Classified loan accounts double to nearly 46 lakh as retail defaults surge
25 July 2026, 21:04 PM
Business
Can Bangladesh finally fix its NPL problem?
25 July 2026, 17:35 PM
Business
Pubali Bank to buy land, building for Tk 800cr
23 July 2026, 12:55 PM
Business
Bangladesh Krishi Bank waives Tk 605 crore farm loans
22 July 2026, 17:22 PM
Business
BB suspends official involved in fraud, betting, crypto transactions
21 July 2026, 20:48 PM
Business
BRAC Bank ranks third in remittance inflows with $2.97 billion in FY26
19 July 2026, 21:23 PM
Business
Will 'Invest Bangladesh' make investing easier?
19 July 2026, 20:51 PM
Business
Bangladesh takes 5-year plan to get ready for post-LDC challenges
19 July 2026, 18:46 PM
Business
A strategic exit policy for resolving non-performing loans
19 July 2026, 18:19 PM
Business
Clients fuming as banks propose extra fees for 14 services
18 July 2026, 22:15 PM
Business
Former Islami Bank chairman returns home after a decade
Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher resigned from the bank and left for London in 2015
24 September 2024, 15:33 PM
Policy rate hiked to 9.5%
Bangladesh Bank today hiked the policy or repo rate, at which commercial banks borrow from the central bank, by 50 basis points to 9.50 percent to rein in inflation
24 September 2024, 11:17 AM
BFIU asks banks to freeze accounts of former UCB director, family members
BFIU has directed banks to freeze all accounts belonging to Anisuzzaman Chowdhury Ronny, a former director of United Commercial Bank, and brother of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, along with his family members.
24 September 2024, 04:04 AM
Current account deficit of nine banks exceeds Tk 18,000 crore
The banks are National, First Security, Social Islami, Union, Commerce, Global Islami, Islami, Padma and ICB Islami
23 September 2024, 16:09 PM
NBR opens e-return service centre
The centre will assist taxpayers seeking to submit tax returns in compliance with regulations
23 September 2024, 14:37 PM
BB to hike policy rate twice within next month
Interest rate will also be increased, says Bangladesh Bank governor
23 September 2024, 13:50 PM
Prime Bank, Dotlines sign deal on payroll banking services
Prime Bank PLC recently signed an agreement with tech company Dotlines, aimed at enhancing banking services for the latter’s employees.
11 September 2024, 14:45 PM
Tarek Reaz Khan made NRB Bank MD
Tarek Reaz Khan has recently been appointed as the managing director of NRB Bank PLC for a three-year term.
11 September 2024, 14:27 PM
Taskforce formed for banking reforms
The Bangladesh Bank has formed a six-member taskforce to carry out reform initiatives in the country’s banking sector.
11 September 2024, 13:07 PM
Social Islami Bank holds view-exchange meeting
Social Islami Bank recently arranged a view-exchange meeting for members of the newly formed board and divisional heads, zonal heads, branch managers and sub-branch officials.
11 September 2024, 11:13 AM
Mehmood Husain new chairman of IFIC Bank
Md Mehmood Husain has been elected the chairman of IFIC Bank PLC.
10 September 2024, 14:18 PM
Trust Bank holds workshop on CMSME financing in Lalmonirhat
Trust Bank Lalmonirhat branch recently organised a workshop on “CMSME Cluster Identification, Cluster Engagement and Cluster Financing” in Lalmonirhat
10 September 2024, 14:08 PM
Krishi Bank launches credit card
Bangladesh Krishi Bank recently launched a credit card service at the bank’s head office in Dhaka.
10 September 2024, 14:03 PM
Central bank not blocking any business accounts: Governor
BB is not blocking or interfering with the accounts of any businesses, regardless of their political affiliations, said BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur
9 September 2024, 05:46 AM
Dhaka Bank MD Emranul Huq passes away
Emranul Huq, managing director and CEO of Dhaka Bank, passed away last night at a hospital in Kolkata.
8 September 2024, 04:38 AM
S Alam Group took over half of Islami Bank’s total loans, says new IBBL chairman
Chattogram-based conglomerate S Alam Group has taken more than half of the total loans disbursed by Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL), according to the bank’s newly appointed Chairman Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud
5 September 2024, 10:13 AM
SIBL MD, 2 DMDs resign
SIBL Managing Director Zafar Alam and Deputy Managing Directors Habibur Rahman and Khorshed Alam have resigned today following the central bank's board reformation of the bank
4 September 2024, 10:54 AM
SIBL's former chairman Belal, managing director Zafar sued for attack on an employee
Belal Ahmed, the former chairman of Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL), and Zafar Alam, managing director, have been sued for allegedly attacking a bank employee
4 September 2024, 07:07 AM
Default loans hit record Tk 211,000cr
Default loans in the banking sector hit an all-time high of Tk 211,000 crore at the end of June of this year, as per the latest Bangladesh Bank data.
3 September 2024, 12:19 PM
EDF loan gets costlier after new interest rate calculations
Exporters will face higher costs when getting loans from the Export Development Fund (EDF), as a new interest rate calculation method has been introduced for loans in US dollars
3 September 2024, 06:26 AM