The four-week long 33rd training course for the officers of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) began in the city on Saturday. Managing director of the bank K S Tabrez inaugurated the course at the Bank’s training wing in the city, said a press release.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd opened its 79th branch at Shahjadpur in Sirajganj on Sunday. Member of the Board of Directors of Al-Arafah Islami Bank M Harun-Ar-Rashid Khan inaugurated the branch as chief guest while Director of the Bank Abdul Malek Mollah was present as special guest.

The central bank does very little to redress customer grievances relating to poor service of banks and the hidden costs that come with banking in Bangladesh. It is alleged that the majority of complaints that pour in every day are not addressed properly or, if at all, get a delayed response. Sour...

The Inter-national Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide $80 million short-term liquidity facility to the banks in Bangladesh for working capital and trade financing purposes. The short-term liquidity facility will help meet funding needs of local banks and small businesses, says an IFC release...

Chairman of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) Prof M Shah Nawaz Ali today said RAKUB will disburse Taka 573 crore agri-loans in Rangpur division this fiscal. “The bank will play vital role by putting maximum efforts to explore enormous economic potentials of the region as a whole including Ran...

M Wahidul Haque has been re-elected as chairman of AB Bank, the bank said in a statement. Also, the bank re-elected Salim Ahmed as its vice-chairman at a board meeting on July 12, according to the statement.

The Central Bank advanced one step forward towards its automation process as the Governor Dr Atiur Rahman formally launched the online Credit Information Bureau (CIB) reports on Tuesday.

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) recently organised a farmers’ gathering at Mohishasi Bazar of Dhamrai upazila to create awareness about “EBL Krishi Rin,” expected to be launched by the bank soon.Around 150 farmers were present at the gathering, who exchanged views on different problems and prospect of...

Standard Chartered Bank has recently launched an ATM booth at Banglalink head office in the city’s Gulshan area to provide corporate and consumer banking services to the employees of mobile phone operator.

Bangladesh Bank is going to introduce online Credit Information Bureau (CIB) reports of banks and financial institutions this week that would bar loan defaulters from contesting elections. Talking to BSS today, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda welcomed the central bank’s new ...