banking

Leading the Payroll Banking Market

Understanding the importance of service standards, EBL launched its Payroll Banking department in 2011.
28 April 2025, 08:16 AM

Suspicious transaction, activity reports in banks up 65% in FY23

Suspicious transaction and activity reporting shot up 65 percent year-on-year to 14,106, with 91 percent of the reports filed by scheduled banks, according to the annual report of BFIU
20 February 2024, 06:03 AM

What lies ahead for Bangladesh’s economy?

To overcome the economic crisis, no doubt, the country needs strong economic leadership, backed by strong political will.
8 January 2024, 03:49 AM

Digital banks will bring a revolution in Bangladesh

Once the digital banks are launched, poultry vendors at bustling hubs like Kawran Bazar and even vegetable growers in rural villages will be brought under the banking umbrella
19 November 2023, 02:00 AM

Sustainable finance can catalyse Bangladesh’s renewable energy sector

Conventional finance alone will not help our nation to achieve its full renewable energy potential.
5 November 2023, 04:00 AM

NBFIs asked to have a clear HR policy

There must be a clear policy on overall human resource management approved by the board of directors
13 June 2023, 16:39 PM

Expanding Horizons and Future Prospects

Islamic banking has garnered people’s attention with robust growth over the last decade as a large number of people in Bangladesh prefer the Shariah-based banking system for their financial transactions.
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Shaping the future of Islamic Banking in Bangladesh: Insights from banking leaders

In the pursuit of providing modern technology and Islamic Shariah-based banking services to the masses in Bangladesh,
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Bank deposits edge up after record outflows, Fed data shows

Deposits at US commercial banks rose near the end of March for the first time in about a month, showing signs of stabilizing after the two largest bank failures since the financial crisis rocked the banking system and rattled depositors.
8 April 2023, 06:32 AM

Exclusive: German banks hit by wave of complaints from savers

Complaints from consumers about banks and other financial firms in Germany rose by a fifth last year, official data shows, as regulators flex their muscles to shore up trust in the sector.
6 April 2023, 06:44 AM

Student banking services: A necessity for the next generation

Among the many benefits of a student bank account, students are able to conduct banking transactions from remote locations. Applying for loans to pursue higher education, zero maintenance fee, reward points, and multi-currency debit/credit cards are just some of the major benefits of a student bank account.
22 October 2022, 11:25 AM

Banks asked to credit funds to retention quota accounts after LC settlement

The Bangladesh Bank today ordered banks to credit foreign currencies to the retention quota accounts of suppliers after the settlement of the amount against back-to-back letters of credit (BBLCs).
16 August 2022, 07:23 AM

Anwarul Amin’s memoir revisits the first Bangladeshi bank established abroad

In a discerning recollection of events, esteemed retired banker Anwarul Amin has released his memoir about opening the first branch of a Bangladeshi bank abroad.
18 December 2021, 09:06 AM

10 years’ work experience now enough to be a bank’s CFO

Any banker with 10 years of work experience can now be appointed or promoted as chief financial officer (CFO) at any bank or financial institution.
5 August 2021, 13:56 PM

Recovery fails to keep pace with default loan spike

The pace of recovery of banks' nonperforming loans (NPL) was much lower than the rate at which their NPL increased last year -- an ominous development for the sector.
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Banks on loan write-off spree

Loans written off by banks surged 20 percent last year as efforts to rein in default loans did not pay off.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Pvt banks given more benefits

In yet another compromise with directors of private commercial banks, the government yesterday decided to slash the cash reserve requirement or CRR of banks by one percentage point to 5.5 percent for their benefit.
1 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Banking services vulnerable to fraud

In spite of Tk 25 lakh being stolen using around 40 cloned cards in February last year, identity theft by miscreants, exploiting weaknesses in credit and debit card security systems, ATMs, point-of-sales (POS) and banks, is continuing alarmingly in the country.
13 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Massive theft in banking sector: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith admits in Parliament that there are some irregularities in the banking sector and it is massive at times.
7 June 2016, 10:40 AM

BGMEA urges continuation of 0.3% source tax

A day after the government announced the proposed budget for 2016-17 fiscal year, the garment makers demand continuation of 0.3 percent source tax instead of increasing it to 1.5 percent.
3 June 2016, 08:38 AM