Trust Bank disbursed Tk 30 million loans on spot for weaving cluster at Sirajganj Saturday.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will allow rescheduling of loans without down-payment for apparel exports, especially stock-lots caused by non-shipment of goods or cancellation of export orders, BB Governor Dr Atiur Rahman said Sunday.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday released a new banknote of Tk 50 denomination with the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in it, the central bank said in a statement.

A Rouf Chowdhury, chairman of Bank Asia, inaugurates the bank's 68th branch on Elephant Road in Dhaka yesterday.

Deutsche Bank may escape with a lighter penalty than other banks in Europe if investigators impose fines in the wake of an interest rate-rigging scandal, two sources familiar with the bank told Reuters on Sunday.

First Security Islami Bank Limited declared 10 percent stock dividend for its shareholders for the year 2011.

NCC Bank Limited organized a 3-day long half yearly branch managers’ conference at Cox’s Bazar Friday.

NEW YORK: Visa Inc, MasterCard Inc and banks that issue their credit cards have agreed to a $7.25 billion settlement with U.S. retailers in a lawsuit over the fixing of credit and debit card fees in what could be the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history.

NEW YORK: Executives of HSBC Holdings Plc and its U.S. subsidiary are scheduled to testify Tuesday before a Senate panel about how the London-based banking behemoth, after years of run-ins with U.S. authorities over alleged anti-money laundering lapses, has cleaned up its act.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited organised half-yearly managers’ conference at a hotel in Dhaka Saturday. Badiur Rahman, Chairman of the bank inaugurated the conference as the chief guest, said a press release.