A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday among Local Government Division(LGD), and UNDP supported Access to Information (A2I) Programme of the Prime Minister’s Office and Trust Bank Limited for introducing mobile banking to reach banking services to the rural people.

Reshadur Rahman was re-elected the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dhaka Bank Ltd recently. He is one of the sponsor shareholders of the bank and chairman of the executive committee of the board of trustee of Dhaka Bank Foundation, said a press release.

Bangladesh Bank organised a day-long SME loan fair in Bogra and handed over loan sanction letters to the local entrepreneurs. Governor of the central bank Dr. Atiur Rahman inaugurated the fair on Friday at Central High School Ground in the district, according to a press release.

Mutual Trust Bank inaugurated a modern ATM booth at the city’s Gulshan area recently. Samson H Chowdhury, Chairman of MTBL inaugurated the ATM booth in a simple ceremony held in the city’s Gulshan area.

Agrabad branch of NCC Bank Ltd has been relocated at its own premises at Rafique Tower, 92 Agrabad C/A, Chittagong. Yakub Ali Montu, chairman of the bank formally inaugurated the new premises as chief guest, said a press release.

Most of the forty-seven commercial and specialised banks have dodged various risks to successfully maintain their capital adequacy. However, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) information, five banks -- two private commercial banks and three specialised banks -- failed to meet the capital demand.

A larger number of the merchant bank without professionalism would create unhealthy competition in the stock market making investment a very risky venture, experts say. They also view that more merchant banks would not mean greater liquidity as they cannot mobilize resources without having to ta...

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Saturday called upon the small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs to build Bangladesh as a self-reliant country, saying that the government cannot take the country forward alone. “The SME entrepreneurs have to play a pioneering role in building S...

Mohd Safwan Choudhury and Mohammed Lakiotullah have been re-elected vice chairmen of Bank Asia, it said in a statement yesterday. The election was held at the bank's board meeting in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Bogra, agriculture based light engineering industry will be expanded through distribution of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) loan programme said the Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman in Bogra at the Agriculture Based Light Engineering Machinery Displayed Fair. The Fair was organise...