The central bank has taken a measure to ease liquidity pressure of the primary dealers (PDs) through devolving a certain portion of fund under its each auction, officials said Tuesday.

Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited received the ‘European award for best practices 2012’ in the gold category. European Society for Quality Research, a Spain based Financial Research Institute, handed over the award at Movenpick Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands recently, says a press release.

The central bank has warned banks against excess flow of consumer credit that might lead to create instability in the economy. Banking Regulations and Policy Department (BRPD) of Bangladesh bank (BB) has issued a circular in this regard on Wednesday.

Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, MP, and Habibur Rahman were unanimously re-elected Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Pubali Bank Limited. Hafiz Ahmed Habibur Rahman

The 40th ATM Booth of Mercantile Bank Limited started its operation at Bijoynagar Branch located Akram Centre, 3/3-C & C/3/3-D, Purana Paltan (old), 212 S S Nazrul Islam Sarani (New), Dhaka-1000 recently.

The scholarship awarding ceremony of Dutch-Bangla Bank will be held at Osmani Smrity Milonayaton in Dhaka on Saturday.

Bangladesh Bank has advised the scheduled banks to distribute more credit to the three vital farm sub-sectors fisheries, fruit and livestock. The advice was given at a meeting of the high officials of the central bank with private commercial and foreign banks at the BB conference room on Wednesday.

Prime Bank Limited has launched "Platinum Card" for providing exclusive healthcare services.

The country’s foreign exchange reserve totaled $10.15 billion on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the first installment of $141 million under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

The government has instructed the state-owned Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) to take departmental actions against its four high officials, who were found involved in illegal share market activities in a recent probe report.