The Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh and Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) signed a joint declaration of intent yesterday..Under this, the embassy will collaborate with the bank on the “EBL Climate Change Action Award” with the common goal of promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation in Bang

Bank Asia PLC recently organised a daylong “Agent Business Meet-2024” at the BURO Institute of Innovation and Development, Tangail to review business strategies and compliance..Prof MA Baqui Khalily, chairman of the board risk management committee and board audit committee of the bank, ina

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) recently organised a workshop on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism” for officials of all scheduled banks working in Thakurgaon..Jamuna Bank PLC acts as the lead bank in the workshop, the bank said in a press r

Over 5 lakh submitted e-returns since July 1 to November 24

They sought removal of Nurun Nahar and Habibur Rahman

Al-Arafah Islami Bank recently organised a “School Banking Campaign” with the theme of “One School, One Branch, One Bank, All Banking Services” at Ibn Taymiyya School and College in Cumilla, aiming to instill the spirit of saving among students..Husne Ara Shikha, executive director of the

National Bank recently arranged a “Strategic Review Meeting” at its training institute in the capital, focusing on current and future action plans..Md Touhidul Alam Khan, managing director and CEO of the bank, attended the meeting as chief guest, according to a press release..Khan pr

Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, is the founder of the foundation

NCC Bank PLC, in collaboration with the Department of Youth Development (DYD), recently organised a three-day training programme on “Financial Literacy & Technical Skill Development for Women Empowerment”..A total of 100 entrepreneurs participated in the training, conducted at the Gram Unn

Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System Ltd announced that they chalked up a total revenue of Tk 7,331.37 crore from the sales of 3917.819 million cubic metres (MMCM) of gas for the fiscal year 2023-24..The company deposited Tk 185.82 crore into the government exchequer in the f

Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain will lead the six-member panel

Banking rules and regulations stipulate a single borrower exposure limit but the banking regulator itself disregarded the rule routinely in the last 16 years.

Once a reputable private commercial lender, AB Bank’s financial health is now deteriorating gradually due to boardroom mismanagement, loan irregularities, illegal facilities availed by its sponsors and inaccurate measures by the central bank.

Pubali Bank PLC organised the “Annual Risk Conference 2024” at the bank’s head office in Dhaka yesterday in a bid to ensure robust risk management and regulatory compliance..Over 200 participants of the bank across the country attended the conference..Md Mezbaul Haque, executive dire

Social Islami Bank PLC celebrated its 29th founding anniversary at its head office in Dhaka..The bank chalked out various activities, including discussion, at the bank’s head office and branches across the country..M Sadiqul Islam, chairman of the bank, inaugurated the programme as t

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) recently organised a “Student Agency Night” at its head office in the capital’s Gulshan, bringing together premier educational agencies specialising in guiding students to pursue higher education abroad..Representatives from around 150 educational agencies took part

Bangladesh faces challenges related to regulatory and policy environments, including complex tariffs, intellectual property protection and inadequate logistics infrastructure, which are bottlenecks to diversifying exports to the UK, according to an HSBC study..Addressing these issues throu

Pubali Bank PLC organised a capacity development programme on “Sustainable Finance & Green Finance” at the bank’s head office in the capital yesterday..Mohammad Ali, managing director and CEO of the bank, presided over the daylong programme as the chief guest, the commercial lender said in

Southeast Bank PLC recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tiny Tots and Summerfield International School to provide the latter with tuition fee collection, payroll banking, school banking and other services..Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain, managing director of the bank, and

Dhaka Bank PLC recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for collecting holding tax and trade licence fees..Sheikh Mohammad Maroof, managing director and CEO of the bank, and Md Mizanur Rahman, chief executive officer of DSCC, penned the d