Premier Bank, one of the country’s prominent private commercial banks, has witnessed a significant leadership transition over the past few days. Following Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammad Abu Zafar’s decision to go on leave last Thursday, the bank appointed its Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Niamat Uddin Ahmed, as the acting MD. […]

Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur has announced an ambitious national goal: by July 2027, every financial service provider—banks, mobile financial service (MFS) operators, insurance companies, microfinance institutions and non-bank financial bodies—will be connected through a unified, fully interoperable digital payments infrastructure. Once implemented, customers will no longer need to withdraw cash to complete everyday […]

DHAKA, Nov 24, 2025 (BSS) – Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the state-run news agency, has entered into a partnership with Delta Life Insurance Company Limited to provide group life insurance coverage for its permanent journalists, officials, and employees. The agreement was formalised on Sunday at the BSS office in the Purana Paltan area of Dhaka. […]

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC (CBBL) and Hotel Agrabad have entered into a new business partnership, aimed at offering exclusive benefits to the bank’s customers. The agreement was signed recently at a ceremony held at the Hotel Agrabad Conference Room in Chittagong. The signing was attended by Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director (Current Charge) of Community Bank, […]

Dhaka Bank was honoured at the Mastercard Excellence Awards 2025, securing two prestigious accolades for its outstanding contributions to Bangladesh’s banking and financial sectors. The awards ceremony, held on 22 November 2025 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka, recognised excellence across various categories within the banking, payments, and financial industries in Bangladesh. […]

AB Bank is facing a severe financial crisis, with nearly 84% of its total loans now classified as non-performing loans (NPLs), following the revelation of previously undisclosed bad loans. The bank’s latest quarterly statement, covering the period ending in September, shows that out of its total outstanding loans of Tk 35,982 crore, Tk 30,138 crore is […]

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced plans to fully digitise the country’s financial transactions by July 2027. The initiative will bring all financial institutions—including banks, mobile financial service (MFS) providers, insurance companies, and other relevant entities—under a unified, interoperable transaction system. Governor of Bangladesh Bank, Ahsan H. Mansur, revealed the ambitious target at an event held […]