Dhaka September 20, 2024, 4:15 am
4 state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) out of total six, 3 of 40 private commercial banks (PCBs) and 2 specialised banks suffered an aggregate capital shortfall worth over Tk 194.67 billion in the last calendar year mainly as
Eastern Bank Limited has won the ‘Best Corporate and Investment Bank of Bangladesh’ award by Asiamoney for the second consecutive year
The central bank has introduced a new set of regulations on appointment of chief financial officer (CFO) and chief information technology officer (CITO) of the banks to ensure good governance in the banking system
Some banks are charging over 20% interest rates on industrial loans
ADB remains committed to building on its 45-year partnership with Bangladesh, Nakao said
Bangladesh Bank has unearthed another string of scams at the Farmers Bank involving loans of around Tk 500 crore that were sanctioned to 11 companies in violation of banking norms and procedures
Since its inception, the government allocated Tk 20 billion in favour of the Fund until March last year. The money was apportioned into Tk 15.13 billion for agriculture and Tk 5.12 billion for information and communication te
The World Bank has approved a US$15 million financing to help Bangladesh produce timely and quality statistics
By 2050, 86 million "climate migrants" will be displaced in Sub-Saharan Africa, 40 million in South Asia and 17 million in Latin America -- 143 million in all
Nine banks out of 57 failed to keep requisite provisions against loans, particularly classified ones, during the period under review. Of them, three are state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs), five private commercial banks (PCB
Nine new banks — Meghna Bank, Midland Bank, Modhumoti Bank, NRB Bank, NRB Commercial Bank, NRB Global Bank, South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank, The Farmers Bank and Union Bank — are suffering the most in collecting de
AB Bank will launch two new products-Visa International Debit Card and Deposit Double Installment Scheme- Monday.
Total size of fund is $416.70 million, provided jointly by the World Bank and the government. Of the fund, $13 million has been included as technical assistant
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) sold US$ 55 million directly to two commercial banks on Monday to meet the growing demand for the greenback in the market
The government will give Tk 20 billion to seven financial institutions --- three state-owned banks (SoBs), three specialised banks and the restructured Grameen Bank (GB)
A total of around Tk8,060 crore was invested on savings certificate in January, 2018, said BB’s updated report. According to the report, this is the highest amount invested in a month in this fiscal year 2017-18. According to
IMF suggests tighter eligibility criteria and move towards market-based pricing to reduce reliance on national savings certificates, help strengthen financial intermediation and expand the capital market
Bangladesh Bank increased the exchange rate of the dollar to BDT 82.96. The average daily inter-bank USD-BDT transaction volume was about USD 123.21 million against USD 156.72 million of the preceding week
The government will not let any bank to shutdown, Muhith said.
Cautious Bank of Japan holds line on monetary policy