Nazneen new ED of CPD, Fahmida distinguished fellow
27 August 2026
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Business
New guarantee window opened for local partners of foreign firms
27 August 2026
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Business
Dutch-Bangla Bank to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,500 crore
27 August 2026
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Business
Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
25 August 2026
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Business
No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
23 August 2026
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Banks
Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
20 August 2026
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Business
BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
20 August 2026
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Business
World Bank studying feasibility of mortgage refinance company in Bangladesh
20 August 2026
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Business
IFC commits $30.7 million loan to Popular Pharmaceuticals for API imports
19 August 2026
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Business
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
19 August 2026
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Business
Dhaka Bank MD Emranul Huq passes away
Emranul Huq, managing director and CEO of Dhaka Bank, passed away last night at a hospital in Kolkata.
8 September 2024
S Alam Group took over half of Islami Bank’s total loans, says new IBBL chairman
Chattogram-based conglomerate S Alam Group has taken more than half of the total loans disbursed by Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL), according to the bank’s newly appointed Chairman Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud
5 September 2024
SIBL MD, 2 DMDs resign
SIBL Managing Director Zafar Alam and Deputy Managing Directors Habibur Rahman and Khorshed Alam have resigned today following the central bank's board reformation of the bank
4 September 2024
SIBL's former chairman Belal, managing director Zafar sued for attack on an employee
Belal Ahmed, the former chairman of Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL), and Zafar Alam, managing director, have been sued for allegedly attacking a bank employee
4 September 2024
Default loans hit record Tk 211,000cr
Default loans in the banking sector hit an all-time high of Tk 211,000 crore at the end of June of this year, as per the latest Bangladesh Bank data.
3 September 2024
EDF loan gets costlier after new interest rate calculations
Exporters will face higher costs when getting loans from the Export Development Fund (EDF), as a new interest rate calculation method has been introduced for loans in US dollars
3 September 2024
BB hikes cash withdrawal limit to Tk 5 lakh
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased the cash withdrawal limit from banks to Tk 5 lakh per account this week, up from Tk 4 lakh per account the previous week
1 September 2024
MD's resignation: ‘Forced to put signature on pad never used by Islami Bank’
Former managing director breaks silence for first time since S Alam took control of the bank in 2017
30 August 2024
Sharif Zahir, new chairman of UCB
The bank has also got new faces in the top tier
29 August 2024
Nazrul Islam Mazumder removed from Exim Bank board
BB forms new five-member board for Exim, keeping three shareholder directors unchanged
29 August 2024
White paper to focus on mega projects, not all dev projects: Debapriya
The 12-member panel held its first meeting today, the next one on Sep 3
29 August 2024
BB hikes banks’ agri loan disbursement targets
The banks have to disburse Tk 38,000 crore in FY25, a target 8.75% higher year-on-year
29 August 2024
Shakib Al Hasan will no longer be BSEC’s brand ambassador
The regulator found Shakib and his company Monarch Holdings involved in several stock market manipulation
28 August 2024
Do not buy S Alam's assets: BB governor
The S Alam Group is trying to sell properties that are not mortgaged to banks
28 August 2024
Govt starts process to repatriate laundered money, acquire bank scammers’ asset
The interim government has already contacted various foreign organisations seeking their assistance
28 August 2024
UCB, Global Islami, Union get new boards of directors
The central bank issued three separate letters to the banks
27 August 2024
Major economic indicators showing signs of improvement: MCCI
Imports, remittances and forex reserves are likely to increase, the leading chamber says
27 August 2024
Stocks fall after rising for two days
However, the turnover saw a 34% jump from the previous day
27 August 2024
Bank accounts of 4 firms linked with S Alam’s personal secretary frozen
The BFIU found Tk 99.7 crore at the accounts of four companies of Md Akiz Uddin, also a former deputy managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh
26 August 2024
Banking details sought of S Alam, 12 family members, companies
The BFIU also sought information related to their loan accounts with guarantee and loan repayment
26 August 2024