Shafayat Hossain

Photo: Md Quamrul IslamChowdhury, managing director and chief executive officer of Mercantile Bank.
Interviews

Mercantile Bank focuses on health sector for lending to save lives

The familiar tailbacks return to Dhaka city streets as after more than two months of shutdown offices are reopening in the capital despite spikes in both deaths and infections from Covid-19 in the country. The photo was taken at Banani on Sunday morning. Photo: Saikat Bhadra
Bangladesh

Coming back to life, with risk

File Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS
Banking

Banks start disbursing stimulus funds today

NBFIs’ borrowers miss out on interest payment suspension
Banking

NBFIs’ borrowers miss out on interest payment suspension

BB sells $822m to banks in FY20
Banking

BB sells $822m to banks in FY20

Photo: Rehman Asad
Banking

Few customers on last banking day before Eid

Photo: Mumit M
RMG

RMG backward linkages in trouble as banks delay local LC payments

Navana first to seek Tk1,200 crore pandemic bailout
Trade

Navana first to seek Tk1,200 crore pandemic bailout

Shwapno recruits 300 staff amid Covid-19 pandemic
Corporates

Shwapno recruits 300 staff amid Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 delays Bengal Bank, Strategic Finance’s launch
Banking

Covid-19 delays Bengal Bank, Strategic Finance’s launch

Banks listed with stock market have over 12.5% capital
Banking

Banks listed with stock market have over 12.5% capital

Photo: Rehman Asad
Banking

Bank queues spill out onto footpaths as cash transactions shoot up

Photo: Rehman Asad
Banking

Clients inconvenienced as banks unable to issue cheque books