Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
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20 August 2026 Business
BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
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20 August 2026 Business
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
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19 August 2026 Business
NCC Bank gets nod for 20 Islamic branches
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19 August 2026 Business
Borrowers of NBFIs must withdraw lawsuits to get policy support
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17 August 2026 Business
BB sets 54% higher agri and rural credit target
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17 August 2026 Business
City Bank to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,000 crore
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17 August 2026 Banks
Cashless push faces infrastructure, trust barriers: BB
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13 August 2026 Banks
Bangladesh Bank cancels contract of chief economist
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12 August 2026 Business

Midland Bank, Dream Square Resort sign MoU

Midland Bank Ltd recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dream Square Resort.
1 October 2023

Premier Bank signs deal with BB

Premier Bank recently signed a participation agreement with the Financial Sector Support and Strategic Planning Department of the Bangladesh Bank to avail refinance facility in US dollar
1 October 2023

Default loans reach record Tk 1.56 lakh crore

The bad loans rose by Tk 24,419 crore in the last three months to June
1 October 2023

Export earnings up over 10% in September

It hit $4.31 billion in September
1 October 2023

Remittance hits 41-month low

$1.34 billion came in September, lowest since April of 2020
1 October 2023

Treasury heads of 10 banks face fine

The banks are: Social Islami Bank, Al-Arafah Islami, Mercantile, Modhumoti, Midland, Brac, Exim, Premier, Shahjalal Islami and Trust.
1 October 2023

Government banks and interventions in credit markets

Credit markets are often affected by market failures, which makes them prone to government interventions. While there are many ways in which governments can intervene in financial markets, a common method is through state-owned banks.
1 October 2023

StanChart, CNRS to help boost aquaculture productivity

Standard Chartered Bangladesh recently launched a joint initiative with the Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS) to boost the availability and accessibility of high-quality fish spawn, specifically Generation 3 Rohu, for 2,000 aquaculture farmers residing along the southern coast of the country.
30 September 2023

Brac Bank, Stamford University sign MoU

Brac Bank recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Stamford University Bangladesh to augment transactional banking services.
29 September 2023

Mercantile Bank holds confce for agent outlets

Mercantile Bank PLC recently organised a conference on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing against Terrorism” for agent outlets’ owners in Noakhali, Lakshmipur and Chandpur regions.
27 September 2023

Prime Bank inks deal with Moshal Mental Health

Prime Bank’s Neera, an initiative for women clients of the bank, has recently signed an agreement with Moshal Mental Health, a mental health organisation in Bangladesh..Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Maria Mumu, founder and president of the mental health orga
27 September 2023

BB moves to stem slide in reserve

The Bangladesh Bank will not be making any drastic policy changes ahead of the national election scheduled for January, putting all its focus on tackling the depleting foreign exchange reserves and refraining from printing money to give loans to the government.
27 September 2023

Former Ctg chamber president, his wife ordered to clear Tk 184 crore default loans

The duo has so far defaulted on loans of Tk 904 crore given by different banks
27 September 2023

Gold prices fall slightly

22-carat gold will be Tk 99,960 a bhori from tomorrow
27 September 2023

Forex reserve shrinks by $300 million in a week

The reserves hit $21.15 billion on Sep 26
27 September 2023

NRBC Bank gets 'PCI DSS' certification

NRBC Bank PLC has achieved the certification of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2.1.
27 September 2023

No forward forex contract for over three months: BB

The forward forex rate will be Tk 113.85 a US dollar
26 September 2023

None communicated yet regarding ACU payment restriction: BB

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is yet to receive any official communication neither from the US authorities nor from the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) regarding restriction on processing payments linked to the ACU.
26 September 2023

One Bank offers loans to United Property customers

One Bank Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding with United Property Solutions Ltd, a concern of United Group, recently offering the latter’s customers financial products, including home loans. .Md Kamruzzaman, head of the lender’s retail banking division, and Sheikh Md Faruk Hossain,
26 September 2023

Mainul joins UCB as DMD

SM Mainul Kabir recently joined United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC as deputy managing director (DMD).
26 September 2023