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'For Midland Bank, agent banking a cornerstone of its financial inclusion strategy'

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Midland Bank recognizes the transformative potential of agent banking as a cost-effective and inclusive solution for providing financial services to the underserved and under develop... Read More


'Agent banking highly cost-efficient, but interconnected challenges are many'

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- M. Nazeem A. Choudhury, Deputy Managing Director, Prime Bank PLC during an interview with The Financial Express recently gave his views on agent banking and performance of the Prime ... Read More


Agent banking breaks social barriers, brings women into financial system

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Villagers used to depend on usurers and thereafter on NGOs for small moneys, from time immemorial. Gonna are the days of those moneylenders--a banking derivation called agent banking... Read More


Stakeholders' collaborative actions needed to overcome challenges

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Agent banking comes as a trailblazer in driving financial inclusion in Bangladesh, showing strong business growth, but entrepreneurs feel it is increasingly getting under strain from... Read More


'Islami Bank has a strong legacy in agent banking'

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Agent banking channel has become the fastest growing markets. Islami Bank dominates agent banking industry with a 45% market share and around Tk 5,200 crore in fresh deposits, says M... Read More


Agent banking a long-term strategic investment

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The primary objective of launching EBL agent banking was to deliver safe and modern banking services to the doorstep of unbanked rural and marginal communities At the same time, enha... Read More


Agent banking expansion slows down amid regulatory intervention

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Agent banking has woven one of Bangladesh's quiet financial success stories. The pivot aims at extending high-street banking services to underserved, mostly women and geographically ... Read More


ICC to replace Bangladesh at World Cup if they don't travel to India: Report

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has told the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to inform the government that if Bangladesh continues to refuse to travel to India to play its mat... Read More


University of Asia Pacific shuts down indefinitely amid protests over alleged blasphemy

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The University of Asia Pacific (UAP) has declared an indefinite shutdown following days of student protests over allegations of "blasphemy" and the dismissal of two teachers. The un... Read More


Students firm on SUCSU polls as SUST plans chamber court move

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) students have remained firm in their demand for the long-awaited central students' union (SUCSU) elections, following a High Cou... Read More