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Palli Sanchay Bank gets new MD
Posted by on Sat, Sep 13 2014 09:58 am
The government appointed Dr Mihir Kanti Majumder as Managing Director (MD) for newly established state run bank Palli Sanchay Bank.
Barakat hits out at Muhith
Posted by on Thu, Sep 11 2014 01:42 pm
Abul Barakat, the immediate past chairman of Janata Bank, yesterday pilloried Finance Minister AMA Muhith, calling him an intellectual fraud, vindictive and power abuser.
BB receives global award for financial inclusion
Posted by on Thu, Sep 11 2014 12:53 pm
The central bank of Bangladesh has won an international award for promoting financial inclusion, especially through mobile banking services.
Standard Bank signs deal with Trust Bank
Posted by on Thu, Sep 11 2014 12:40 pm
Standard Bank Ltd (SBL) signed an agreement with Trust Bank Ltd in the city recently to boost remittance inflow.
BB gets global award for promoting mobile banking
Posted by on Thu, Sep 11 2014 12:35 pm
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has got the prestigious “Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Policy Award” for promoting mobile-banking services in Bangladesh, a BB press release said Wednesday.
City Bank receives Best Commercial Bank Award
Posted by on Wed, Sep 10 2014 12:11 pm
Aziz Al Kaiser, Director and immediate past Chairman, and Mashrur Arefin, Deputy Managing Director and COO of the City Bank Limited, seen after receiving an award in Singapore recently.
Compensation case filed against Premier Bank
Posted by on Tue, Sep 09 2014 12:05 pm
A Dhaka Court yesterday accepted a case filed by Dotcom Sweater Limited seeking compensation of Tk 60.70 crore from Premier Bank Limited authorities.
Non-banks hit a rough patch
Posted by on Tue, Sep 09 2014 10:55 am
Profitability of non-bank financial institutions is shrinking though their management strives to extract profits from a dull market this year, industry insiders said.
IFIC Bank signs deal with BB to refinance jute sector
Posted by on Tue, Sep 09 2014 10:39 am
Shah A Sarwar, Managing Director and CEO of IFIC Bank Limited, and Provash Chandro Mallik, General Manager (ACFID) of Bangladesh Bank, exchange documents after signing a deal in Dhaka recently.
BB injects more funds into scheme for slum dwellers
Posted by on Mon, Sep 08 2014 12:27 pm
The repayment rate under the “Ghore Phera” programme for slum dwellers has been very high, a development which prompted the central bank yesterday to put another Tk 2 crore into the scheme.