Non-financial businesses, including gold and real estate, will have to send reports of transactions they deem suspicious to the central bank from now onwards as part of the government’s efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.

The central bank has taken a move to ensure good governance in the country's banking sector through updating responsibilities and formation of banks' boards of directors, officials said.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Saturday launched the web portal, Digital Map of Financial Services in Bangladesh at a function at the BB Training Academy.

The board will be automatically dissolved if the GB Law 2013 bill is passed in the House

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited opened its 110th branch at Tangail Sadar in Tangail on Thursday.

The banking activities of Gulshan corporate branch of NRB Global Bank Limited started at Gulshan in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Prime Bank Limited opened its 145th ATM booth at Banasree Residential Area in Dhaka recently. Managing Director and CEO of Prime Bank Limited Md. Ehsan Khasru inaugurated the ATM booth, said a press release.

NCC Bank Limited opened an ATM both at Ganginarpar Panir Tank in Mymensingh on Tuesday.

HSBC Holdings plc has failed to win regulatory approval from the State Bank of Pakistan for the sale of its business in the country, the UK-based lender said.

The World Bank on Wednesday projected that Bangladesh’s economic growth would slow down to 5.7 per cent in the current fiscal year, much lower than the government’s projection of 7.2 per cent, mainly due to political unrest ahead of next general elections and lower investment.