Ahsan H Mansur tipped to be next chief of Bangladesh Bank
Eminent economist Ahsan H Mansur is likely to be the next governor of Bangladesh Bank according to officials familiar with the development on Tuesday...
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Bank accounts of Arafat, Saifuzzaman frozen
Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 Financial Intelligence Unit on Monday froze bank accounts of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and former state minister for Information and...
SIBL hid Tk聽7,853cr in defaulted loans: BB
Social Islami Bank PLC, under S Alam Group鈥檚 control, concealed approximately Tk聽7,853 crore of defaulted loans in its 2023 annual report, according to a Bangladesh Bank report...
Govt forms search committee to find dy governor candidates
The interim government has formed a search committee to find appropriate candidates for deputy governors of the Bangladesh Bank...
4 BB officials, alleged of providing $30m to Salman in Aug, resign
Four top officials of Bangladesh Bank submitted their resignation letters on Monday to the Financial Institution Division after allegations of giving US $30 million to Salman F Rahman on August 4 from Export Development Fund surfaced.
Changes in financial sector on card聽聽聽
The interim government on Sunday decided to form a search committee for appointing a new governor and deputy governors in the Bangladesh Bank while changes in the...
BB dy governor Nahar to manage governor鈥檚 correspondence
The interim government on Sunday asked Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 deputy governors to manage their departments on a daily basis until a new governor is appointed...
BB governor, BSEC chairman to be appointed soon, Salehuddin says
The finance and planning adviser, Salehuddin Ahmed, said on Sunday that the new governor of the Bangladesh Bank and the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission would be appointed soon following the resignations of top brasses of the two key government entities.
BB raises cash withdrawal limit to Tk 2 lakh
A bank account holder can withdraw cash up to Tk聽2 lakh a day for this week given the current security situation, according to a Bangladesh Bank circular...
LC opening rises slightly in FY24
The opening of letter of credit (LC) for imports increased in the financial year 2023-24 compared with that of in the year 2022-23 despite the central bank鈥檚 restrictive measures and a dollar crisis on the market...
Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder resigns
Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder resigned on Friday, days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government....
Bangladesh Bank sets limit of withdrawing Tk 1 lakh for Thursday
The interim government, headed by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, is set to take oath this evening. For security concerns, in the absence of a government, Bangladesh Bank has set a limit of withdrawing Tk 1 lakh only from a single account from banks....
Protesting BB, NBR officials want top brass removed for corruption
In an unprecedented incident in the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 history, many of its officials on Wednesday demanded resignation of their top bosses amid a massive political shift in the country...
Interim govt to decide fate of top officials, says Bangladesh Bank
The interim government will decide regarding the resignation of top Bangladesh Bank officials, a spokesperson said amid growing demand from employees for them to quit.聽..
BB deputy governors forced to leave amid acute protests
A group of aggrieved Bangladesh Bank officials staged a demonstration in front of the office premises on Wednesday, forcing three deputy governors to leave...
Bangladesh Bank fails to address bank sector corruptions: BB dy governor
The Bangladesh Bank is responsible for addressing corruption and mismanagement in the banking sector, but it has failed to do so due to various reasons, including external influences, said deputy governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman on Tuesday...
Call money market remains inert
The interbank call money rate has remained low and barely effective recently, as banks have reluctant to lend money to each other due to a shortage of funds...
Rate on treasury bonds hits record 12.8 per cent
The interest rates on government treasury bonds surged to near 12.8 per cent in June due to the central bank鈥檚 contractionary monetary policy stance...
ABB for dedicated internet service line for banks
Banks need to have a separate internet service line dedicated solely to financial institutions to continue their operations and prevent losses from incidents like the recent nationwide internet shutdown...
Remittance hits 10-month low amid unrests
Remittance inflow to Bangladesh dropped in July compared with that in the previous month amid the current turmoil and curfew across the country...
Banks, bourses return to normal schedules today
Banks and stock exchanges will run their operations as per their normal schedules from today...
Banks to operate from 10:00am to 3:00pm till July 30
Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks in the country to keep their branches open from 10:00am to 3:00pm in accordance with the reduced curfew hours.
Banks borrow above Tk聽25,000cr from Bangladesh Bank in single day
The Bangladesh Bank provided more than Tk聽25,000 crore to banks on Wednesday after banks reopened after a three-day general holiday.
Bangladesh's trade deficit reaches $20b
The country鈥檚 trade deficit reached $20.22 billion in the July-May period of the 2023-24 financial year, according to the Bangladesh Bank.
Banks, NBFIs asked to waive late payment fines
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday asked banks and non-bank financial institutions to waive fines on late payment of instalments of loans, savings schemes like deposit pension scheme and credit card bills, considering general holidays and an internet blackout amid the countrywide unrests centring quota reform protests...
BB resets interbank transaction duration for July 24-25
The Bangladesh Bank has re-set the duration of interbank transactions for July 24-25...
Majority people have no bank account
Around 52.57 per cent people are still outside financial inclusion as they do not have any accounts with the monetary institutions mostly regulated under the Bangladesh Bank.聽..
BB relaxes rules over independent director appointment
The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed some provisions for the appointment of independent director to banks.
BB may ask banks not to fine late pay of loans, credit card bills
The Bangladesh Bank is likely to ask banks not to charge any fine for late payment of loans and credit card bills considering general holidays and internet blackout in the country in the past few days...
BB keeps policy rate, dollar rate unchanged in MPS for July-Dec
The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday declared monetary policy statement for the July-December period of the 2024-25 financial year, keeping policy rate unchanged.
