Seven months after the government announced a Tk 2,000 crore “recapitalisation” of state-owned banks, the financial institutions have started asking for fresh money from the government. This time their demand is much higher -- a little over Tk 20,000 crore -- than what they were given in the budget for this year.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Sonali Bank to resume the process of recruiting manpower to 2,201 posts of senior officer, officer and cash officer.

Supreme Court clears the way for the authorities concerned to resume recruitment process for 2,201 posts of senior officer, officer and cash officer of Sonali Bank.

The amount of classified loans at the Sonali Bank is very high, and one of the key reasons behind this is government interference, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said yesterday.

The Supreme Court issues directives for easing the process of paying fines of the convicts to be released from jail.

Bangladesh police are reviewing a nearly forgotten 2013 cyber heist at the nation’s largest commercial bank for connections to February's $81 million heist at the country's central bank, a senior law enforcement official says.

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad says the money of the general people of the country is being looted indiscriminately.

A retired Sonali Bank official is found dead at a hospital in Gazipur after family brought him there citing stroke early Saturday.

Four cases are filed over yesterday’s incident when Rapid Action Battalion “foiled a Sonali bank branch robbery attempt” at Dhamrai in Dhaka that left an alleged robber dead.

A suspected robber is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion as he along with his cohorts attempted to rob Sonali Bank’s branch in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka. Rab claims to have detained five persons in connection with the bank heist.

A Dhaka court indicts 19 people including Hallmark Chairman Jasmine Islam and Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud in two out of 11 cases filed for swindling over Tk 437 crore out of Sonali Bank.

The central bank appoints four observers to the boards of four state-owned commercial banks.

A billboard collapses after the iron pillar carrying it uprooted this afternoon blocking one side of the road in front of Sonali Bank in Motijheel area of Dhaka.

A band of robbers allegedly killed two security guards while trying to rob a Sonali Bank branch in Kolaroa upazila of Satkhira.

A Gaibandha court issues arrest warrants against nine policemen and the manager of a Sonali Bank branch in the district on charges of beating up two court officials.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith expresses his anger as he could not take steps against all involved in Sonali Bank and Basic Bank scams because of his party people’s support.

A Dhaka court ask state-owned Sonali Bank to publish an advertisement asking BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three of her members to appear before it by May 17 in Dandy Dyeing loan default case.