Category: Banking

The World Bank has launched the Enterprise Survey in Bangladesh to assess the business environment and investment climate barriers that limit economic growth.

The Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has become successful in developing lot of the farmers by assisting them in enhancing agricultural output, speakers said here on Thursday. They were addressing a views-exchange meeting organised by Rangpur Zonal Office of RAKUB…

Appreciating the CSR activities of banks, Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahamn on Saturday said banks and financial sector institutions in the country are maintaining generally benign and safe working environment.

Bangladesh Bank on Thursday decided to allow foreign currency credit cardholders to spend unused travel allowance and US$1,000 more for online purchase of goods and services annually.

Prof Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, Representative of Ibn Sina Trust, has been re-elected Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited approved 25% dividend for the shareholders for the year 2012.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited approved 25% dividend for the shareholders for the year 2012.

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against four people, including three officials of Jamuna Bank, on charge of misappropriating about Tk 8.01 crore.

Managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Mohammad Abdul Mannan, who has been reappointed to the post for another three years, took over the charge on Sunday.

Standard Chartered Bank has donated Tk 2,900,000 for the victims of Savar building collapse tragedy through the Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB).

Senior bank officials at a seminar here on Monday stressed introducing a credit scoring for small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in a bid to improve its operational efficiency.

Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Friday urged the Indian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh availing themselves of the investment opportunities here, and emphasised working together for the optimum realisation of the sub-region’s growth potentials.

Johannes Zutt, appointed by the World Bank as its new Country Director for Bangladesh and Nepal, joined his Dhaka office on Thursday. Johannes Zutt, a Dutch national, joined the World Bank in 2000 and held managerial positions of increasing responsibility, said…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith leaves here for New Delhi on Thursday to attend the 46th annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Japan’s former vice-finance minister Takehiko Nakao has assumed the presidency of the Asian Development Bank, vowing to continue its anti-poverty mission and sustain Asia-Pacific’s growth.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith, on behalf of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Saturday inaugurated the digitisation programme of Bangladesh Bank at a function at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated four officials of Jamuna Bank Limited in connection with the alleged swindling of Tk 1,100 crore from five commercial banks by Bismillah Group, a terry towel producer. 

The father of ‘Micro-credit”, also Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus said it is not the money, it is plan and thinking of doing something big can effect positively and change the world.

A school banking conference, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, will be held in the city on Saturday.

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank, will receive the US Congressional Gold Medal award on Wednesday.

The freefall in the capital market has prompted many individual investors to switch over to various saving schemes, increasing the revenue flow to the national exchequer.

All branches of Bangladesh Bank (BB) will also remain open partially on Saturday next in public interest and in terms of favouring commercial banks.

The government has approved on principle a proposal to stop illegal banking and reset the ceiling for the banks to invest in the share market.