Bangladesh Bank (BB) has rejected a time extension proposal of state-owned Sonali Bank, which sought amortisation process of its accumulated loss of Tk 54.38 billion in next 19 years instead of government-set time period of 10 years. When the national commercial bank was turned into company in...

After reducing the use of electricity and paper at its office, Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) is now gearing up for carbon trading to show its commitment to environment-friendly funding. “Perhaps, we'll be the first bank to claim refinance from the central bank for carbon credits,” said Ali Reza Iftek...

Niaz Habib has joined Dhaka Bank as additional managing director, the bank said in a statement yesterday. He started his career with Bangladesh Shilpa Bank (Now Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd) as a financial analyst in 1978.

Gone are the days when you could buy a car paying half the price and the bank loaning you the rest of the money. A Bangladesh Bank decision on Sunday reined in consumer loans such as car loans in the unproductive sector. A circular issued by the central bank said the margin ratio for car loans an...

M Moniruzzaman Khandaker, Chairman of Board of Directors of Karmasangsthan Bank, seen at Branch Managers' and Field Workers' Conference of the bank, in Dhaka recently.

High officials of Standard Chartered Bank and Asset Developments & Holdings Limited speak at a press conference at a city hotel yesterday.

Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) arranged a weeklong training course on ‘SME Financing’ for its officials at BDBL Bhaban in Karwan Bazar in the city recently. MD Dilwar Hossain Bhuiyan, deputy managing director of BDBL, inaugurated the training session as chief guest, said a press re...

Janata Bank Limited (JBL) has distributed 500 blankets among the cold-hit people in Kushtia recently.

Sonali Bank has disbursed Tk 4.83 million among the poor at Kachua upazila in Chandpur under a project titled “poverty alleviation and ideal village”.

An 11-day ‘foundation training course’ on banking for the officials of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) began at the bank’s training centre in the city on Sunday. Md Abdur Rahman Sarker, managing director of the bank, formally inaugurated the course as chief guest, said a press release.