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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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StanChart to honour agriculture heroes for second year
Standard Chartered Bangladesh is set to hold the second edition of its AGROW Award in May to felicitate the country's agriculture heroes.
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Loan to women entrepreneurs made mandatory
Commercial banks and non-banking financial institutions must provide minimum Tk 50,000 as loan to at least a woman entrepreneur each year
28 March 2015, 05:21 AM
Brac Bank, Transfast launch direct deposit service
Transfast and Brac Bank have launched online money transfer services for customers of the US-based company, enabling them to
26 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Non-banks' CEOs cannot be fired without central bank's permission
Like banks, chief executives of non-bank financial institutions now cannot be removed or suspended without approval from
25 March 2015, 18:48 PM
Dhaka, Ctg banks stay open this weekend
All banks in Dhaka and Chittagong metropolitan areas will stay open this weekend – Friday and Saturday – for the upcoming city corporation polls
25 March 2015, 06:42 AM
BB relaxes banks' provisioning rules for mutual funds
The central bank has relaxed the provisioning requirements for banks against their investment in mutual funds in light of the
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM
State banks' turnaround in 2014
Four state banks raised their performance last year following close monitoring by the central bank and the finance ministry's banking division.
7 March 2015, 23:54 PM
EBL, Mihin Lanka offer free stay in Colombo
Eastern Bank has teamed up with Mihin Lanka Airlines to offer the bank's cardholders a three-night complimentary stay at a hotel in Sri Lanka.
5 March 2015, 19:51 PM
BB warns non-banks against wrongdoings
The central bank yesterday warned the chief executives of non-bank financial institutions not to act irresponsibly and indulge in irregularities.
3 March 2015, 19:47 PM
Costly shift to new credit cards will not fix security issues in US
New technology about to be deployed by credit card companies will require US consumers to carry a new kind of card and retailers across the nation to upgrade payment terminals.
3 March 2015, 19:41 PM
Barclays bank slides into annual net loss
Barclays fell into a net loss last year, the British bank said Tuesday, hit by huge costs linked to its alleged role in the rigging of foreign exchange markets.
3 March 2015, 19:32 PM
Swiss raid HSBC in money laundering probe
Swiss authorities yesterday raided the offices of British banking giant HSBC's Swiss unit as part of a money laundering probe into the bank that has been accused of helping clients to dodge millions of dollars in taxes.
18 February 2015, 19:07 PM
Foreign private banks plan India headcount boost
Foreign private banks are bulking up in India once again after downsizing in the past few years, anticipating new opportunities to advise
17 February 2015, 18:44 PM
BB to get names of Bangladeshis in HSBC leaks
The central bank will try to acquire information on the Bangladeshi nationals who held accounts with HSBC's Swiss private banking arm, a top official said yesterday.
10 February 2015, 19:19 PM
Banks' soured loans finally shrink
Banks' default loans dropped 12.45 percent in the last quarter of 2014 after rising in the three previous quarters, much to the relief of the central bank.
9 February 2015, 18:45 PM
Saifur Rahman on suspension of BCCI operations
Finance Minister Saifur Rahman said on Monday that the Government had decided to suspend the operations of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) In the public interest.
8 July 1991, 18:00 PM