March 15, 2026

Family card to reduce poverty rate to 11.3pc: RAPID study

Family card can have significant anti-poverty impact as the programme if properly targeted would reduce Bangladesh’s overall poverty rate by 7.4 percentage points, according to...

Business & Economy

March 15, 2026

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) honored SME women entrepreneurs who successfully repaid their loans under the Small Enterprise Refinance Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs and received incentives from Bangladesh Bank. EBL Head of Asset Salekeen Ibrahim and Branch Area Head Chattogram Mesbah Uddin Ahmed are seen with a few of the 52 entrepreneurs at a ceremony held at the bank’s Chattogram office.

Business & Economy

March 15, 2026

Shahadat Hossain Bahar, chief executive officer of Best Western Plus Bay Hills, and Mamur Ahmed, senior executive vice-president and head of distribution at Prime Bank PLC, pose for a photograph after signing the agreement at Prime Aspire in Dhaka recently.

Business & Economy

March 15, 2026

NRBC Bank organises microfinance training for field officials

NRBC Bank organized a two-day training programmed on microfinance titled “Microfinance Credit Operations and Risk Management”, with the closing ceremony held on Thursday, at the...

Business & Economy

March 15, 2026

Prime Bank signs deal with best western plus bay hills hotel

Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic agreement with Best Western Plus Bay Hills, a hotel in Cox’s Bazar, aimed at enhancing lifestyle and...

Business & Economy

March 15, 2026

Standard Islami Bank PLC, holds its 424th Board Meeting

424th Board Meeting of Standard Islami Bank PLC was held on Thursday at the bank’s Boardroom, Head Office, in the city. Honorable Chairman of the...

Business & Economy

March 15, 2026

MRA holds regional seminar on bank-MFI cooperation in Bogura

The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) convened a regional seminar on strengthening bank microfinance institution (MFI) linkages on Saturday, at the Gram Unnayan Karma auditorium in...

Business & Economy

March 15, 2026

Fuel price hike won’t affect Eid travel: Muktadir

Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Saturday said that the recent increase in global fuel prices due to the war situation...

Business & Economy

March 15, 2026

US-Bangla Airlines joins Dhaka Travel Mart 2026

The country’s largest private carrier, US-Bangla Airlines, has joined as the official airline partner of Dhaka Travel Mart 2026, the 21st edition of the travel...