The central bank has strengthened its supervision on banks to check fraud in the banking system in settling bill purchases following the Hall-Mark scam.

Bangladesh is projected to meet the United Nations' millennium development goal of eradicating extreme hunger and poverty by 2015, according to a survey of the Asian Development Bank.

Islamic banks are set to expand as they compete increasingly with conventional lenders in attracting mainstream customers, according to a report by consultancy Ernst & Young released on Monday.

Standard Bank Limited opened an ATM booth at Malibagh in the city Thursday.

Trust Bank Limited organised a training session on Green Banking and Environmental Risk Management at the Training Academy for its executives.

National Bank Limited organised a foundation training course for its probationary officers in Dhaka recently.

Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, MP, philanthropist and Chairman of the board of directors of Pubali Bank Limited, was awarded Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal-2011 from Dhaka Ahsania Mission for his outstanding contributions in the social services and education.

Exim Bank Ltd received "International Diamond Prize for Excellence in Quality" award from European Society for Quality Research (ESQR).

Bangladesh Bank (BB) plans to form a Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) with financial support from the Department for International Development (DFID) to reduce risk of loan in THE small and cottage industry sector.

The commercial banks experienced a relatively low turnout of clients during the blockade enforced by the main opposition BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) Sunday.