Each bhori of 22-carat gold will be Tk 134,509 from tomorrow

Mufti Mahfuzul Haque has been elected as the chairman of Social Islami Bank’s Shariah Supervisory Committee..Haque is a renowned Islamic scholar, the bank said in a press release..He is secretary general of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh and principal of Jamia Rahmania Arabia in

Southeast Bank PLC has provided a financial support of Tk 20 lakh to the Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University to facilitate the university’s research activities under the bank’s special corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund..Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain, managing direct

The fee will be Tk 20 for payments of up to Tk 25,000 and Tk 50 for up to Tk 50,000

After remaining above the $20 billion mark for just three days, Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves dropped to $18.46 billion after the country paid its regional import bills on October 9.

AB Bank PLC recently organised a daylong training programme on “Prevention of Trade-Based Money Laundering” for its officials of authorised dealer branches and head office..Mohammad Mokter Hossain, additional director of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), attended the training

Midland Bank PLC has won the “Excellence in Consumer Cards – Prepaid” award in the prepaid card category at the “Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2024”..Md Ahsan-uz Zaman, managing director and CEO of the bank, received the award from Sandeep Ghosh, group country manager for India and S

Md Mazibur Rahman has recently been appointed as managing director of Janata Bank PLC..Prior to his new appointment, Rahman had been serving Probashi Kallyan Bank as managing director, said a press release..He started his career in Rupali Bank Limited as a senior officer in 1998..

Dhaka Bank PLC recently won an award in the category of “Excellence in Product Innovation” at the Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2024..The digital payment solution provider awarded the bank for creating a milestone towards the digitalisation of financial services for farmers in Bangla

Prime Bank PLC recently signed a partnership agreement with Sheba.xyz, the largest service marketplace and one-stop solution for home services in Bangladesh, aiming to bring added value and enhanced shopping experiences to customers..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the b

Mercantile Bank PLC recently organised its “Business Review Meeting-2024” for Barisal and Khulna regions at Hotel Grand Park Barisal..Heads of 17 branches of Barisal and Khulna zones, including sub-branches of the bank, participated in the conference..Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, mana

First Security Islami Bank recently organised the “Business Development Conference-2024” for Chattogram North and South zones at the Navy Convention Centre in the port city..Mohammad Abdul Mannan, chairman of the bank, attended the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press re

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Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) yesterday launched a new savings product, titled “EBL Little Star”, designed exclusively for children under five years of age..Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of the bank, inaugurated the new product proposition at the bank’s head office in the capital’s Gulshan

A bank will not be able to do Islamic banking business along with conventional banking at the same time, according to the draft ‘Islami Bank Company Act-2024’, as the central bank looks to level the playing field for Shariah-based banks.

Crisis-ridden Padma Bank will find a way to return around Tk 874 crore to the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) after a new board of directors is formed.

Prime Bank PLC recently signed an agreement with Crown Cement PLC, one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in Bangladesh..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Mohammad Ahasan Ullah, group chief financial officer of the cement manufacturing company, pen

United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC recently opened two new branches at Mainamati in Cumilla and Basurhat in Noakhali with a view to providing top-notch banking services to residents of these areas..These are the 230th and 231st branches of the bank, the bank said in a press release..Mo

Standard Chartered Bangladesh recently won three awards at Visa Payments Excellence Awards 2024 in three categories at the award-giving ceremony, styled “Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2024.”.During the awards ceremony, the bank received the most-anticipated award of the night in the

Exim Bank organised a “Business Development Conference 2024” at the bank’s head office in the capital yesterday..Md Nazrul Islam Swapan, chairman of the bank, attended the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release..In his speech, Swapan said all the employees of