Nazneen new ED of CPD, Fahmida distinguished fellow
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27 August 2026 Business
New guarantee window opened for local partners of foreign firms
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27 August 2026 Business
Dutch-Bangla Bank to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,500 crore
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27 August 2026 Business
Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
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25 August 2026 Business
No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
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23 August 2026 Banks
Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
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20 August 2026 Business
BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
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20 August 2026 Business
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
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19 August 2026 Business

BRAC Bank signs employee banking deal with Zara Zaman Technology

BRAC Bank has signed an employee banking agreement with Zara Zaman Technology Ltd, a software development company and the largest supplier of GRG-branded ATMs and Android POS terminals in Bangladesh..Mahiul Islam, deputy managing director and head of retail banking at the bank, and Mridha
13 April 2025

Nurul Huda promoted to DMD of Agrani Bank

State-owned Agrani Bank PLC has recently promoted Md Nurul Huda to the post of deputy managing director (DMD)..Prior to assuming this new role, Huda was serving the bank as a general manager, the bank said in a press release..He began his professional banking career at Agrani Bank as
13 April 2025

SBAC Bank celebrates 12th anniversary

SBAC Bank PLC celebrated its 12th founding anniversary on Thursday..Md Moklesur Rahman, chairman of the bank, inaugurated the celebration at the bank’s head office in the capital’s Motijheel, said a press release..Habibur Rahman, managing director and CEO of the bank, presided over t
12 April 2025

Southeast Bank donates Tk 50 lakh to Khulna University

Southeast Bank PLC has provided financial support worth Tk 50 lakh to Khulna University under its special corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund for conducting research activities. .Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain, managing director of the bank, handed over the cheque to Prof Md Noor Un Na
12 April 2025

ICB Islamic Bank’s board dissolved

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday dissolved the board of directors of ICB Islamic Bank considering the interests of depositors, according to an official letter.
10 April 2025

Shahjalal Islami Bank signs MoU with Hajj agency assoc

Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB)..Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, managing director of the bank, and Syed Golam Sarwar, president of HAAB, signed the MoU at the latter’s office in the capital’s Nayapaltan o
10 April 2025

City Bank launches American Express platinum reserve credit card

City Bank has launched the “City Bank American Express® platinum reserve credit card”, the first American Express metal card in Bangladesh..The card brings together personalised service, international travel support, savings, and rewarding benefits tailored to suit the evolving needs of cu
10 April 2025

Midland Bank signs MoU with Space Tech Holdings, XSpeed Autos

Midland Bank PLC recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on digital cash management solutions with Space Tech Holdings Limited (Spacetech), a Singapore and Bangladesh joint venture company, and XSpeed Autos Limited (XSpeed), an automobile enterprise based in Bangladesh..Mohamma
9 April 2025

Islamic banks may be merged to create two large banks: BB governor

Bangladesh’s Islamic banking sector would be completely restructured, he said.
9 April 2025

SBAC Bank gets new AMD

SBAC Bank PLC has appointed Md Rabiul Islam to the post of additional managing director (AMD)..A banker with 36 years of experience, Islam was working at NRBC Bank as a deputy managing director (DMD) and acting managing director concurrently, before assuming this new assignment at SBAC Ban
8 April 2025

Nurullah Chaudhury joins Bank Asia as AMD

Nurullah Chaudhury has joined Bank Asia PLC as an additional managing director (AMD) and chief wholesale banking officer on Monday..Prior to joining Bank Asia, Chaudhury was serving at City Bank PLC as a deputy managing director and head of corporate banking, concurrently, said a press rel
8 April 2025

Pubali Bank donates bus to Islamic University of Technology

Pubali Bank PLC has donated a bus to the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) as part of its corporate social responsibility..Mohammad Ali, managing director and CEO of the bank, handed over the dummy key to Prof Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, vice-chancellor of the university, on its campus pr
8 April 2025

Islami Bank MD sent on forced leave

Md Omar Faruk Khan made acting managing director
6 April 2025

BRAC Bank signs strategic partnership deal with PHP Group

BRAC Bank has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with PHP Group, a Chattogram-based corporate business conglomerate, to provide banking solutions that will support the group’s business growth in Bangladesh..Md Ali Hossain, director of PHP Group, and Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, depu
5 April 2025

Workers’ arrears: Labour adviser warns Premier Bank of stern action

Labour and Employment Adviser M Sakhawat Hussain yesterday warned Premier Bank of stern actions if it did not disburse the Bangladesh Bank’s cash incentive fund for payment of garment workers’ salaries ahead of Eid.
27 March 2025

Community Bank holds 62nd board meeting

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC organised the 62nd board meeting at the police headquarters in the capital’s Gulistan on Monday..Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting, the bank said in a press release..During the meeting, severa
25 March 2025

EBL donates Tk 61 lakh for underprivileged children's healthcare

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Shishu Sasthya Foundation, Bangladesh (SSF, B), to support its initiative in strengthening services for paediatric inpatients from underprivileged and marginalised families..Ahmed Shaheen, additional managing di
25 March 2025

Eastern Bank's profit rise 

EBL’s board has recommended a 17.50 percent cash dividend and a 17.50 percent stock dividend
25 March 2025

Banks asked to ensure smooth ATM operations

Bangladesh Bank has instructed commercial banks to ensure uninterrupted transactions through automated teller machines (ATMs), point of sale (POS) terminals, internet banking, online e-payment gateways, and mobile financial services (MFS) during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.
24 March 2025

Iqbal Ahmed re-elected as chairman of NRB Bank PLC

Iqbal Ahmed has been re-elected as the chairman of NRB Bank PLC..The election took place during the bank’s board of directors' meeting at its head office in the capital on Sunday, according to a press release..A seasoned businessman, Ahmed was the founding chairman of NRB Bank, and t
24 March 2025