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2025 bank strength masks underlying vulnerabilities

Many banks appear to have performed better in 2025 than in the previous year, but underlying risks remain due to uncertainties surrounding the recovery of loans that were recently rescheduled under special consideration.In August last year, the central bank allowed the rescheduling of loans defaulted by 250 firms for up...

Junk stocks climb to 35pc of DSE listings

The number of junk stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has surged to a record high of 125, accounting for 35 per cent of all listed companies, signalling mounting stress in the capital market and deepening investor concerns.The sharp rise follows the downgrade of 10 more banks to the...

PIONEER INSURANCE HOLDS 30TH AGM-

PIONEER INSURANCE HOLDS 30TH AGMThe 30th Annual General Meeting of Pioneer Insurance PLC was held on a digital platform on Monday. Zakir Ahmed Khan, Independent Director of the company, presided over the meeting. M Anis Ud Dowla, Munize Manzur, Sanchia Chowdhury, Sylvana Sikder, Munsura Rahmatullah, Parveen Akther, Rozina Afroze, Shahana...

PRIME BANK HOSTS SEMINAR AT BUTEX -

PRIME BANK HOSTS SEMINAR AT BUTEX Prime Bank, in collaboration with the Bangladesh University of Textile (BUTEX) and its career club, organised a seminar titled "Financial Inclusion: Engaging & Inspiring Youth in Banking" under its flagship initiative Prime Academia. Syed Sazzad Haider Chowdhury, deputy managing director & chief information officer...

Pubali Bank, NOVOAIR sign MoU to provide cardholders discounts -

Pubali Bank, NOVOAIR sign MoU to provide cardholders discounts Pubali Bank and NOVOAIR signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently at the bank's head office in the capital. Under this agreement, all Pubali Mastercard World credit cardholders will get exclusively 20 per cent discount and other pubali cardholders will enjoy...

Abdul Quaium Chowdhury joins SBAC Bank as AMD

Eminent banker Abdul Quaium Chowdhury joined SBAC Bank as additional managing director (AMD), according to a press release.Prior to joining SBAC Bank, he served as deputy managing director of The Premier Bank. With over three decades of banking experience, he has worked successfully at leading banks and built a strong...

New office-bearers of BMCCI

Md Anwar Shahid, Managing Director of Shimex International Ltd, has been elected the president and Syed Moinuddin Ahmed, Managing Director of GD Assist Limited, the secretary general of Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) for the term of 2026-2027.The results of the election to the Board of Directors were...

WALTON GLOBAL DISTRIBUTORS MEET HELD IN NEPAL

WALTON GLOBAL DISTRIBUTORS MEET HELD IN NEPAL Tech giant Walton's 'Global Distributors Meet-2026' was held at a hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, recently. More than 250 distributors or business partners of Walton from Nepal and Bangladesh participated in the meet. Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Md Shafiqur Rahman was present as the...