The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust was supposed to get back in 2016 the Tk 538 crore, plus the accumulated interest, it deposited with the then Farmers Bank. However, it has so far received just Tk 74 crore after around seven years.

AB Bank Limited has decided to issue a Tk 500 crore bond.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) and Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC have received approval from Bangladesh Bank to conduct bilateral trade with India using the rupee. 

World Bank will provide Bangladesh a loan of $102 million to improve navigability of the Jamuna river and protect the river bank.

The banking sector’s lending growth squeezed in the April to June quarter owing to a shortage of liquidity at most banks and their unwillingness to extend credits to borrowers already struggling to pay back, official figures showed. 

NRB Commercial Bank Ltd has been renamed NRB Commercial Bank PLC with effect from September 17.

Padma Bank Ltd recently launched a Shariah-based banking service styled “Padma Bank Islamic”, opening the doors to interest-free banking services for customers.

The Bangladesh Bank has asked 10 banks’ managing directors why their treasury heads should not be penalised for their involvement in dollar rate manipulation this year.

The number of women bankers has gone up slightly over the last three years, after it saw a drop during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

First Security Islami Bank Ltd has won “Visa Payment Excellence Awards-2023” in the category of “Excellence in Debit Cards”.

Dhaka Bank Ltd and Agora Ltd, the first retail chain of the country, signed a payroll banking agreement.

One Bank Ltd recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Concord Real Estate & Building Products Ltd. 

This is the first BDT-INR export transaction for Bangladesh’s electronics industry

MTB Foundation recently signed an agreement with Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital for a project titled “Community health partnership, predominantly eye health”.

The Association of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers of Bankers in Bangladesh (AACOBB), in association with Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), arranged a conference on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing” on Saturday.

Midland Bank Ltd recently won the “Visa Excellence Award” in the ‘Excellence in Prepaid Cards’ category in an awards ceremony.

Southeast Bank’s agent banking unit “Shagotom” has launched a three-month campaign styled “Utshob” for partners and customers of agent banking outlets.

Brac Bank Ltd has received the highest number of awards, five in all, from Visa this year for its outstanding business in various card-issuing and acquiring categories.

Until now, banks and financial institutions were allowed to trade the bond at a face value of Tk 5,000 crore

Bangladesh Bank data finds