Prime Bank joins Tk 500 crore BB start-up refinancing fund

Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to implement the Tk 500 crore start-up refinancing fund, aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and supporting emerging ventures across the country..Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman, additional director of Bangla
11 September 2025, 14:26 PM

Islamic banks’ deposits rise, but market share falls

Deposits in Islamic banks saw a moderate increase in June 2025, but their share in the banking sector fell by 1.17 percentage points year-on-year, according to Bangladesh Bank data.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Islami Bank’s provision shortfall nears record Tk 70,000cr

Audit exposes deep financial cracks in country's largest Shariah-based lender
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Standard Chartered suspends ‘Add Money’ from MFS apps

The move comes as various users alleged that they were victims of fraud attacks
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh signs first fertiliser financing deal with ITFC

$100 million will be extended under the agreement
10 September 2025, 14:40 PM

Dhaka Bank joins Tk 500cr BB startup refinancing scheme

Dhaka Bank PLC has recently signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) under the Tk 500 crore Startup Fund Refinancing Scheme..Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman, additional director of Bangladesh Bank, and AKM Shahnawaj, managing director (current charge) of Dhaka Bank PLC, signed
10 September 2025, 14:17 PM

Uttara Bank appoints Maksudul Hasan as AMD

Maksudul Hasan has recently been appointed additional managing director (AMD) of Uttara Bank PLC..Prior to this appointment, Hasan was serving as deputy managing director of the bank, according to a press release..He began his professional banking career at Uttara Bank PLC as a proba
10 September 2025, 14:09 PM

Al-Arafah Islami Bank signs partnership deal with TAP

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Trust And Pay Limited (TAP), the mobile financial services provider wholly owned by Trust Bank PLC, aimed at enhancing digital financial services and delivering greater convenience to customers..SM Abu Jafar, deput
10 September 2025, 13:54 PM

Digital nano loan refinancing scheme extended until June 2028: Bangladesh Bank

The central bank initially launched the scheme in 2022
10 September 2025, 12:43 PM

BB buys record $265m from banks in a day

BB reverses strategy, buys dollars to build foreign reserves
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Lenders asked to file annual CSR budget by Feb

The Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to submit their annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) budgets, along with related documents, by February each year.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Working committee formed for bank merger

The interim government has formed an eight-member working committee to implement the merger of five Shariah-based banks.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Prime Bank hosts seminar on financial inclusion, youth empowerment at DIU

Prime Bank PLC, in collaboration with Daffodil International University (DIU) and its Finance Club, recently organised a seminar, titled “Financial Inclusion: Engaging & Inspiring Youth in Banking”, on the university campus in Dhaka..More than 200 students from various academic disciplines
9 September 2025, 15:11 PM

Islami Bank, Mastercard launch business debit card for SMEs

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, in collaboration with Mastercard, yesterday launched a new SME Business Debit Card designed exclusively for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners..This card provides business customers of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC with enhanced convenience, digital tra
9 September 2025, 15:06 PM

Pubali Bank signs MoU with SSL on settlement bank partnership in NPSB platform

Pubali Bank PLC has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Software Shop Limited (SSL), one of the most reputed software development, fintech, and ITeS companies in Bangladesh, to establish a settlement bank partnership under the National Payment Switch Bangladesh (NPSB) platfo
9 September 2025, 15:02 PM

Eastern Bank adopts Starlink services

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) yesterday became the first bank in Bangladesh to set up connectivity through satellite communication of Starlink, the global satellite internet service provider by SpaceX..It is expected to herald a new era of innovation, resilience, and efficiency within the nation’
9 September 2025, 14:50 PM

Prime Bank signs MoU with icddr,b to tackle TB deaths

Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), a leading global health research institute, to strengthen lifesaving tuberculosis (TB) interventions in Sylhet..Hassan O Rashid, chief
9 September 2025, 14:35 PM

BFIU head’s contract cancelled for controversial video

The decision was taken upon a probe committee’s recommendation
9 September 2025, 14:32 PM

Govt’s domestic borrowing surpasses target by Tk 2,000cr

Despite underspending its budget, the government borrowed more from domestic sources than planned in the last fiscal year (FY), as revenue collection shortfalls, waning foreign aid, and rising interest costs forced it to plug a widening gap.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Midland Bank signs MoU with Milvik Bangladesh to enhance healthcare access

Midland Bank PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Milvik Bangladesh Limited, a Swedish HealthTech company providing innovative digital healthcare services and insurance, aimed at improving healthcare access and delivery in underserved communities..Mohd Javed Tarek Khan,
8 September 2025, 14:52 PM