World Bank warns Bangladesh public of fake loan scams
8 January 2026, 12:58 PM
Business
Trust Bank CEO gets Excellence in Remittance Leadership award
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Business
SBAC Bank inks deal to tap BB’s Tk 500cr startup fund
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Business
Prime Bank signs payroll banking deal with National Life Insurance
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
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Mohammad Rokonuzzaman now a director of BB
5 January 2026, 14:23 PM
Business
Depositors withdraw Tk 107 crore from five merging banks in two days
5 January 2026, 12:04 PM
Business
Islami Bank holds orientation for trainee officers
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Business
Banks, factories to remain closed tomorrow amid national mourning for Khaleda Zia
30 December 2025, 14:58 PM
Business
Merged banks’ deposits to be transferred to Sommilito Islami Bank next week
27 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Jamuna Bank cardholders to get benefits at Best Western Plus
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Islami Bank holds orientation for trainee officers
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC yesterday organised an orientation programme for 1,000 newly recruited trainee assistant officers at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in Dhaka.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Merged banks’ deposits to be transferred to Sommilito Islami Bank next week
The process of transferring depositors’ accounts from the five banks undergoing a merger to the newly formed Sommilito Islami Bank is nearing completion and is expected to be finalised within the next week, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB).
27 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamuna Bank cardholders to get benefits at Best Western Plus
Jamuna Bank PLC signed a corporate agreement with Best Western Plus Bay Hills Hotel in Cox’s Bazar on December 9, according to a press release.
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Banks to stay open on Saturday for election payments
Candidates will be able to make payments through bank drafts, pay orders or treasury challans at any branch of scheduled banks across the country
24 December 2025, 14:34 PM
Exporters criticise high bank interest
Say they are losing ground to regional peers
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Restoring depositors’ trust is top priority
Say Sammilito Islami Bank’s chairman
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
AB Bank’s ‘hidden’ bad loans push NPLs to 84%
AB Bank’s bad loans have ballooned to an unprecedented level, with nearly 84 percent of its total loans in default, a sign of severe financial distress caused by years of irregularities at the country’s first private commercial lender.
22 November 2025, 19:03 PM
Tk 25,790cr: Union Bank posts biggest loss in banking history
No other bank in the country has come close to this scale of financial damage.
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM
AB Bank seeks Tk 2,000cr from BB amid deposit flight
Private lender AB Bank has urged Bangladesh Bank (BB) to provide an additional Tk 2,000 crore in liquidity support to cope with increasing deposit withdrawals amid an asset quality review and the merger of five other commercial banks.
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM
With bad loans at 30%, boardroom feud erupts at Standard Bank
Standard Bank is mired in internal conflict as its bad loans rise to nearly a third of total lending, exposing governance problems at the shariah based lender already under scrutiny by the central bank, show documents.
15 November 2025, 18:49 PM
Bangladesh Bank moves to tighten grip on banks
The centrepiece of the reform package is the abolition of a category that designates state-owned lenders as "specialised banks"
15 November 2025, 18:08 PM
Sammilito Islami Bank gets BB nod
Sammilito Islami Bank, the proposed largest shariah-based state-owned bank set to be formed through the merger of five troubled banks, got the preliminary approval from the Bangladesh Bank yesterday.
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank takes over 5 banks in rescue merger
Biggest banking shakeup in motion
5 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Merging 5 lenders, new Islami bank launches this month
Once the new bank is launched, depositors will get a maximum of Tk 2 lakh from the deposit insurance fund.
4 November 2025, 18:21 PM
Banks’ lending to SMEs falls to four-year low
Banks’ lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has fallen to a four-year low, putting the brakes on the rising trend in loan disbursements, as political uncertainty and the economic slowdown have dampened borrowing appetite among entrepreneurs.
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
MTB to buy Gulshan land for Tk 300cr to build HQ
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) PLC has decided to buy one bigha of land in Dhaka’s upscale Gulshan area at Tk 300 crore for the construction of its corporate head office.
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Foreign banks top profits, trail in social spending
CSR spending by multinational lenders was just 0.56% last year, compared with 9% by Islamic banks
22 October 2025, 18:24 PM
BB rejects Janata Bank’s request to adjust Tk 27cr loss at Italian subsidiary
BB said the matter would be reviewed on whether the subsidiary achieves profitability by June 2026
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
New law to fully insure 93% of bank depositors
Non-bank savers will also come under deposit protection by 2028
11 October 2025, 18:59 PM
Shariah bank merger gains momentum
Merged lenders to be named United Islami Bank; ordinances on bank merger and depositor insurance to be placed at advisory council meeting today
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM