Banks can now spend more on business centres
26 July 2026, 21:36 PM
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Bangladesh Bank extends deadline for banks to settle disciplinary cases
26 July 2026, 18:03 PM
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Classified loan accounts double to nearly 46 lakh as retail defaults surge
25 July 2026, 21:04 PM
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Can Bangladesh finally fix its NPL problem?
25 July 2026, 17:35 PM
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Pubali Bank to buy land, building for Tk 800cr
23 July 2026, 12:55 PM
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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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Asean and South Asia take lead in infrastructure race
Asean and South Asia are building infrastructure at an unprecedented rate. Anyone who travels the capital cities of this region knows it
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
BB reconsidering cap on credit card interest rate
Bangladesh Bank is weighing the case for resetting the cap on credit card interest rate it had set last month following fervent protest from banks.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
China freezes 1,000 bank accounts of Burmese traders
Transactions in Muse are becoming difficult as Chinese banks have frozen over 1,000 bank accounts with estimated deposits of Ks40 billion (US$29.42 million) belonging to Burmese traders.
19 June 2017, 04:51 AM
BASIC Bank to get fresh Tk 1,000cr
Scam-hit BASIC Bank is set to get Tk 1,000 crore of taxpayers' money to once again meet its capital deficit despite criticism from economists.
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Hike in excise duty on bank deposits may be scrapped
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday hinted that the government may withdraw the proposed increase in excise duty on account balance of more than Tk 1 lakh from 2017-18.
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Govt to review excise duty on bank accounts
MA Mannan, state minister for finance and planning, yesterday hinted that the finance ministry may reconsider its proposal to hike the
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Islamic banking growing rapidly
Islamic banking is growing rapidly in Bangladesh with a market share of about 20 percent, though the country does not have a full-fledged law for the sector, according to a research.
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Banks put on alert over fake notes
Bangladesh Bank has asked all commercial banks to be cautious about fake notes as forgers may attempt to release counterfeit notes ahead of the Eid festivals cashing in on increased demand.
7 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Stop injecting funds into state banks
Half a million people would have been brought out of poverty had the government allocated Tk 2,000 crore to the poor instead of doling out money to the state banks, analysts said yesterday.
7 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Agent banking getting popular with remitters
Remittance inflow through agent banking rose significantly in the first quarter of 2017 as the service is increasingly gaining ground thanks to its cost-effectiveness.
6 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Underperforming banks should merge
The banks that are failing to keep pace with the fast-growing financial sector should merge with each other, according to a top banker.
31 May 2017, 18:00 PM
BB should look into Islami Bank issue: analysts
Bangladesh Bank should intervene to restore stability in the trouble-hit Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd and avoid
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
State banks to get Tk 1,700cr to plug capital shortfall
The government will keep an allocation in next year's budget to meet state banks' capital deficit in continuation of a years-long trend
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Islami Bank removes Syed Ahsanul as vice chairman
The board of directors of Islami Bank removes Syed Ahsanul Alam, from his post of vice chairman at the bank.
23 May 2017, 10:09 AM
Business opportunities rising in Bangladesh
Foreign companies should invest in Bangladesh as the opportunities the country offers far outweigh the challenges, said a top banker.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Citi gets new country officer
N Rajashekaran has recently been appointed as the new country officer of Citi for Bangladesh.
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Four state banks' Tk 27,700cr loans caught in legal tussle
The credit amounts of the four state banks that are stuck in lawsuits pending with the money loan court rose Tk 5,600 crore in 2016.
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM
AB Bank faces fund crisis for bad loans
AB Bank is facing financial crunch after its provision shortfall totalled Tk 1,340 crore at the end of 2016.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Banks planning to move 9,000 jobs from Britain because of Brexit
The largest global banks in London plan to move about 9,000 jobs to the continent in the next two years, public statements and
8 May 2017, 18:00 PM
ADB to double lending to Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank is upscaling its loan portfolio in Bangladesh to nearly double this year, to keep pace with its economy
8 May 2017, 18:00 PM