Mobile banking is a far-reaching vision that promises to improve financial inclusion of huge unbanked population who still remains outside the bank’s ambit, said Md. Mehmood Husain, Managing Director of Bank Asia. About 80 per cent of the country’s population still lives in rural areas and most o...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday signed two separate agreements with International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), members of Islamic Development Bank Group, regarding USD 1.7 billion loans for imports of petroleum products by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).

A day-long ‘Managers’ Conference-2012’ of Pubali Bank Limited was held in Rajshahi recently.

Sirajul Haque Miah has recently been promoted as the deputy managing director of Exim Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Saturday called upon the banks, financial institutions and business organisations to come forward to help conserve the wildlife, reports UNB.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) may give approval to launch five to seven new banks in the private sector Sunday. According to BB sources, the board of governors of the central bank is set to give nod to launch five to seven new banks proposed by the private entrepreneurs at its meeting on Sunday (today).

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the economy in terms of employment and income generation, and development of local market and supply chains. But lack of access to external finance is hindering development of these enterprises.

Japanese and Chinese finance ministers today agreed to cooperate over contributions to the International Monetary Fund amid efforts to help subdue Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.

AB Bank has arranged a blood donation programme yesterday on the occasion of its 30th founding anniversary. Social Welfare Minister Enamul Haq Mostafa Shahid formerly inaugurated the programme at the bank’s head office, said a press release. Lawmaker Nasrul Hamid Bipu also attended the func...

MOULVIBAZAR: Different commercial banks disbursed loans amounting to about Taka 20 million among the small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) in the region.