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Risk-free appeal lifts T-bond trading in secondary market

Secondary market trading in Treasury bonds surged 53 per cent year-on-year to Tk 1.95 billion in 2025, driven by falling yields and investors' preference for risk-free assets.Bond prices are inversely related to interest rates. As a result, sellers booked capital gains, while buyers parked funds in safer instruments than equities.In...

Paramount Textile to add solar power as new revenue stream

Paramount Textile is going to diversify into solar power generation, expecting nearly Tk 3.07 billion in revenue from solar plants over 20 years from FY28.The fabric producer, one of the most profitable textile companies among those listed, made the disclosure on Sunday.The new possible revenue stream is more than 25...

BRAC Bank appoints Asif Bin Idris as DMD

BRAC Bank appointed Md. Asif Bin Idris as deputy managing director (DMD) and head of corporate, commercial & institutional banking, effective from December 30, 2025. He will also serve as a member of the bank's management committee, according to a press release.With over 22 years of banking experience, Asif brings...

Mutual Trust Bank holds Annual Town Hall meeting

Mutual Trust Bank holds Annual Town Hall meeting Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) held its Annual Town Hall 2026 session at a local venue in Dhaka under the theme "Trust Rebuilt, Future Redefined." It focused on reviewing the bank's performance, addressing prevailing challenges, and aligning MTBians with the strategic priorities for...

PRIME BANK SECURES $20M TERM LOAN FROM INVEST IN VISIONS

PRIME BANK SECURES $20M TERM LOAN FROM INVEST IN VISIONS Prime Bank has successfully signed a term loan agreement for $ 20 million with Invest In Visions Microfinance Fund, a German-based impact investor. A signing ceremony took place recently in Frankfurt, Germany. Hassan O. Rashid, CEO, and Shams Abdullah Muhaimin,...

BMBA elects new committee

Iftekhar Alam has been elected president of Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA) and Sumit Podder its secretary general for the term 2026-27. Iftekhar Alam is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at LankaBangla Investments Ltd. while Sumit Podder serves as the CEO at MTB Capital Limited. Chief Election Commissioner Mohammad A....

SONALI BANK HOLDS DOA MAHFIL FOR KHALEDA ZIA

SONALI BANK HOLDS DOA MAHFIL FOR KHALEDA ZIASonali Bank PLC arranged a Doa mahfil to pray for the eternal peace of the departed soul of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Chairman of Sonali Bank Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury and MD & CEO Md Shawkat Ali Khan attended...

ICB HOLDS PRAYER SESSION FOR KHALEDA ZIA

ICB HOLDS PRAYER SESSION FOR KHALEDA ZIAInvestment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) held a special prayer and doa session at its head office on Sunday, seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Prof Abu Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of Directors...

SOUTH ASIA INSURANCE HOLDS PRAYER SESSION FOR KHALEDA ZIA

SOUTH ASIA INSURANCE HOLDS PRAYER SESSION FOR KHALEDA ZIA South Asia Insurance Company Limited held a prayer session and discussion at its head office on Sunday to pray for eternal peace of the departed soul of three-time former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Chief Executive Officer of...

UTTARA BANK OPENS 'HAJIGANJ SUB-BRANCH' IN CHANDPUR

UTTARA BANK OPENS 'HAJIGANJ SUB-BRANCH' IN CHANDPUR Khandaker Ali Samnoon, Deputy Managing Director of Uttara Bank PLC, inaugurated the 49th Sub-branch of the bank, named 'Hajiganj Sub-Branch' at Hajiganj Bazar Road in Chandpur on Sunday. Md Rabiul Hasan, General Manager (Public Relation), and Md. Jahangir Alam, Deputy General Manager &...

Al-Arafah Islami Bank continues blanket distribution

Al-Arafah Islami Bank continues blanket distribution Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC has been distributing blankets nationwide among cold-affected people under its CSR programme. Managing Director and CEO Mohd. Rafat Ullah Khan handed out blankets on Sunday. Deputy Managing Directors Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Asaduzzaman Bhuiyan, and Mohammed Hossain, Senior Executive...

9 more cos relegated to Z category

FE REPORTNine more companies were downgraded to the Z category on the Dhaka bourse with effect from Sunday, as they failed to hold annual general meetings (AGMs) within the stipulated timeframe.Among the firms, Alif Industries, Best Holdings, Gemini Sea Food, First Securities Islami Bank, and Beach Hatchery have been relegated...