Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited organised a day-long workshop on 'Money Laundering Prevention' for the managers of all private commercial banks at the LGED auditorium in Sunamganj.

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund stepped up its warnings yesterday on risks to the global economy, mainly from the crisis-mired eurozone, as it trimmed its growth forecast for the rest of the year.

NEW YORK: Investors see big banks as riskier than before the first flames of the financial crisis flared five years ago and probably always will, according to a new report from Moody's Analytics, a sister company of the bond-rating agency.

First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) recently achieved Arthakantha Business Award 2012 as Best Islami Commercial Bank in the Islamic Banking Sector of Bangladesh.

The US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, a Congressional watchdog panel, exposes governance failure in HSBC's operations in the US. Here is a portion of the report that highlights the British bank's Bangladesh operations and links to two local Islamic banks.

HSBC Holdings Plc put itself at the mercy of the US Senate on Tuesday, acknowledging shortcomings in its anti-money laundering operations and revealing the resignation of a global executive.

The 79th branch of Mercantile Bank Limited was opened in Subid Bazar, Sylhet recently.

The third 'Zonal Heads' Conference-2012' of Uttara Bank Limited was held in Gazipur recently.

The 8th extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) of Social Islami Bank was held recently at a hotel in Dhaka.

RAJSHAHI: Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman said the commercial banks have already been asked to keep half of their new branches in rural areas.