National Bank

How National Bank lost its way 

National Bank went from a financially stable bank to a bank marred in irregularities

Sikder family loses grip on National Bank

The Sikder family has apparently lost its grip on National Bank Ltd as Bangladesh Bank has appointed a new board for the country’s first private bank.

Troubled NBL offers cash to journalists in snacks box

After the press conference, the bank officials offered packets with snacks to journalists. However, after taking the packet, journalists noticed that it contained an envelope with Tk 5,000 inside

BB dissolves NBL board again

Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the board of directors of National Bank Ltd, just five months after restructuring it.

Bangladesh Bank again dissolves National Bank board

The bank’s sponsor director Khalilur Rahman made the new chairman

National Bank continues incurring losses

It made a loss of Tk 1,497 crore in 2023, down from Tk 3,285 crore in 2022

Basic, National Bank Mergers: People withdrawing money in panic

A recent rush to withdraw money from the BASIC Bank and National Bank is worsening the situation the troubled institutions are facing.

Bangladesh Bank dissolves National Bank board

Former DU Prof Syed Ferhat Anwar is the new National Bank chairman

National Bank postpones AGM after Supreme Court order

The National Bank Ltd has postponed its annual general meeting (AGM) for an indefinite period following a status quo order issued by the Supreme Court.

October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023

National Bank director defaults on AB Bank loan

Rick Haque Sikder, a director of National Bank Ltd (NBL) and chairman of R&R Aviation Ltd, has defaulted on repayments of a loan with AB Bank Ltd, which might cost him the directorship if dues are not cleared in two months.   

August 19, 2023
August 19, 2023

Bar on Ron Haque to attend National Bank’s meetings

The bank did not take prior approval for re-electing Ron as a director

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

National Bank asked not to disburse loans over Tk 10 crore

The Bangladesh Bank has ordered private-run National Bank not to disburse more than Tk 10 crore in loans as the lender is going through uncertainties after the resignation of its Managing Director Md Mehmood Husain. 

August 1, 2022
August 1, 2022

National Bank incurs losses in April-June quarter

National Bank Ltd reported a loss in the April-June quarter of 2022. 

June 2, 2020
June 2, 2020

Police uncover trail of National Bank’s missing Tk 80 lakh

Detectives yesterday arrested four people from different parts of Dhaka in connection with a case filed over National Bank’s missing Tk 80 lakh on May 10.

May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020

NBL terms case filed against Ron Haque Sikder 'baseless and fabricated'

National Bank Limited, a concern of Sikder Group of Companies, today sent an explanation to The Daily Star after the newspaper published on its online version a news report with the headline “Case filed over attempt to shoot Exim Bank top officials”.

May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020

Tk 80 lakh cash of National Bank goes missing

A bag containing approximately Tk 80 lakh cash allegedly went missing from a vehicle of National Bank during money collection from the bank’s Old Dhaka branch.

May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015

Panthapath out of danger, opens to traffic

Traffic on Panthapath’s southern lane resumes cleared off for danger four days after it was sealed following the collapse of National Bank’s under-construction site.

May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015

Sundarban Hotel risky, vacated fearing collapse

Sundarban Hotel in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar is evacuated fearing collapse after a boundary wall caved in because of an adjacent under-construction site.

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