Five digital banks get initial nod from Bangladesh Bank
24 September 2026
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Business
MTB loan recovery case / Arrest warrant issued against ex-foreign minister Morshed Khan
24 September 2026
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Business
Banks to keep Hajj-related branches open on Sep 25-26
23 September 2026
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Business
Prime Bank vice chairman to buy 18.85 lakh shares of the bank
23 September 2026
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Business
EBL chairman to get 1.64cr shares as gift from father
23 September 2026
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Business
BB allows offshore banking units to buy, sell and swap foreign currencies more freely
21 September 2026
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Business
BRAC Bank, City Bank in talks to take over Standard Chartered retail business
21 September 2026
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Business
BB tightens rules for bank nominee director appointments
17 September 2026
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Business
Bangla QR payments to reach merchants instantly from Oct 1
17 September 2026
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Business
Banks, MFSs asked to suspend payment services for illegal loan apps
16 September 2026
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Business
Trust Bank clocks Tk 291 crore profit in 2022
The bank’s profit rises 6.5 per cent year-on-year
24 April 2023
Exim Bank’s profit surges 72% in 2022
The bank reported consolidated earnings per share of Tk 2.57 for the last financial year compared to Tk 1.49 in 2021.
24 April 2023
Good news for savers as banks hike deposit rate
Banks in Bangladesh are raising the interest rate on deposits to pull funds with a view to tackling the liquidity shortage and meeting a higher demand for loans.
21 April 2023
Banks remain open in Dhaka city, industrial areas on limited scale
Banks remained open on a limited scale in the industrial areas, including Dhaka city, today to facilitate the payments of salaries, wages and festival allowances to garment workers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
19 April 2023
UCB inks deal with Syngenta and Upay
United Commercial Bank (UCB) recently signed an agreement with Syngenta Bangladesh Limited and UCB Fintech Company Limited (Upay) for the former to provide agricultural loans to registered farmers at a low interest rate.
13 April 2023
Nurun Nahar becomes BB deputy governor
Nurun Nahar has recently been appointed as deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank for a three-year term.
13 April 2023
Banks open in industrial areas on April 19-21
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to remain open, albeit on a limited scale, in the industrial areas, including Dhaka city, during the public holidays on April 19-21.
13 April 2023
Nurun Nahar, new deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank
She will be second female deputy governor of the banking watchdog
13 April 2023
Berger may take dollar loan from parent entity
The multinational paint maker may use the money to fund LCs
13 April 2023
DBH gets go-ahead to open Islamic financing wing
DBH got the approval from the central bank on April 11
13 April 2023
City Bank logged Tk 477cr profit in 2022
The City Bank Ltd made a profit of Tk 477.84 crore in the last financial year of 2022, down 13.10 per cent year-on-year.
12 April 2023
Brac Bank saw Tk 601cr profit in 2022
Brac Bank Ltd clocked a Tk 601.63 crore profit in the last financial year of 2022, up 10.14 per cent year-on-year.
12 April 2023
Credit card spending hits four-month low
People spent Tk 2,312 crore in February, down by 8% from January’s Tk 2,506 crore
11 April 2023
Ratio of female bankers in top posts rising: BB
According to the Gender Equality Report of Banks and Financial Institutions
10 April 2023
Rules eased for banks to facilitate import payments
To meet import payment obligations, banks would be able to transfer funds from their OBUs to their domestic business or onshore units
9 April 2023
Central bank should come forward to support Bangabazar victims: DCCI
DCCI President Md Sameer Sattar made the pleas to the central bank today
9 April 2023
BB resets loan ceilings of export development fund
Established in 1989, the EDF facilitates access to financing in foreign exchange for input procurements by manufacturer-exporters.
9 April 2023
Brac Bank launches remittance application FXPAY
FXPAY is a 360-degree commercial remittance system
8 April 2023
Dhaka Bank, GP launch co-branded credit cards
Dhaka Bank Limited yesterday launched co-branded credit cards with Grameenphone for GP Star customers at a programme at Sheraton Dhaka in Banani.
5 April 2023
Bank Asia-Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd campaign focuses on remittance
Bank Asia Limited and Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd yesterday jointly launched a campaign under which the latter’s customers will get an exclusive gift while withdrawing cash remittance from Bank Asia branches.
5 April 2023