Tag: Banking

Sylhet – Muggers looted Tk 90 lakh of BRAC Bank Ltd in Lalabazar area of Dakkhin Surma upazila on Sunday afternoon.

Hours after the High Court declared the contempt of court law illegal, Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman claimed he had not violated any court order.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) on Saturday provided two refrigerators to its two remittance clients for receiving foreign remittance from the Bank through Express Money.  

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has introduced Mudaraba Muhor Savings Account (MMSA) to create awareness among the Muslims about the basic right of wives.   As per Islami Shariah, it is ‘fard’ (mandatory) for a husband to pay Muhorana to his…

The Bangladesh economy demonstrated considerable resilience in 2012. While advanced economies recorded a real GDP growth of only 1.5 percent in 2012, Bangladesh achieved a remarkable real GDP growth of 6.3 percent in FY2011-12 underpinned by robust banking sector, attributable…

Mobile phone banking client accounts in the country has almost doubled since March this year, said Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Atiur Rahman on Thursday.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) opened a new branch at Roumari Bazar in Kurigram on Wednesday.   M Zakir Hossain, Member of Parliament from Kurigram-4 constituency, inaugurated the 280th branch of IBBL as the chief guest at a function.  

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised an Executive Development Programme at Muhammad Younus Auditorium of the Bank Tower in the city on Tuesday.  

A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower on Thursday.  

Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh has recently handed over a cheque of Tk 2,900,000 to Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) for the victims of Savar Rana Plaza building collapse tragedy.  

Prime Bank Ltd (PBL) launched ‘Prime Cash Card’ service on Wednesday to provide secured banking services to the un-banked people across the country.  

Bank Asia provided a six-day training on “Foreign Trade and Foreign Exchange” for the second batch of 22 officers in an effort to improve their professional efficiency.

Alleging again that Prof Muhammad Yunus has been lying about splitting Grameen Bank into pieces, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said the first concern of the government is now to protect the bank its reputation and style.  

The Bangladesh Bank made a net profit of Tk 4,152.37 crore in the last fiscal year (2012-13), up 7.61 percent than the previous fiscal.  

The recent scam is nothing but a straight cheating by some so-called companies in connivance with a group of bank officials and influential group, said ICCB vice president Latifur Rahman on Saturday.

The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday urged all concerned Bangladeshi nationals to remain aware against buying permanent property like flats abroad through sending money from the country.  

DALLAS – MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL), a Bangladesh-based private commercial bank, and is now offering money transfer services at the bank’s branches…

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) on Wednesday accorded a reception to its 95 certified documentary credit specialists (CDCSs).

The World Bank is changing its viewpoint for providing assistance and the South Asian countries including Bangladesh would get its benefit within next two years, visiting World Bank executive director for South Asia MN Prasad said on Monday.   

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) has been awarded Gold Medal for its outstanding performance in remittance services.

Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Saturday said having a good forex reserve is not a matter of concern or disappointment as he surplus will be used during  ‘rainy days’. 

Thirteen commercial banks have invested in fixed assets beyond the limit set by the central bank.

Thirty two members of the US Congress and forty prominent personalities from around the globe in two separate open letters to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appealed not to implement the recommendations of the government-appointed Commission on restructuring the Grameen…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said a policy for electing Directors to the Grameen Bank board will be soon be worked out. Muhith said the government did not want to bring changes to the institution’s ownership or its management system.…

All bank branches located in industrial areas, including Dhaka and Chittagong, will remain open on Aug 6, which is otherwise a government holiday for Shab-e-Qadr.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited on Wednesday organised a discussion on ‘Role of Mahe Ramadan in Attaining Taquah and Ifter Mahfil’ at Diploma Engineers Institution in the city. 

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is likely to propose the Education Ministry to include the topics on financial literacy in school curricula, said its governor Atiur Rahman on Saturday.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday hoped that PayPal, a global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers through the Internet, will be introduced in the country by the current month to facilitate those engaged in outsourcing.

Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) M Badiuzzaman on Wednesday said the charge-sheet in the much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam case will be submitted to the court within the next 15 days.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited organized a discussion meeting on “Holy Ramadan & Al-Quran” followed by Iftar Mahfil on 23 July 2013 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center.