Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked people not to transact with unauthorised financial institutions.

Bank Asia has re-elected A Rouf Chowdhury as its chairman, the bank said in a statement yesterday. He is a sponsor director of the bank.

The 26th AGM of Rupali Bank Limited (RBL) was held at Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the city Saturday.

The Premier Bank Limited inaugurated a new branch at Bhaluka, Mymensingh recently. Dewan Anwarul Latif, DMD of tha Bank inaugurated the branch as chief guest.

Zahur Ullah, Chairman of ONE Bank Limited, and Farzana Chowdhury, vice chairperson of the bank, among others, seen at the 13th annual general meeting of the bank in the city recently.

The country’s apex trade body president AK Azad has sought US envoy’s mediation to melt down the ice that was frozen on Padma Bridge construction issue between Bangladesh and the World Bank (WB)

Finance Minister AMA Muhith leaves for Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, on Sunday night to attend the 37th Annual IDB Group Meeting. Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Badruddin Ahmed Kamran and Senior Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) Iqbal Mahmood will accompany the Finance Minister.

An economist yesterday warned the government of “uneasiness” in the banking sector.“It seems the banking sector is facing some uneasiness, particularly nationalised commercial banks,” said Binayak Sen, research director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

The 29th annual general meeting (AGM) of Pubali Bank has been postponed because of an injunction by the High Court.The bank said its board decided to postpone the AGM after the court issued the order on March 21. The AGM was scheduled to be held yesterday.

A Rouf Chowdhury, chairman of Bank Asia, attends the bank's 13th annual general meeting at Officers' Club in Dhaka yesterday. The bank declared 20 percent stock dividends for 2011. Mohd Safwan Choudhury and Mohammed Lakiotullah, vice chairmen; Rumee A Hossain, chairman of the audit committee; AM ...