BB asks banks, payment firms to set up cashless units
17 March 2026, 15:23 PM
Business
BB removes a director from Islami Bank board
16 March 2026, 23:54 PM
Business
Chairman of Sammilito Islami Bank Mohammad Ayub Mia resigns
16 March 2026, 15:01 PM
Business
Bangladesh Bank raises credit card loan limit to Tk 40 lakh
15 March 2026, 18:00 PM
Banking
Trust Bank gets BB exemption for multiple nominee directors
15 March 2026, 16:32 PM
Business
Islami Bank delays US investor’s entry into mCash subsidiary
15 March 2026, 15:38 PM
Business
Dismissed officials of five Islamic banks want their jobs back
12 March 2026, 19:30 PM
Business
Citi shuts most UAE branches temporarily
12 March 2026, 19:17 PM
Business
Bangladesh Bank asks bankers to avoid cars, use public transport
11 March 2026, 17:27 PM
Business
Banks allowed to offer loans against govt bonds
11 March 2026, 15:33 PM
Business
BB raises farm loan disbursement target
The central bank has raised the farm loan disbursement target by 5.5 percent to Tk 16,400 crore for the current fiscal year compared to the target last year.
27 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Call money market remains calm
The call money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid, has remained calm this year, indicating that the financial institutions
16 July 2015, 18:12 PM
Boosting investment is a big challenge for BB
Finding ways to boost investment and growth is the next biggest challenge for the central bank's upcoming monetary policy, analysts
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Mobile banking to get a further boost
Mobile banking will get a further boost as the central bank proposes to channel all financial payments through mobile phones under
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
IMF loan scheme ushers in an era of reforms
The International Monetary Fund's Extended Credit Facility loan, which ushered in some major reforms in the economic field, is nearing
12 July 2015, 18:00 PM
No bank borrowing by govt last fiscal year
The government did not borrow from the banking system last fiscal year; rather it repaid a big portion of debts.
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM
IPO funds rise 33pc
Some 15 companies and one mutual fund entered the stockmarket last fiscal year, raising about Tk 1,246 crore through initial public
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM
MasterCard overcharges customers, retailers: EU
EU said Thursday that US credit-card giant MasterCard overcharged customers and retailers, having already found rival Visa at fault
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Kuwait fiscal reserves hit record $592b
Kuwait's financial reserves defied a slump in oil prices to hit a record 179.2 billion dinars ($592 billion) at the end of the 2014-15
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
BRICS bank to finance energy projects from next year: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a new BRICS bank would become fully operational and finance energy projects
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Top officials of National Bank of Pakistan visit Bangladesh
Muneer Kamal, chairman of National Bank of Pakistan, and Syed Iqbal Ashraf, president, yesterday left Dhaka after completing their four-
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
MasterCard appoints co-presidents
MasterCard has announced the appointment of two co-presidents -- Ling Hai and Ari Sarker -- for the Asia-Pacific region, the company
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Agrani Bank re-appoints MD
Syed Abdul Hamid has recently been re-appointed as the managing director of Agrani Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
United Commercial Bank gets new DMDs
Sohrab Mustafa and Golam Awlia have recently been promoted as deputy managing directors of United Commercial Bank, the bank said in
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Banking from the comfort of one's home
Abdur Rob Patwary, a retired government employee, has never imagined that one day he would be able to pay utility bills from home.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Malaysia ringgit hits 16-year low on political uncertainty
Malaysia's ringgit hit a 16-year low Monday on growing political uncertainty following allegations that a probe into a state investment
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
New DMD for First Security Islami Bank
Md Mustafa Khair has recently been promoted as the deputy managing director of First Security Islami Bank.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
HSBC upgrades Bangladesh rating
Banking giant HSBC is optimistic about Bangladesh's economy as the country returned to normalcy after turbulent times earlier this
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
WB plans big to fund connectivity
The World Bank is preparing a five-year country strategy for Bangladesh, putting its focus on connectivity to link the country with three
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM
BB must widen scope for hedging
Bangladeshi businessmen can hardly enjoy the benefits of hedging on import of basic commodities as the commercial banks are not
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM