Banks to keep Hajj-related branches open on Sep 25-26
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23 September 2026 Business
Prime Bank vice chairman to buy 18.85 lakh shares of the bank
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23 September 2026 Business
BB tightens rules for bank nominee director appointments
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17 September 2026 Business
Bangla QR payments to reach merchants instantly from Oct 1
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17 September 2026 Business
Banks, MFSs asked to suspend payment services for illegal loan apps
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16 September 2026 Business
BRAC Bank only Bangladeshi bank on Forbes' Top Performing Banks list
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16 September 2026 Banks
Bangladesh Bank resumes dollar sales after 14 months
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15 September 2026 Business

No forward forex contract for over three months: BB

The forward forex rate will be Tk 113.85 a US dollar
26 September 2023

None communicated yet regarding ACU payment restriction: BB

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is yet to receive any official communication neither from the US authorities nor from the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) regarding restriction on processing payments linked to the ACU.
26 September 2023

One Bank offers loans to United Property customers

One Bank Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding with United Property Solutions Ltd, a concern of United Group, recently offering the latter’s customers financial products, including home loans. .Md Kamruzzaman, head of the lender’s retail banking division, and Sheikh Md Faruk Hossain,
26 September 2023

Mainul joins UCB as DMD

SM Mainul Kabir recently joined United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC as deputy managing director (DMD).
26 September 2023

NCC Bank distributes agri materials to Cumilla farmers

NCC Bank has distributed agricultural materials, including seeds, fertiliser and pesticides, free of cost among 1,155 marginal farmers of Nangalkot, Cumilla sadar and Gouripur of Cumilla district on Saturday.
25 September 2023

Bank Asia holds Agent Business Meet-2023

Bank Asia Limited organised a daylong “Agent Business Meet-2023” at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Cumilla on Saturday.
25 September 2023

Timely steps alleviate forex crunch of Pubali Bank

Pubali Bank Limited has successfully dealt with the ongoing foreign currency crunch courtesy of timely restrictions on the import of luxurious items, foreign fruits and ornaments, said the top official of the private commercial lender.
24 September 2023

Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Partex Furniture sign MoU

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Partex Furniture Industries Ltd, a furniture manufacturing company in Bangladesh.
24 September 2023

Prime Bank inks deal with Le Meridien Dhaka

Prime Bank recently signed a strategic partnership with Le Meridien Dhaka.
24 September 2023

Islami Bank wins Muktadhara’s ‘Remittance Award’

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC won the “Remittance Award” from Muktadhara New York Inc for collecting the highest amount of remittance in Bangladesh.
24 September 2023

Banks asked to work together to stabilise forex market

The central bank instruction came from a meeting between Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and a delegation of the Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB)
24 September 2023

Meghna Bank wins ‘Excellence in Credit Cards’ by Visa

Meghna Bank Ltd has won the “Excellence in Credit Cards” award in the “Visa Leadership Conclave 2023”.
23 September 2023

Exim Bank holds business development confce

Exim Bank yesterday arranged a “Business Development Conference” for the branch managers, executives and officials of the bank in Chattogram region.
23 September 2023

Union Bank distributes agriculture funds

Shariah-based Union Bank Ltd distributed agriculture investment among farmers in Chattogram yesterday.
23 September 2023

Bangladesh, 29 others can now trade on Russian currency market

The Russian embassy in Bangladesh shares a list of countries on its verified Facebook page
23 September 2023

Climate fund stuck in Farmers Bank

The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust was supposed to get back in 2016 the Tk 538 crore, plus the accumulated interest, it deposited with the then Farmers Bank. However, it has so far received just Tk 74 crore after around seven years.
21 September 2023

AB Bank to issue bond of Tk 500cr

AB Bank Limited has decided to issue a Tk 500 crore bond.
21 September 2023

Two more banks get to trade in rupee

Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) and Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC have received approval from Bangladesh Bank to conduct bilateral trade with India using the rupee. 
20 September 2023

WB to give $102m for navigability of Jamuna

World Bank will provide Bangladesh a loan of $102 million to improve navigability of the Jamuna river and protect the river bank.
20 September 2023

Banks’ lending slows for liquidity crunch

The banking sector’s lending growth squeezed in the April to June quarter owing to a shortage of liquidity at most banks and their unwillingness to extend credits to borrowers already struggling to pay back, official figures showed. 
20 September 2023