{
  "id": 1450348,
  "title": "Sammilito Islami Bank begins operating as single entity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/sammilito-islami-bank-begins-operating-as-single-entity",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:57:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/banks/417656/sammilito-islami-bank-begins-operating-as-single"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "State-owned Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, formed by merging five private Shariah-based banks, officially commenced operations under a single management on Sunday. With this, Sammilito Islami Bank has established full control over Exim Bank, First Security Islami Bank, Global Islami Bank, Union Bank, and Social Islami Bank. Recently, Bangladesh Bank withdrew administrators from Global Islami Bank...…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}