United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Buet Graduates Club Limited to launch a co-branded credit card for the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) alumni..Syed Faridul Islam, acting managing director of the bank, and

Dhaka Bank PLC recently opened its relocated DEPZ branch and offshore banking unit (OBU) at the Commercial Complex, Dhamsona in Ashulia to provide the best-in-class and advanced service to its customers..AKM Shahnawaj, managing director (current charge) of the bank, inaugurated the branch

Prime Bank PLC recently signed a payroll agreement with Dhaka Club Limited to streamline salary disbursement to the club employees and offer exclusive bank services..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Ashrafuzzaman Khan (Puton), president of the club, penned t

The banks are National, First Security, Social Islami, Union, Commerce, Global Islami, Islami, Padma and ICB Islami

Md Omar Faruk Khan and Mohammad Jamal Uddin Mazumder recently joined Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC as additional managing directors..Of them, Omar Faruk Khan had been serving NRB Bank Limited as managing director (current charge) prior to joining his current job, the bank said in a press rele

Union Bank PLC yesterday organised a “Branch Manager Conference” at the bank’s head office in Dhaka to achieve the business target of 2024..Md Fariduddin Ahmad, chairman of the bank, attended the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release..In his speech, Ahmad sa

Pubali Bank PLC arranged an ‘Orientation Programme’ for newly recruited junior officers..The five-day-long programme began on Sunday at the bank’s head office in Dhaka, the bank said in a press release..The training programme is designed to familiarise the participants with the conce

Eastern Bank PLC recently signed a payroll banking agreement with KDS Group, according to a press release..M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking of the bank, and Kamrul Hasan Siddiqui, chief financial officer of KDS Group’s garments division, penned

The centre will assist taxpayers seeking to submit tax returns in compliance with regulations

Interest rate will also be increased, says Bangladesh Bank governor

Dhaka Bank PLC recently signed an agreement with Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University to provide free agricultural inputs and machinery support to farmers in flood-affected areas of the country as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)..Md Mostaque Ahmed, deputy managing direct

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC yesterday opened its 225th branch, located at Bheramara in Kushtia..Farman R Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of the bank, inaugurated the new branch as chief guest, the bank said in a press release..Chowdhury said the Islamic Banking System could enhanc

Prime Bank PLC recently signed a payroll banking agreement with Nippon Signal Bangladesh Private Ltd, a one-stop solutions provider..Md Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director of the bank, and Yoshida Akifumi, managing director of Nippon Signal Bangladesh, penned the deal at the bank’

The Financial Integrity and Customer Services Department (FICSD) of the Bangladesh Bank, in association with Mercantile Bank PLC, has organised the “Customer Awareness Week-2024” for Chattogram with the aim of enhancing banking awareness among customers..The six-day event kicked-off at the

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has won the 'GIFA Awards 2024' in the category of 'Most Outstanding Islamic Bank 2024', conferred by UK-based Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA)..Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud, chairman of the bank, and Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director, received the award a

Premier Bank recently signed an agreement with payment gateway provider SSLCOMMERZ for an omnichannel solution..Shamsuddin Chowdhury, additional managing director of the bank, and Ahmed Kamal Khan Chowdhury, group adviser of the payment gateway aggregator, penned the deal at the former’s h

Midland Bank PLC recently launched its first SME Centre in Gazipur Chourasta..The bank also opened its relocated Bogura branch at Zamzam Tower on Shahid Abdul Jabbar Road at Joleshowritola in Bogura sadar upazila..Md Ahsan-uz Zaman, managing director and CEO of the bank, virtually in

A Dhaka Bank Visa cardholder won the 1st mega prize along with three other prizes in the 'Spend and Win Campaign-2024' awarded by Visa..Eligible customers were selected based on their highest transaction amounts among 20 million Visa cards issued by all participating banks in Bangladesh.</

BRAC Bank recently signed a tripartite agreement with PROVATi3-LGED and bKash Limited to facilitate the digital disbursement of stipends for training youths in the Teesta-Brahmaputra basin..Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, deputy managing director and head of corporate and institutional banking of

The interim government yesterday appointed a director to the Bangladesh Bank board for three years..Financial Institutions Division (FID) informed of the appointment of Fahmida Khatun, an executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue, through a notification..At the end of last