The provision shortfall in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector surged to a record Tk聽1.7 lakh crore at the end of March 2025, reflecting a 61 per cent increase in just three months as banks鈥� distressed assets continued to surge alarmingly...
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic agreement with SARTO & SUIT EXPRESS, said a press release...
Janata Bank PLC on Sunday launched a 25-day foundation training for officers of batch 05/2025, said a press release...
The World Bank said in a report Monday that foreign direct investment into developing economies has hit the lowest level since 2005, citing growing trade and investment barriers...
BRAC Bank has recently partnered with Priyoshop to expand access to digitally processed financing for rural and semi-urban micro merchants, said a press release...
THE true extent of the vulnerability of the banking sector, weighed down by a massive volume of non-performing loans, has increasingly come to light following the ouster of the Awami League government. While the previous administration reported that non-performing loans accounted for about 10 per cent of total outstanding loans, recent data from the...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank presidential candidate, Zou Jiayi,聽on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed at the latter鈥檚 office at the secretariat...
The amount of non-performing loans in the country鈥檚 banking sector has soared by Tk聽74,570 crore in just three months to reach Tk 4.20 lakh crore at the end of March 2025, according to the Bangladesh Bank.
United Commercial Bank PLC has ushered in a transformative chapter in the country鈥檚 banking sector, says a press release.
BRAC Bank has recently organised a customer engagement event at Daudkandi in Cumilla, aimed promoting its remittance products such as 鈥楶robashi Poribar鈥� and 鈥楾ARA Probashi Poribar,鈥� a press release said...
French banking group BPCE said Friday it has agreed to buy Portugal鈥檚 Novo Banco for around 6.4 billion euros ($7.4 billion), calling it the biggest eurozone cross-border acquisition in over a decade...
Five Shariah-based banks are set to be merged into a single entity, with the process beginning possibly next month, Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said at a press briefing on Sunday...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur held important meetings separately with global experts to support key policy issues related to recovering stolen assets during his visit to London as part of the Chief Advisor鈥檚 delegation...
BRAC Bank has been honoured with the Best Digital Signature User Award recently.聽..
The World Bank said on Saturday it approved $250 million loan to the government while more in pipeline from other lenders, laying importance mostly on transparency, accountability and public service delivery.
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday said that two approaches 鈥� one involves filing civil cases 鈥� had been planned for accelerating the recovery of the money stolen by different individuals and business groups linked to the ousted Awami League regime.聽聽
The Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 initiative to inject Tk 232 crore into the leather sector for procuring rawhide during Eid-ul-Azha has fallen significantly short, with only Tk 125 crore disbursed to businesses, according to industry insiders...
NRBC Bank has recently hosted a workshop to raise awareness about financial literacy and financial inclusion activities among marginalised people, said a press release...
BRAC Bank鈥檚 digital financing programme 鈥楽hafollo鈥� is expanding access to finance for underserved communities by offering them fast, collateral-free loans with minimal documentation, a press release said...
Deposits in 10 well-performing private commercial banks surged by Tk 32,000 crore in the three months ending in March 2025, as depositors moved their funds away from financially weak institutions amid growing fears of collapse, persistent fund shortages, and distrust in bank management...
The net exports of the readymade garment items stood at $6.09 billion in the January-March quarter or third quarter of the current financial year 2024-25, according to the Bangladesh Bank...
The number of bank accounts holding deposits of over Tk 1 crore declined by 719 in March due to poor business environment in the country...
The World Bank slashed its 2025 global growth forecast Tuesday, citing trade tensions and resulting policy uncertainty, as US president Donald Trump鈥檚 wide-ranging tariffs strained ties and weighed on economic outlooks...
Abeer Ghazzawi had little time to visit her two sons' graves for the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Azha before Israeli soldiers cleared the cemetery near the refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
Mohammad Al-Amin has recently been promoted to the rank of deputy managing director of Premier Bank PLC, says a press release.
The interim government appears to continue commercialising the country鈥檚 power and energy sector on the prescriptions of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, following the footsteps of successive governments, alleged the Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday...
Bangladesh鈥檚 current account deficit shrank sharply in the first ten months of the 2024鈥�25 fiscal year, driven largely by a surge in remittance inflows, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank...
Banking transactions across both public and private banks concluded in a busy atmosphere on Wednesday, the last working day before the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, with customers crowding branches to withdraw cash...
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic agreement with Incredible Pvt Limited, said a press release...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has recently organised a 鈥楻isk Summit,鈥� said a press release...