Southeast Bank Limited expanded its horizon of customer service through establishing ‘ATM Booth’ at its Mouchak Branch, Mouchak, Dhaka Sunday. Mahbubul Alam, Managing Director of Southeast Bank Ltd formally inaugurated the ‘ATM Booth’.

The classified loans of 38 state-owned enterprises (SoEs) to the four state-controlled commercial banks (SCBs) stood at Tk 2.94 billion until July this year, according to the latest compiled data of the central bank.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) plans allowing agent banking to gear up farther its drive for financial inclusion, aiming at helping government achieve sustainable economic growth.

The management of state-run Sonali Bank did not act on a warning from Bangladesh Bank (BB) in mid-2010 regarding abnormal ceiling of loan disbursement to Hallmark Group, BB sources said.

The Anti-Corruption Commission will quiz Syed Modasser Ali, health adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as part of its ongoing investigation into the Hall-Mark loan scam.

The 96th branch of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd was inaugurated at Central Road, Payra Chattar in Rangpur Sunday. Ekramul Hoque, Managing Director of the bank inaugurated the branch as chief guest, says press release.

Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) recently shifted its Khatunganj branch at new premises aimed at providing best and modern banking services to its customers.

Sonali Bank board has not taken any responsibility of Tk 36 billion loan scam of the bank. "We don't feel that we failed to do our duties," said the bank's Director K M Zaman Romel at a press briefing after a board meeting in Motijheel on Wednesday.

The government must let the Grameen Bank run as it is now and not go ahead with the proposed changes which would sideline the majority of the board members, a host of distinguished citizens said yesterday.

Punitive action on the scam in bankrolling some Tk 35.47 billion to the little-known Hallmark Group and four other businesses began as the Sonali Bank management suspended 17 of its 31 officials under investigation on the corruption charges.