Another new dimension in digital banking is Mobile Banking which is handier to the customers. It is also known as M-Banking. The banking transactions under this system are performed through a mobile phone or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The earliest mobile banking services were offered over ...

The strength of Standard Chartered's balance sheet, risk management approach and market position across the growing economies of Africa, Asia and the Middle East were cited by Standard & Poor's "S&P" in its upgrade of Standard Chartered Bank from A+ to AA- on 1 December 2011.

The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are being put on the dock at frequent intervals in Bangladesh and, possibly, in many other developing countries. Recently the IMF has been strongly criticised by a section of our economists, for not releasing the extended credit facili...

A two-day long training course on ‘Fund Repatriation and Disputes in Foreign Trade’ was held in the city recently. National Bank Training Institute organised the training course, said a press release. A number of 30 executives and officers, working in different authorised dealer branches th...

MA Matin has been promoted to the post of additional managing dir-ector (AMD) of Uttara Bank Limited. Prior to this new role, Matin was the deputy managing director of the bank, said a press release.

Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) has opened its 28th branch in Feni recently. A Q Siddiqui, chairman of board of directors of the bank formally inaugurated the branch, said a press release.

Banks and businesses in the country need to take stringent measures to ensure that their sales transactions are watertight considering the on-going global economic crisis, said ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman yesterday. He said the global financial crisis will also increase economic u...

The central executives of National Credit and Commerce (NCC) Bank Limited held a meeting with managers of braches based in Dhaka recently. Md. Nurun Newaz Salim, Chairman of the bank attended the meeting at the head office as chief guest.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman on Sunday said projects under the Public-Private Partnership method can be a major source of large-scale investments needed for the country’s infrastructural development. “It is well recognised that lack of physical infrastructure is a major constraint to ...

Pubali Bank Limited has donated a bus to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for providing transport facility for teachers, doctors, officers and staffs members recently. The bank has donated the bus as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), said a press release.