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Banking

Beximco lays off another 8,000 workers

Embattled Beximco Limited has announced another round of layoffs citing a lack of work orders, a decision that affects nearly 8,000 workers across five manufacturing units in its industrial park in Gazipur.

7h ago

Implement at least one taskforce recommendation

Education and Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said the recommendations of the taskforce committee have been handed over to the chief adviser, and all advisers were asked to choose at least one recommendation that can be implemented during their tenure.

1d ago

New Gulshan office to cost MTB Tk 450cr

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) has announced its plan to acquire 15 floors of a newly constructed 21-storey commercial building in Gulshan-1 to establish its corporate head office.

1d ago

Cash-strapped Padma Bank struggling to pay employees

Padma Bank, formerly Farmers Bank, has sunk into such a financial abyss that the lender is struggling to pay its employees’ monthly salaries and has sought a Tk 5,000 crore bailout package from Bangladesh Bank to stay afloat.

2d ago

Remittances grow 3% in January

Migrants sent home $2.18 billion in the first month of 2025

2d ago

Islamic banks see fluctuations in deposits

Islamic banking deposits hit Tk 432,937 crore in October, a 0.31% drop from September

3d ago

Pubali Bank opens relocated regional office in Narayanganj

Pubali Bank PLC opened its relocated Narayanganj regional office, along with the Narayanganj branch, Islamic banking window, and the Narayanganj digital booth of Pubali Bank Securities Limited, with a commitment to providing modern banking services.

6d ago

Challenging days are ahead for MFIs: BB governor

Ahsan H Mansur says at a national workshop of the Microcredit Regulatory Authority

1w ago

World Bank, ADB urged to continue funding logically acceptable projects

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed says after meeting with ADB

5m ago

Amnesty for black money should not exist: new NBR chairman

Today was the first day for Abdur Rahman Khan as NBR chairman

5m ago

Banks asked to freeze accounts of Shafiqul Islam Shimul, family members

Transactions in their accounts will remain suspended for 30 days

5m ago

NBR seeks bank details of S Alam, his family members

The tax zone 15 of the tax administrator sent letters to 91 banks and financial institutions

5m ago

BB officers’ council demands full autonomy of Bangladesh Bank

The council also recommended amendment to the Bangladesh Bank Order 1972

5m ago

Uncertainty remains heightened in Bangladesh amid political transition: Fitch

The American rating agency assumes the effects to be temporary, and that political stability is restored and sustained

5m ago

Won’t let money launderers sleep peacefully: BB governor

International support will be taken to bring them to book, says Ahsan H Mansur

5m ago

Hasina’s 15-year rule made banking sector fragile: ABB chairman

The condition is worse than what one can imagine, says Selim RF Hussain

5m ago

Bangladeshi turmoil risks weaker banks and slower financial reforms, S&P says

The agency said the banking industry's weaknesses, including a lack of liquidity, thin capital buffers and ailing asset quality, have been exacerbated while the departure of senior central bank officials could delay ongoing structural reforms.

5m ago

Banks asked to freeze accounts of Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, family members

The BFIU asked to freeze the accounts after getting reports about suspicious transactions in their names

5m ago