Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
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Bangla QR transactions double after mandatory rollout
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No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
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Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
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BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
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BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
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NCC Bank gets nod for 20 Islamic branches
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Borrowers of NBFIs must withdraw lawsuits to get policy support
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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