Remittance inflow surges
Remittance inflow has soared by 29 per cent in July-May period in 2025 compared with that in the same period in the previous year...
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Marginalised people鈥檚 bank deposits rise
Deposits in bank accounts held by marginalised individuals saw a slight increase in March compared with December, according to Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 quarterly report...
BB to release newly designed banknotes into market from June 1
Bangladesh Bank has taken an initiative to release a new series of banknotes across all denominations 鈥� Tk聽1,000, Tk聽500, Tk聽200, Tk聽100, Tk聽50, Tk聽20, Tk聽10, Tk聽5, and Tk聽2 鈥� under the theme 鈥楬istoric and Archaeological structures of Bangladesh.鈥�
Banks to operate in industrial areas on June 5, 11, 12
Branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments industrial areas will remain open on June 5, 11 and 12 to facilitate payment of garment workers鈥� salary, Eid bonus, allowances and export-import activities.
Int鈥檒 community active to send back laundered money: BB governor
Regarding the issue of bringing back the money laundered abroad, Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said that this is a political commitment of the interim government...
Bangladesh Bank to release new banknotes before Eid: governor
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Saturday announced that the government was set to introduce new currency notes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with designs emphasizing national heritage rather than portraits.
BB lets banks send fees for language courses abroad
The Bangladesh Bank has widened access to foreign currency for overseas education by allowing banks to release foreign currency for language courses abroad without prior approval from the central bank...
Issues that need to be shored up to stabilise market system
PERSISTENT food inflation, largely caused by a fragmented, inefficient market system, has placed millions of fixed- and low-income people in a precarious situation. Market experts, the consumers鈥� association and independent studies have for long pointed out the issue. Now, the Bangladesh Bank says that an inefficient market system, characterised by supply chain...
Inefficient market system drives up food costs: BB study
Despite adequate production in many cases, Bangladeshi consumers are paying significantly more for essential food items 鈥� rice, potatoes, onions, eggs, and broiler chicken 鈥� due to a fragmented and inefficient market system...
Govt to form fund with seized assets to repay depositors, aid poor
The interim government has decided to create a special fund using recovered money and assets from individuals accused of embezzlement and money laundering, aiming to compensate affected bank depositors and assist low-income communities...
Probe report on BB reserve heist case deferred till July 2
A Dhaka court on Sunday set July 2 to submit a probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist that took place in 2016...
Prime Bank holds school banking confce in Rajshahi
Prime Bank PLC, in collaboration with all scheduled banks operating in Rajshahi, successfully organised the School Banking Conference-2025 at the Rajshahi Zila Parishad auditorium on Saturday, aiming to foster financial literacy and promote the habit of savings among school students for addressing the financial inclusion guidelines of Bangladesh Bank...
Bangladesh Bank caps passport endorsement fee at Tk 300
Bangladesh Bank on Saturday instructed commercial banks not to charge more than Tk 300 as a passport endorsement fee and prohibited them from imposing any additional service charges or commissions under the guise of foreign currency sales...
Dollar market mostly stable
The foreign exchange market remained largely stable on Thursday following the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 announcement to adopt a market-based exchange rate system in line with the International Monetary Fund鈥檚 conditions...
Economists for vigilance as BB frees dollar rate
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said that the exchange rate of the US dollar would now be determined by market forces, shifting from the country鈥檚 long-standing managed rate regime...
Some banks may face delisting from stock market
Some banks may face delisting from Bangladesh鈥檚 stock exchanges under the Bank Resolution Ordinance 2025, which empowers Bangladesh Bank with sweeping authority to restructure or dissolve financially distressed scheduled banks...
Jamuna Bank to host training for entrepreneurs
Jamuna Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to provide training to emerging entrepreneurs under Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme for the 2025-2027 period, said a press release...
Bangladesh Bank increases overseas treatment expense limit to $15,000
Bangladesh Bank has raised the limit of funds to be sent abroad for medical treatment expenses from $10,000 to $15,000.
SC stays BB鈥檚 order appointing administrator to Nagad
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 August 21, 2024 decision to dissolve Nagad Limited鈥檚 board of directors and appoint an administrator to oversee its operations.
BB gets power to take over ailing banks
The interim government has promulgated an ordinance, allowing the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country, to take over any crisis-hit bank, transfer its assets and hand over the bank鈥檚 operations to a bridge bank.
Bangladesh Bank clamps down on banks鈥� overseas operations
The Bangladesh Bank has tightened its oversight on overseas operations of local banks, mandating strict conditions before they can establish foreign branches, subsidiaries, or invest in offshore entities.
Bangladesh Bank limits banks from giving loans to directors, families
Bangladesh Bank has barred bank directors, their family members, and affiliated business entities from obtaining loans exceeding 50 per cent of the face value of their shareholding in the respective bank.
Prime Bank to host training for CMSMEs
Prime Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to implement an entrepreneurship development programme for CMSMEs as part of 鈥楽kills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme鈥� project funded by the Asian Development Bank, said a press release...
MBL to host training for entrepreneurs
Mercantile Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to implement an entrepreneurship development programme titled 鈥楽kills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme鈥� under the Finance Division, said a press release...
Current account deficit decreases to $659m
Bangladesh鈥檚 current account deficit narrowed significantly in the first nine months of the 2024-25 financial year, mainly due to a robust increase in remittance inflows, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank...
PBPLC to host training for entrepreneurs
Pubali Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to implement an entrepreneurship development programme titled 鈥楽kills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme鈥� under the Finance Division, said a press release...
LC opening goes up
The opening of letters of credit (LCs) for imports rose in the first nine months of the 2024鈥�25 fiscal year, displaying a gradual recovery in business activity after months of political turmoil...
Half of listed banks fail to declare dividends
Nineteen out of 36 banks listed on the stock market could not announce dividends for the 2024 financial year within the stipulated deadline as they failed to obtain approval from Bangladesh Bank...
Remittances $2.75b in Apr
The country鈥檚 remittance inflow witnessed a year-on-year growth of 34.6 per cent, reaching $2.75 billion in聽April...
Tk 35,850cr defaulted loans rescheduled in Oct-Dec
Banks rescheduled Tk 35,850 crore in defaulted loans during October-December period of 2024, with over 98 per cent of the rescheduling done by private banks...
