Mastercard, a global digital payment services provider, yesterday signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ascent Health Ltd, a Dhaka-based diagnostic centre, to enhance access to high-quality healthcare services for Mastercard cardholders in Bangladesh.

City Bank PLC, Milk Vita and Agroshift recently signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a “Digital Dairy Financing Initiative” aimed at expanding access to formal finance for dairy and cattle farmers across Bangladesh through a technology-enabled ecosystem.

Sonali Bank PLC yesterday organised a seminar at its head office in Dhaka to celebrate World Whistleblower Day 2026.

NCC Bank PLC recently held its 10th Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting at NCC Bank Bhaban in Dhaka.

ONE Bank PLC yesterday signed an agreement with Nagad Limited to facilitate real-time fund transfers from ONE Bank accounts to Nagad wallets via the bank’s mobile application, “ONEApp”.

Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC recently organised a half-day financial literacy workshop on the use of cashless transactions at its Uttara Branch in Uttara, Dhaka.

Pubali Bank PLC recently organised the “CLS Agent Conference 2026” to enhance customer service, ensure greater transparency in loan disbursement, strengthen field-level operations, and build the capacity of its CLS (consumer loan scheme) network.

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The ceremony took place at Plot 121, Road 19/A, Block E, Banani.

The seminar, titled “National Dialogue on Early Childhood Development Policy and Practice”, was organised by the Department of Public Health under the School of Pharmacy and Public Health (SPPH) at IUB, according to a press release.

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The conference was held from June 12 to 19 at BRAC University’s campus in Dhaka

IPDC Finance PLC has been awarded the highest ‘AAA’ credit rating by the Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Limited (CRAB).

M Mahbubur Rahman has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of Building Technology and Ideas (bti) Ltd.

Dhaka Bank PLC has signed participation agreements with SME Foundation under the Food Value Chain Improvement Project (FVCIP), funded by JICA, and the Revolving Fund through the Special SME Credit Wholesaling Programme.

Midland Bank PLC (MDB) celebrated its 13th founding anniversary on Sunday.

Citizens Bank PLC’s shariah supervisory committee (SSC) recently held its first meeting at the bank’s head office in Dhaka.

Bank Asia PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tropical Homes Limited, a Dhaka-based real estate company, to provide convenient and attractive home loan facilities to prospective apartment buyers of Tropical Homes’ projects.

Prime Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Ray White Limited, a Dhaka-based real estate company, to offer discounts and special benefits to its customers.

The programme was presided over by Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, vice chancellor of North South University.