Dhaka April 13, 2026, 7:57 pm
Banks should create their own data bank to help prevent trade-based money laundering using their services, speakers at a programme said Monday.
Bangladesh Bank has raised the transaction limit of banking through mobile financial services (MFS).
In a baffling move, the central bank yesterday extended a set of new facilities to loan defaulters to give them a fresh lifeline, stoking fears of further deterioration in the banking sector’s financial health.
Mercantile Bank Limited recently signed an agreement with Provita Group regarding collection of funds from countrywide distributors of Provita Group through ‘MYCash’ Mobile financial services platform of Mercantile Bank Limit
Speakers at a programme in the capital on Wednesday emphasised the need for creating a sizeable manpower capable of handling Islamic banking in Bangladesh.
The central bank has asked the four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) to focus on SME (small and medium enterprise) lending, particularly in the manufacturing sector, along with large loans to minimise risks, officials sai
Mercantile Bank Limited arranged a seminar on Anti Money Laundering & Combating the Financing of Terrorism for senior executives and officers of the Bank recently.
The Bangladesh Bank today said that the banking hours during the month of Ramadan will be from 9:30am to 4:00pm.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan on Thursday said the government would introduce loans in special arrangement for the investors who had made losses in the capital market recently amid
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) has recently signed an agreement with Sonali Bank Limited for collecting the E-Chalan and other fees and charges of different organisations through UCB’s mobile financial service UCash.
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently signed a customer benefit agreement with HANSA, a premium residence owned by Unique Hotel and Resorts, located at Uttara in the capital.
Total number bank branches at the end of 2018 stood at 10254, with 9,310 of them having online facilities.
The deputy governor said banks only invest in software, but there are so many other things they need to do for strengthening the IT security.
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) on Thursday arranged a discussion programme and Doa mahfil marking its 36th founding anniversary at Islami Bank Tower in the city.
Another ERD official said the ADB mission visits Bangladesh every year to update its country operations plan.
Mr Hassan said both the legal battle and the effort to iron out the issue through negotiations will continue.
The minister also emphasised enhancing insurance coverage in the country.
The politicians should support and encourage such thinking until and unless it is against the public welfare
Leading commercial banks provide consumer finance that surpasses the growth rate of banks' total lending violating the central bank instruction, according to an investigation.
The bank in a statement on Wednesday and SMS sent to its customers apologised for the inconvenience.
