In the rapidly evolving financial landscape of Bangladesh, digital integration has transitioned from a modern convenience to a daily necessity. As citizens become accustomed to managing their lives via mobile handsets—from grocery shopping to instantaneous bank transfers—their expectations for all financial services have heightened. For an insurance sector traditionally tethered to physical ledgers and manual […]

Meghna Bank, a prominent player among Bangladesh’s newer generation of financial institutions, has announced a strategic roadmap to break into the nation’s top 15 lenders. During an insightful exchange with The Business Standard, Managing Director Syed Mizanur Rahman outlined how the bank intends to leverage SME lending and digital transformation to achieve this milestone while […]

The structural integrity of Bangladesh’s Non-Bank Financial Institution (NBFI) sector has reached a critical tipping point. According to the latest figures released by the Bangladesh Bank, Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) surged to a staggering Tk 29,408 crore by the end of September 2025. This mountain of bad debt now accounts for 37.11% of the sector’s total […]