When Muhammed Ali took the reins of United Commercial Bank in late 2012 the lender's standing in the industry was not of note.

The duration of the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is extended for four more days on request from the businessmen.

Overall, the monetary policy statement is appropriate for the current state of the economy.

Stocks suffered a big jolt yesterday after the central bank expressed concern over the bullish momentum in its latest monetary policy

The cagey monetary policy of the first half of fiscal 2016-17 will continue in the second half of the year despite buoyancy in the

Bangladesh's exports to India have not been growing at expected levels despite duty benefits in place, due to different tariff and non-

Bangladesh Bank is likely to get back another $29 million of its stolen funds from the Philippines, Governor Fazle Kabir said yesterday.

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday approved the prospectus of a Tk 100-crore closed-end mutual fund sponsored by Agrani Bank.

Private carrier US-Bangla Airlines is set to spread its wings to its fourth international destination -- Kuala Lumpur -- from March 1.

The Supreme Court yesterday directed Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) to give $10,000 in compensation to Turkish

The central bank has tightened its reporting requirements on capital market activities for banks and its subsidiaries to monitor the market closely.

Mobile operators can now resell previously blocked connections -- a development that will bring a sigh of relief to market leader

Aftab ul Islam has recently been appointed as the director of Bangladesh Bank.

Kazi Sanaul Hoq has recently joined Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (Rakub) as managing director.

Emranul Huq has recently been promoted as the additional managing director of Dhaka Bank with effect from January 1, 2017.

The use of bandwidth in Bangladesh more than doubled year-on-year to 380 gigabits per second in 2016, driven by local contents and expansion of 3G services.

Md Abdul Hamid Miah has joined Islami Bank Bangladesh as its managing director and CEO.

Sujit Kumar Varma, chief general manager of international banking group at State Bank of India's corporate centre in Mumbai, India, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow.

Standard Chartered yesterday attached a relatively stable outlook to Bangladesh for 2017, saying the country is positioned to be one of the fastest growing Asian economies in the year amid a volatile global scenario.

Exports registered 7.11 percent growth in 2016 to $34.93 billion on the back of higher shipments of garment items. The amount would have been more if the country's major export destinations had not gone through an uncertain political time in 2016, according to exporters.