Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday asked Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics to produce data in a way that is acceptable to all as figures from various sources create confusion.

The Bangladesh Bank board has strictly advised the governor not to give his consent to any incompetent person for directorship at any state bank.

The World Bank (WB) said Tuesday, it will give its decision on financing of the Padma Bridge project on the basis of assessment of the First Information Report (FIR), filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Monday, by its external panel of experts.

Uttara Bank Limited organised a budget conference for the officials of the bank at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently.

Agrani Bank Limited opened its 887th branch at Banogram bazar in Gopalganj Monday.

The central bank’s new provisioning policy guidelines may discourage banks and financial institutions from investing in the country’s most prospective and vibrant Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector.

The 511th meeting of the Executive Commi-ttee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) was held at the bank's head office in Dhaka recently.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued guideline for wire transfer or electronic money transfer in line with its continuous effort to check money laundering and encourage fund transfer through official channels.

The banks spent a total of Tk 2.19 billion in 2011 under their corporate social responsibility works, growing 5 times over the past four years, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman.

The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at drawing foreign investment to the banking sector by increasing shareholders' voting rights, after dropping a controversial clause allowing banks to trade in commodity futures.