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

NRBC Bank opens Borhanuddin sub-branch in Bhola

NRBC Bank PLC launched a new sub-branch in Borhanuddin upazila, Bhola yesterday..Md Hafiz Ibrahim, a former member of parliament, inaugurated the sub-branch as the chief guest, according to a press release..Mohammad Obaidul Haque, former executive director of Bangladesh Bank, princip
18 March 2025

Prime Bank partners with Mastul Foundation for charity work

Prime Bank PLC recently signed a partnership agreement with Mastul Foundation, a non-profit charity organisation in Bangladesh..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Kazi Reaz Rahman, executive director of the foundation, signed the agreement at the bank’s corpor
18 March 2025

SBAC Bank’s MD resigns six months before end of his term

Habibur Rahman, managing director (MD) and CEO of the South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank (SBAC) PLC, has resigned on personal grounds.
17 March 2025

Banks must allocate 27% of loans to SMEs by 2029: BB

Bangladesh Bank has set a target for banks and financial institutions to disburse 27 percent of their total loans to cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (SMEs) by 2029 to promote business growth and employment.
17 March 2025

Shahjalal Islami Bank opens ATM booth at Excellent Tiles Industries in Bhaluka

Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC launched an ATM booth at the premises of Excellent Tiles Industries Limited in Bhaluka, Mymensingh on Sunday, aiming to provide fast and round-the-clock banking services to customers..Abdul Halim, a director of the bank, inaugurated the ATM booth as the chief gues
17 March 2025

Al-Arafah Islami Bank strikes payroll banking deal with Lubana General Hospital

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Lubana General Hospital Limited to provide payroll banking services for the hospital’s employees..Md Abdullah Al Mamun, deputy managing director of the bank, and Md Shah Zahirul Islam, managing director of the hospital, signed the agre
17 March 2025

Number of small accounts rises: BB

The number of Tk 10/50/100 accounts—excluding School Banking, Street Urchins, and Working Children Accounts—stood at 2.81 crore, with total deposits of Tk 46,851.15 crore during the quarter under review
17 March 2025

Azam J Chowdhury to raise his stake in Green Delta

He will buy 5.93 lakh shares from a sponsor of the same company
17 March 2025

Uzma Chowdhury elected as chairperson of Meghna Bank

Uzma Chowdhury has been elected as the chairperson of Meghna Bank PLC.
16 March 2025

Sonali Bank holds business conference in Chattogram

Sonali Bank PLC recently organised a “Divisional Business Conference-2025” for officers of Chattogram North and South at the World Trade Centre in the port city.
16 March 2025

Prime Bank partners with As-Sunnah Foundation for charity work

Prime Bank PLC recently signed a partnership agreement with As-Sunnah Foundation, a non-political and non-profit religious charity organisation based in Bangladesh.
16 March 2025

BRAC Bank organises TARA Uddokta Mela 2025

BRAC Bank organised the “TARA Uddokta Mela 2025” at the Aloki Convention Centre in the capital's Gulshan, with the aim of promoting locally crafted products from women entrepreneurs.
16 March 2025

Banks' deposit growth dropped in 2024 amid confidence crisis

Banks in Bangladesh saw slower deposit growth last year mainly due to high inflation, the people’s confidence crisis regarding some banks and a crackdown on money laundering, according to officials of the country’s central bank.
15 March 2025

NCC Bank launches four banking products for women

NCC Bank PLC recently unveiled four new banking products at the Palace Luxury Resort in Habiganj, aimed at empowering women and advancing financial inclusion within the national economy.
15 March 2025

BB gives two Islamic banks Tk 2,500cr more in emergency support

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday extended an additional Tk 2,500 crore in emergency liquidity support to Social Islami Bank and First Security Islami Bank without any security to help them address financial crises.
13 March 2025

Female banker ratio edges up after post-pandemic decline

In 2020, females accounted for over 18 percent of the sector’s workforce, according to the Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) “Gender Equality Report of Banks and Financial Institutions”
13 March 2025

Prime Bank declares 20% dividends for 2024

Prime Bank PLC announced 20 percent dividends, including a 17.50 cash dividend, for the year 2024.
13 March 2025

UCB strikes digital cash management deal with Pran-RFL Group

United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) signed a digital cash management agreement with Pran-RFL Group, an industrial conglomerate in Bangladesh, aiming to transform the digital financial landscape in the country.
13 March 2025

Many banks likely unable to pay dividend as BB tighten rules

A majority of banks in the country will likely be unable to pay dividends after the Bangladesh Bank tightened the relevant rules through a notice today
13 March 2025

Moody’s cuts banking outlook to negative

Moody’s Ratings has downgraded Bangladesh’s banking system outlook from “stable” to “negative”, citing rising asset risks and worsening economic conditions.
12 March 2025