Classified loan accounts double to nearly 46 lakh as retail defaults surge
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Pubali Bank to buy land, building for Tk 800cr
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Bangladesh Krishi Bank waives Tk 605 crore farm loans
22 July 2026, 17:22 PM
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BB suspends official involved in fraud, betting, crypto transactions
21 July 2026, 20:48 PM
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BRAC Bank ranks third in remittance inflows with $2.97 billion in FY26
19 July 2026, 21:23 PM
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Will 'Invest Bangladesh' make investing easier?
19 July 2026, 20:51 PM
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Bangladesh takes 5-year plan to get ready for post-LDC challenges
19 July 2026, 18:46 PM
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A strategic exit policy for resolving non-performing loans
19 July 2026, 18:19 PM
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Clients fuming as banks propose extra fees for 14 services
18 July 2026, 22:15 PM
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HSBC, Beza, Brac to plant mangroves in Mirsarai
HSBC Bangladesh has recently partnered with Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) and Brac to grow mangrove plantations in Mirsarai.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Using mortgage to build, own a property
Building homes or buying other properties require a large amount of funds. But there are many people who can’t afford to pay the entire cost out of their pockets.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank lifts dollar sale to halt taka slide
After buying a record amount of US dollars last year, Bangladesh Bank has begun selling the American greenback following a decline in remittance and an increase in imports.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Monthly MFS transaction limit remains unchanged
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday said that the highest monthly transaction limit of Tk 2 lakh from person to person through mobile financial services (MFS) would remain unchanged.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Monthly MFS transaction limit of Tk 2 lakh remained unchanged
The Bangladesh Bank today said that the highest monthly transaction limit of Tk 2 lakh from person to person through mobile financial services (MFS) would remain unchanged.
25 August 2021, 13:14 PM
Bengal Commercial Bank signs credit rating deal
Bengal Commercial Bank and Credit Rating Information & Services recently signed an agreement at the bank’s head office in Dhaka for the bank’s credit rating
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
EBL, ADB sign trade financing deal
Eastern Bank has recently signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) under a trade finance programme.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Taliban name acting head of central bank
The Taliban have appointed an acting head of Afghanistan’s central bank to help ease growing economic turmoil, more than a week after the Islamist movement seized the capital Kabul, a statement said on Monday.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Fintech: key to conveniences
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, little he did know his invention would be a tool to transform life, society and economy hundred years later.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Forex reserve crosses $48b, a new record
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve today hit a record high of $48 billion after managing a financial support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
24 August 2021, 14:59 PM
IPDC to provide loan for Covid-19 treatment
IPDC Finance has introduced an emergency loan service to provide financial support for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
24 August 2021, 07:24 AM
Mercantile Bank Securities reelects chairman, vice-chairman
Mercantile Bank Securities has recently witnessed the reelection of its chairman and vice-chairman at its 59th board meeting.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Tk 3,000cr refinance scheme for farmers
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to roll out a fresh refinance scheme worth Tk 3,000 crore for the agriculture sector.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Non-banks can’t show FDRs to meet regulatory requirement
The Bangladesh Bank today said non-bank financial institutions would not be able to show their fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) as statutory liquidity ratio if they took loans against the funds.
23 August 2021, 15:00 PM
Islami Bank launches Shari’ah based dual currency cards
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has launched Shari’ah based dual currency Mastercard Titanium, gold debit, world and gold credit and prepaid cards in Bangladesh.
22 August 2021, 12:50 PM
Make banking data available for clients
Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) should make their data available for clients so that they can verify the actual performance of every lender, analysts said yesterday.
19 August 2021, 18:00 PM
9-6pc interest rates helped banks improve health: Kamal
The 9 per cent and 6 per cent interest rates fixed respectively for lending and deposits have helped banks in improving their health, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday.
19 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Default loans surge close to Tk 1 lakh crore
Default loans in Bangladesh surged in the first half of 2021 as borrowers struggle to pay back due to the business slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
19 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Banks’ health improved for 9-6% interest rates: Kamal
The health of the bank has improved for raising the interest rates to 9 per cent and 6 per cent respectively for lending and deposits, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.
19 August 2021, 13:09 PM
Banks should make performance data available to clients: analysts
Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) should make their data available for clients such that they can verify the performance of every lender, analysts said today.
19 August 2021, 11:27 AM