Policy rate hiked to 7.25%

The 75 basis-point rise in policy rate will be effective from Oct 5
4 October 2023, 13:28 PM

Al-Arafah holds business development meeting

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd yesterday organised a “Business Development Meeting” for managers of the corporate branches and zonal head of the bank in Dhaka
1 October 2023, 20:30 PM

Brac Bank holds breast cancer awareness event

Brac Bank, in association with Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust (Bancat) and Labaid Cancer Hospital, recently organised an awareness programme styled “Living Beyond Breast Cancer”.
1 October 2023, 18:00 PM

'Bangladesh achieved incredible success in agriculture'

Bangladesh has achieved incredible success in the agriculture sector, with the industry playing an important role in food production as well as ensuring sustainable food security, employment and export trade, according to Zakir Hossain, state minister for primary and mass education.
1 October 2023, 18:00 PM

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, 14:20 PM

Export earnings up over 10% in September

It hit $4.31 billion in September
1 October 2023, 13:10 PM

Remittance hits 41-month low

$1.34 billion came in September, lowest since April of 2020
1 October 2023, 12:48 PM

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, 12:24 PM

Banks’ CSR spending falls 9%

During the first half of this year, profits of 35 listed banks in Bangladesh dropped 9 percent year-on-year to Tk 4,160 crore.
1 October 2023, 04:47 AM

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, 15:37 PM

Gold prices fall slightly

22-carat gold will be Tk 99,960 a bhori from tomorrow
27 September 2023, 15:09 PM

Forex reserve shrinks by $300 million in a week

The reserves hit $21.15 billion on Sep 26
27 September 2023, 13:21 PM

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, 14:09 PM

Banks asked to work together to stabilise forex market

The central bank instruction came from a meeting between Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and a delegation of the Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB)
24 September 2023, 17:22 PM

Bangladesh, 29 others can now trade on Russian currency market

The Russian embassy in Bangladesh shares a list of countries on its verified Facebook page
23 September 2023, 14:51 PM

EBL wins ‘Visa Excellence Awards’

Eastern Bank PLC has won “Visa Excellence Awards” in four categories in the “Visa Leadership Conclave – Towards a Cashless, Smart Bangladesh 2023”.
18 September 2023, 18:00 PM

StanChart completes Taka-Rupee transaction for Walton

This is the first BDT-INR export transaction for Bangladesh’s electronics industry
18 September 2023, 13:23 PM

Rules eased for IRIDP-3 Social Impact Sukuk

Until now, banks and financial institutions were allowed to trade the bond at a face value of Tk 5,000 crore
17 September 2023, 13:47 PM
17 September 2023, 12:07 PM

SBAC Bank CEO resigns

He cited personal reasons for the resignation
9 September 2023, 15:35 PM