Five digital banks get initial nod from Bangladesh Bank
24 September 2026
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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
Exim Bank launches ‘Exim Happiness’
Exim Bank yesterday launched a product titled “Exim Happiness” aiming at more savings and profits.
5 April 2023
Standard Bank director elected exec committee chairman
Standard Bank has recently elected a director as the chairman of its executive committee.
5 April 2023
Glitch at national payment switch resolved: Bangladesh Bank
The technical glitch was resolved at 7pm
5 April 2023
Another Islami Bank top official resigns
A DMD resigns a week after similar departure of another additional managing director
5 April 2023
Technical glitch halts interbank ATM transactions
People can now only withdraw funds through their own bank’s ATMs
5 April 2023
BMSL’s mutual fund gets go-ahead
The fund’s primary collection target is Tk 25 crore
3 April 2023
Farmers should get easy agriculture loans: Razzaque
AB Bank disburses Tk 1 lakh each as loan to 1,500 farmers in Madhupur, Dhanbari
2 April 2023
Brac Bank adopts digital processes to promote sustainability
Brac Bank’s SME business is taking steps towards reducing paper usage and promoting environmental sustainability by adopting various digital processes.
30 March 2023
Brac Bank, Nucleus Software win fintech award
Brac Bank and Nucleus Software Exports Ltd have jointly won a “Best Implementation in Transaction Banking” award at IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2022 for FinnAxia, a transaction banking and supply chain finance solution for small and medium enterprises.
30 March 2023
Wahida joins Agrani Bank as DMD
Wahida Begum has joined Agrani Bank Limited from Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank as a deputy managing director (DMD) on Tuesday.
30 March 2023
Bankers to pay exporters Tk 105 for every US dollar
From the beginning of March, bankers have been paying Tk 104 for a dollar to exporters.
30 March 2023
Islami Bank working to restore depositors’ confidence
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) is working to restore depositors’ confidence by way of waging campaigns, said its managing director Mohammed Monirul Moula.
29 March 2023
IFIC Bank shortens name, assumes PLC suffix
The name of International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank Limited has been changed to IFIC Bank PLC, according to a notice from the central bank yesterday.
29 March 2023
IFIC Bank shortens name, assumes PLC suffix
The change came into effect yesterday.
29 March 2023
Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?
Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.
28 March 2023
BGMEA, EBL launch co-branded Visa credit cards
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in association with Visa have launched co-branded credit cards.
23 March 2023
Bank Asia-Western Union launches joint campaign for remittance clients
Bank Asia Limited and Western Union launched a joint promotional campaign for remittance clients.
22 March 2023
Meghna Bank steps into MFS market
Meghna Bank yesterday joined the race for dominance over the highly competitive market for mobile financial services (MFS) in Bangladesh by introducing “MeghnaPay”, which aims to provide smart and convenient banking facilities for people across the country.
22 March 2023
Banks to pay 4% penal interest for unpaid EDF loans
Currently, the volume of the EDF is $6 billion and the interest rate on EDF loans is 4.5%
19 March 2023
Raise SME loan ratio to 25% by 2024
Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks and non-bank financial institutions to raise their loan disbursement ratio for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises to 25 per cent of their outstanding loans by next year.
16 March 2023