BB tightens rules for bank nominee director appointments
Star Business Report
17 September 2026 Business
Bangla QR payments to reach merchants instantly from Oct 1
Star Business Report
17 September 2026 Business
Banks, MFSs asked to suspend payment services for illegal loan apps
Star Business Report
16 September 2026 Business
BB eases foreign borrowing rules for BIDA-registered firms
Star Business Report
14 September 2026 Business
Bangladesh Bank introduces KPI for bank CEOs
Star Business Report
13 September 2026 Business
Parliament passes Bank Resolution (Amendment) Bill
Star Online Report
9 September 2026 Banking
Banks asked to verify certificates of all officers in 7 months
Star Business Report
7 September 2026 Business

World Bank, ADB urged to continue funding logically acceptable projects

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed says after meeting with ADB
18 August 2024

Amnesty for black money should not exist: new NBR chairman

Today was the first day for Abdur Rahman Khan as NBR chairman
18 August 2024

Banks asked to freeze accounts of Shafiqul Islam Shimul, family members

Transactions in their accounts will remain suspended for 30 days
15 August 2024

NBR seeks bank details of S Alam, his family members

The tax zone 15 of the tax administrator sent letters to 91 banks and financial institutions
15 August 2024

BB officers’ council demands full autonomy of Bangladesh Bank

The council also recommended amendment to the Bangladesh Bank Order 1972
15 August 2024

Uncertainty remains heightened in Bangladesh amid political transition: Fitch

The American rating agency assumes the effects to be temporary, and that political stability is restored and sustained
15 August 2024

Won’t let money launderers sleep peacefully: BB governor

International support will be taken to bring them to book, says Ahsan H Mansur
14 August 2024

Hasina’s 15-year rule made banking sector fragile: ABB chairman

The condition is worse than what one can imagine, says Selim RF Hussain
14 August 2024

Bangladeshi turmoil risks weaker banks and slower financial reforms, S&P says

The agency said the banking industry's weaknesses, including a lack of liquidity, thin capital buffers and ailing asset quality, have been exacerbated while the departure of senior central bank officials could delay ongoing structural reforms.
14 August 2024

Banks asked to freeze accounts of Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, family members

The BFIU asked to freeze the accounts after getting reports about suspicious transactions in their names
13 August 2024

Shayan F Rahman lost directorship at IFIC Bank due to loan default

Shayan Fazlur Rahman, the son of Salman F Rahman, lost his directorship at the IFIC Bank due to loan defaults
13 August 2024

M Masrur Reaz, new BSEC chairman

He will be in the post for the next four years
13 August 2024

Ahsan H Mansur likely to be next Bangladesh Bank governor

He will be the 13th governor of the central bank
13 August 2024

July inflation hits 11.66%, highest in 13 years

It is the highest in at least a decade
12 August 2024

Freeze accounts of former land minister, his wife: BFIU to banks

Instruction has also been given to find if there is any bank account in the names of other members of the former minister
12 August 2024

Banks asked to freeze accounts of Arafat, his wife

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit made the call
12 August 2024

Search committee formed to find deputy governors

Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury, former comptroller and auditor general, will lead the panel
12 August 2024

BFIU head, BB’s banking advisor, two deputy governors resign

They sent their resignation letters to the Financial Institutions Division secretary and BB governor
12 August 2024

Tk 92,261 crore embezzled in 24 banking scams in last 15 years: CPD

Clinically dead banks should be allowed to close down, the think-tank says
12 August 2024

Social Islami Bank employees demand dissolution of existing board

They formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club
11 August 2024