Banks can now spend more on business centres
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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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ADB to double lending to Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank will more than double its lending to Bangladesh over the next three years, attaching priority to connectivity projects linking the country to India, Nepal and Bhutan.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
New rules for private equity and venture capital firms
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday approved new rules for private equity and venture capital firms so that they can pool funds and make equity investment in non-listed companies.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
BB takes action against 20 officials for protests
The central bank yesterday moved to take action against its 20 officials who led a demonstration to protest a decision to hire a general manager on a contractual basis for the Financial Intelligence Unit.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Mobile cash transfer hits $1.4b a month
The country's mobile banking sector continues to grow exponentially, scaling a new height in February, according to a study by the
21 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Banks face daunting task of getting new business
Getting new business has become the biggest challenge for banks now as companies have been suffering from aftershocks of the prolonged political turmoil in 2013 and the first quarter of this year.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Debit card market has huge scope to grow
When the world is evolving towards a cashless society, Bangladesh falls behind others in digital payment system.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
HSBC holds seminar on automated payment platform
The e-banking platforms of HSBC enable customers make seamless payments between countries and currencies, providing businesses greater control over cash and collection, the bank's chief executive said.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
MasterCard launches Islamic cards in Bangladesh
MasterCard partnered with Al-Arafah Islami Bank to launch the MasterCard Islamic debit, credit and prepaid cards in Bangladesh.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Islami Bank gets new chairman
Mustafa Anwar has been elected chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh, while Yousif Abdullah Al-Rajhi and NRM Borhan Uddin have been elected vice-chairmen.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
NCC Bank gets new DMD
Md Fazlur Rahman has been promoted as deputy managing director of NCC Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
HSBC to cut 50,000 jobs globally
Scandal-hit bank HSBC said Tuesday it would cut its global headcount by up to 50,000 as part of a restructuring that entails its withdrawal from Brazil and Turkey, while it also mulls abandoning London as its HQ.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
NCC Bank gets new DMD
Abu Zafore Md Saleh has recently been promoted to deputy managing director of NCC Bank.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Microcredit's Grameen rate of interest
It is often said that the financing charges, in the form of interest, as applicable to microcredit operations, including that levied by
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Large loan restructuring policy: criticisms and answers
On January 29, Bangladesh Bank issued a new Large Loan Restructuring Policy (LLRP). Concerns have been expressed in some quarters
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
HSBC bullish on Bangladesh
Bangladesh will post strong economic growth and see a bullish trend in exports up to 2030, according to a forecast by UK-based banking giant HSBC.
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
National Bank launches MasterCard platinum credit card
National Bank launched the MasterCard platinum credit card at an event at the Westin hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Bank official selected for advisory council of World Brand Congress
Khandaker Anwar Ehtesham has recently been selected as advisory council member of CMO-Asia's World Brand Congress.
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Grameen Bank gets retrospective tax break at last
The National Board of Revenue has extended tax exemption benefits to Grameen Bank, clearing the Nobel Prize-winning organisation from the obligation to pay Tk 77.65 crore in tax.
20 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Record fines for currency market fix
Five of the world's largest banks are to pay fines totalling $5.7bn (£3.6bn) for manipulating the foreign exchange market, US officials say.
20 May 2015, 14:39 PM
Banks' lending rates drop
Banks' average lending rate came down to 11.93 percent in March, the lowest in two years, riding on lenders' falling cost of funds and measures aimed at reducing expenditures.
19 May 2015, 18:00 PM