Bangladesh’s banking-sector reform drive has reached an early milestone, with Sammilito Islami Bank PLC beginning to repay depositors six months after the merger of five troubled Islamic banks, while continuing […]
Bangladesh received $1.526 billion in remittances during the first 14 days of September, up $51 million, or 3.4 percent, from $1.475 billion received during the same period last year. According […]
The number of bank accounts holding at least Tk 1 crore in Bangladesh increased by more than 5,000 in just three months, despite a prolonged economic slowdown, weak private-sector credit […]
A Tk1,276.30-crore project to strengthen Bangladesh’s financial-sector safeguards, modernise banking technology and support reforms is set to go before the ECNEC for approval on September 16. The Executive Committee of […]
The number of sub-branches operated by commercial banks in different parts of the country has crossed 5,000, with deposits at these outlets rising in the April-June quarter despite a decline […]
Veteran banker Ahmed Zafrul Hasan has joined Sammilito Islami Bank PLC as Additional Managing Director (AMD) and has also been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the bank. He joined […]
The volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh’s banking sector has crossed the Tk 6 lakh crore mark, with a significant portion concentrated in a handful of banks, according to […]
Depositors of Sammilito Islami Bank withdrew Tk327 crore on Tuesday, taking total withdrawals to around Tk581 crore in the bank’s first two days of operation. A total of 7,896 customers […]
The cost of printing banknotes in Bangladesh nearly doubled in the 2025–26 fiscal year, rising to Tk458.93 crore from Tk234.79 crore a year earlier, according to Bangladesh Bank data. The […]
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued comprehensive guidelines for scheduled banks to formulate or update their human resource management policies, aiming to strengthen good governance, ensure institutional stability and protect depositors’ […]
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