Five digital banks get initial nod from Bangladesh Bank
Star Business Report
24 September 2026 • Business
Banks to keep Hajj-related branches open on Sep 25-26
Star Business Report
23 September 2026 • Business
Prime Bank vice chairman to buy 18.85 lakh shares of the bank
Star Business Report
23 September 2026 • Business
BB tightens rules for bank nominee director appointments
Star Business Report
17 September 2026 • Business
Bangla QR payments to reach merchants instantly from Oct 1
Star Business Report
17 September 2026 • Business
Banks, MFSs asked to suspend payment services for illegal loan apps
Star Business Report
16 September 2026 • Business
BB eases foreign borrowing rules for BIDA-registered firms
Star Business Report
14 September 2026 • Business

BB cuts lending rate margin by 25 basis points

Banks can now impose a 3.5% margin with SMART for lending
29 February 2024

Standard Bank, Placid Express sign deal on remittance service

Standard Bank recently signed an agreement with Placid Express SDN BHD, a global remittance company, with a view to expanding the range of remittance services.
28 February 2024

Social Islami Bank arranges agent banking conference

Social Islami Bank recently arranged its “Agent Banking Conference-2024” at a hotel in Dhaka.
28 February 2024

Meghna Bank inks deal with Nagad over interoperable transactions

Meghna Bank recently signed a strategic alliance agreement with Nagad Limited, enabling MeghnaPay customers to make their interoperable transactions and payments conveniently through the Nagad platform.
28 February 2024

Bangladesh Bank, Padma Bank to provide loans to small entrepreneurs

Padma Bank and the Bangladesh Bank recently signed an agreement to provide loans to small and marginal entrepreneurs and communities.
28 February 2024

Eastern Bank strikes deal with JP Morgan to boost inward remittance

Eastern Bank has signed an agreement with JP Morgan Chase Bank NA today to facilitate inward remittance via “Xpedite”, a cross-currency solution offered to banks by the multinational finance corporation.
28 February 2024

Bangladesh Bank gets two new deputy governors

Khurshid Alam and Habibur Rahman have been appointed on contractual basis for three years
28 February 2024

What most Bangladeshis consider a safe investment?

North South University conducted a survey with the support of MetLife Bangladesh
28 February 2024

Moody’s upgrades Social Islami Bank’s outlook to stable

Moody’s Investors Service has changed Social Islami Bank PLC’s (SIBP) rating outlook to stable from negative as it expects the lender’s funding and liquidity to remain stable over the next 12 to 18 months
28 February 2024

NRB Bank shares jump 10pc on market debut

Shares of NRB Bank surged 10 percent on their market debut in the two stock exchanges of Bangladesh yesterday.
27 February 2024

NCC Bank launches corporate internet banking service

NCC Bank recently launched a corporate internet banking service, named “NCC ICON (interoperable corporate online network)”.
27 February 2024

NRB Bank makes trading debut on DSE, CSE

NRB Bank Ltd, a fourth generation commercial bank, has made its trading debut on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) under the ‘N’ category today.
27 February 2024

Prime Bank executes international factoring transaction for FGS Denim

Prime Bank recently signed an agreement with Factors Chain International (FCI) in Dhaka under which the bank conducted an international factoring transaction for FGS Denim Wear, a concern of Fashion Globe Group.
27 February 2024

Grameen America grants $4 billion loans for women entrepreneurs in 27 US cities

It will be on course to invest $5 billion within 2030
27 February 2024

NRB Bank jumps 10% on market debut 

NRB Bank’s shares surged 10 percent in the first one and half-hour after its debut with two stock exchanges in the country today
27 February 2024

Meghna Bank opens sub-branch in Lalbagh

Meghna Bank has opened its Lalbagh sub-branch on Haranath Ghosh Road in the capital’s Lalbagh recently.
26 February 2024

Prime Bank donates bus to Dhaka University

Prime Bank recently donated a bus for the students at the University of Dhaka (DU) to enhance their campus experience.
26 February 2024

US businesses urged to invest more in Bangladesh

World Bank Alternate Executive Director Ahmad Kaykaus says at a seminar in Texas
26 February 2024

MetLife Bangladesh settled Tk 2,981 crore insurance claims in 2023

In six years to 2023, MetLife Bangladesh cumulatively settled claims of over Tk 10,500 crore
26 February 2024

Prime Bank expands islamic banking services thru' agents

Prime Bank has expanded its islamic banking services through agent banking outlets, providing customers with the option to avail both conventional and islamic banking services.
24 February 2024