Why cheaper money is failing to unlock investment
19 September 2026
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Economy
BB tightens rules for bank nominee director appointments
17 September 2026
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Business
Bangla QR payments to reach merchants instantly from Oct 1
17 September 2026
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Business
Banks, MFSs asked to suspend payment services for illegal loan apps
16 September 2026
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Business
BB eases foreign borrowing rules for BIDA-registered firms
14 September 2026
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Business
Bangladesh Bank introduces KPI for bank CEOs
13 September 2026
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Business
BANGLADESH COMMERCE BANK / 13 officials face BB action for deposit incentive irregularity
10 September 2026
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Business
Parliament passes Bank Resolution (Amendment) Bill
9 September 2026
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Banking
Sammilito Islami Bank / 7,896 customers withdraw Tk 327 crore on second day
8 September 2026
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Business
Banks asked to verify certificates of all officers in 7 months
7 September 2026
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Business
NBR forms taskforce to reform income tax law
Tax Commissioner Ikhtiar Uddin is heading the seven-member task force
3 October 2024
Four lenders get Tk 945 crore liquidity support from five other banks
FSIBL gets Tk 300 crore, SIBL Tk 350 crore, Global Islami Tk 25 crore and National Tk 270 crore
2 October 2024
Non-resident Bangladeshis can now get up to Tk 10 lakh in bank loans
Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home
2 October 2024
Inflation eases in Sep but still above 9%
The consumer price index stood at 9.92%, down from previous month's 10.49%
2 October 2024
FSIBL customers, employees scuffle for cash shortage
The bank's Dilkusha branch could give only Tk 5,000 each who went to withdraw money
2 October 2024
BFIU seeks bank account details of Shakib Al Hasan, wife
In a letter today, the anti-money laundering agency has requested that banks and non-bank financial institutions submit information on their accounts within the next five business days.
2 October 2024
EBL, German embassy team up for Climate Change Action Award
The award will promote climate change adaptation and mitigation
1 October 2024
Remittance rises 80% in September
Migrant Bangladeshis sent in $2.40 billion in September, 8.12% higher than August
1 October 2024
Debt servicing surges 47% in Jul-Aug
The amount hit $589 million in the first two months of FY25
30 September 2024
Banks to freeze accounts of Nabil Group chairman, MD
The anti-money laundering agency also directed banks to freeze the accounts of companies owned by them
30 September 2024
Alamgir Kabir era ends at Southeast Bank after 20 years
Southeast Bank elects its founding chairman MA Kashem as its new chairman
30 September 2024
Govt restructures task force on bringing back money illegally taken abroad
Headed by Bangladesh Bank governor, the nine-member task force became operational with immediate effect
29 September 2024
Islamic banks see rise in gross default loan
The banks’ unclassified rescheduled loan also rose, according to Financial Stability Report 2023
29 September 2024
BB won’t print taka or sell dollar to tackle crisis
The central bank will not print money or sell dollars from reserves to solve the problems in the financial sector, said its governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.
24 September 2024
Motorcycle sales drop amid high inflation, political changeover
The two-wheeler market is facing a product shortage
24 September 2024
Former Islami Bank chairman returns home after a decade
Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher resigned from the bank and left for London in 2015
24 September 2024
Policy rate hiked to 9.5%
Bangladesh Bank today hiked the policy or repo rate, at which commercial banks borrow from the central bank, by 50 basis points to 9.50 percent to rein in inflation
24 September 2024
BFIU asks banks to freeze accounts of former UCB director, family members
BFIU has directed banks to freeze all accounts belonging to Anisuzzaman Chowdhury Ronny, a former director of United Commercial Bank, and brother of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, along with his family members.
24 September 2024
Current account deficit of nine banks exceeds Tk 18,000 crore
The banks are National, First Security, Social Islami, Union, Commerce, Global Islami, Islami, Padma and ICB Islami
23 September 2024
NBR opens e-return service centre
The centre will assist taxpayers seeking to submit tax returns in compliance with regulations
23 September 2024