Mohammad Abu Jafar has been appointed as the managing director of National Bank PLC.

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has arranged a $10 million shariah-compliant term financing facility for Samuda Shipping Limited (SSL), a concern of TK Group of Industries.

Country’s youngest private airline, Air Astra, has added a third aircraft to its fleet to expand its operations and improve domestic connectivity.

Prime Finance and Investment Ltd (PFIL) is facing renewed pressure as depositors protest and seek immediate intervention from Bangladesh Bank (BB), saying the troubled non-bank financial institution has failed to meet the central bank’s conditions and repay their money.

ONE Bank PLC has received approval from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to issue a Tk 400 crore subordinated bond with a tenure of seven years.

Ahsanur Rahman has been appointed as the managing director of Dhaka Bank Securities Limited, a stock brokerage house and a subsidiary of Dhaka Bank PLC.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has won two major awards -- the “Health Equity and Inclusion Award” and the “Job Creation Award” -- at the ESGBusiness Awards 2026, held in Singapore, recognising the bank’s contributions to health equity, social inclusion and job creation in Bangladesh.

Md Mehmood Husain has been re-elected as the chairman of IFIC Bank PLC.

BRAC Bank PLC has crossed $2.5 billion in foreign remittance inflows during the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 13.63 percent compared with the corresponding period last year.

The British Council is looking to deepen its longstanding partnerships in Bangladesh and expand opportunities for collaboration between people and institutions in the two countries, its chief executive Scott McDonald said.

The Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KBCCI) today organised a tree plantation programme at the Cumilla Economic Zone at Sonachar in Meghna upazila of Cumilla.

Global digital payment provider Mastercard has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US-Bangla Airlines, a private commercial airline in Bangladesh, aimed at providing benefits to the airline’s customers.

Prime Bank PLC yesterday signed separate agreements with Dashboard and D Autos, two Dhaka-based automobile companies,  at their respective offices in the capital to offer service benefits to the bank’s customers.

Prime Bank PLC has signed separate agreements with Dashboard and D Autos, two Dhaka-based automobile companies, at their respective offices in the capital to offer service benefits to the bank’s customers.

ONE Bank PLC has received approval from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to issue a Tk 400 crore subordinated bond with a tenure of seven years.

Turkish Airlines is seeking to add three weekly flights on its Dhaka-Istanbul route, raising its services to 10 a week from the current seven, as Bangladesh and Turkey look to strengthen air connectivity.

Team HerFinance emerged as the champion of the Tech for Her Hackathon 2026, held recently in Chattogram.

TeleCash Limited, a mobile financial service (MFS) provider and a subsidiary of Southeast Bank PLC, has commenced commercial operations with the aim of expanding financial inclusion and building a cashless or digital economy in the country.

Bank Asia PLC has recognised its employees for their outstanding performance in achieving business targets in the “Retail Banking Business” during the first half (H1) of 2026.

Dhaka Bank PLC has collaborated with Mastercard to introduce a dual-currency payment solution, titled the “Dhaka Bank-Mastercard SME Business Credit Card”, to help small and medium-sized enterprises manage expenses, optimise cash flow and support business growth, according to a press release.