upcoming monetary policy, analysts
14 July 2015
Mobile banking to get a further boost
Mobile banking will get a further boost as the central bank proposes to channel all financial payments through mobile phones under
14 July 2015
IMF loan scheme ushers in an era of reforms
The International Monetary Fund's Extended Credit Facility loan, which ushered in some major reforms in the economic field, is nearing
12 July 2015
Housewife commits 'suicide'
A housewife allegedly committed suicide following a family feud at Fapor village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased
11 July 2015
No bank borrowing by govt last fiscal year
The government did not borrow from the banking system last fiscal year; rather it repaid a big portion of debts.
11 July 2015
IPO funds rise 33pc
Some 15 companies and one mutual fund entered the stockmarket last fiscal year, raising about Tk 1,246 crore through initial public
11 July 2015
MasterCard overcharges customers, retailers: EU
EU said Thursday that US credit-card giant MasterCard overcharged customers and retailers, having already found rival Visa at fault
9 July 2015
Kuwait fiscal reserves hit record $592b
Kuwait's financial reserves defied a slump in oil prices to hit a record 179.2 billion dinars ($592 billion) at the end of the 2014-15
9 July 2015
BRICS bank to finance energy projects from next year: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a new BRICS bank would become fully operational and finance energy projects
9 July 2015
Top officials of National Bank of Pakistan visit Bangladesh
Muneer Kamal, chairman of National Bank of Pakistan, and Syed Iqbal Ashraf, president, yesterday left Dhaka after completing their four-
9 July 2015
MasterCard appoints co-presidents
MasterCard has announced the appointment of two co-presidents -- Ling Hai and Ari Sarker -- for the Asia-Pacific region, the company
9 July 2015
Agrani Bank re-appoints MD
Syed Abdul Hamid has recently been re-appointed as the managing director of Agrani Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.
9 July 2015
United Commercial Bank gets new DMDs
Sohrab Mustafa and Golam Awlia have recently been promoted as deputy managing directors of United Commercial Bank, the bank said in
9 July 2015
Banking from the comfort of one's home
Abdur Rob Patwary, a retired government employee, has never imagined that one day he would be able to pay utility bills from home.
8 July 2015
Malaysia ringgit hits 16-year low on political uncertainty
Malaysia's ringgit hit a 16-year low Monday on growing political uncertainty following allegations that a probe into a state investment
6 July 2015
New DMD for First Security Islami Bank
Md Mustafa Khair has recently been promoted as the deputy managing director of First Security Islami Bank.
6 July 2015
HSBC upgrades Bangladesh rating
Banking giant HSBC is optimistic about Bangladesh's economy as the country returned to normalcy after turbulent times earlier this
6 July 2015