private banks
Banks not in trouble, claim top bankers
Top bankers yesterday claimed that the anomalies that surfaced in the banking sector were nothing big and serious in comparison to the industry's loan volume of more than Tk 8 lakh crore and healthy economic growth.
Four new banks to get licence
Giving in to pressure from government high-ups, Bangladesh Bank has set in motion the process of giving licences to four proposed commercial banks.
Interest Rate Cap: New headache for pvt banks
Most of the private banks are in trouble due to their recent decision to cap interest rate on deposits at 6 percent as the state-run organisations and corporate groups are unwilling to keep funds with them at such a low rate.
Banks may face bigger crisis
The government decision to slash the cash reserve ratio and allow state-run enterprises to keep half their funds with
No negative reporting!
In an unprecedented move, directors of private commercial banks are now seeking protection from the government against what they say is negative reporting on the banking sector.
Private banks' profits slide on piling bad loans
Private banks' net profits slid for the first time in four years in 2017, dragged down by their ballooning non-performing loans.
Family grip on private banks to tighten
Parliament yesterday passed the Banking Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 amid criticism from various quarters that the revised law will help a single family tighten its hold on a private bank.
Banks not in trouble, claim top bankers
Top bankers yesterday claimed that the anomalies that surfaced in the banking sector were nothing big and serious in comparison to the industry's loan volume of more than Tk 8 lakh crore and healthy economic growth.
Four new banks to get licence
Giving in to pressure from government high-ups, Bangladesh Bank has set in motion the process of giving licences to four proposed commercial banks.
Interest Rate Cap: New headache for pvt banks
Most of the private banks are in trouble due to their recent decision to cap interest rate on deposits at 6 percent as the state-run organisations and corporate groups are unwilling to keep funds with them at such a low rate.
Banks may face bigger crisis
The government decision to slash the cash reserve ratio and allow state-run enterprises to keep half their funds with
No negative reporting!
In an unprecedented move, directors of private commercial banks are now seeking protection from the government against what they say is negative reporting on the banking sector.
Private banks' profits slide on piling bad loans
Private banks' net profits slid for the first time in four years in 2017, dragged down by their ballooning non-performing loans.
Family grip on private banks to tighten
Parliament yesterday passed the Banking Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 amid criticism from various quarters that the revised law will help a single family tighten its hold on a private bank.