Bangladesh Bank raises cash withdrawal limit to Tk 3 lakh daily
Bangladesh Bank has ordered commercial banks not to allow cash withdrawals of more than Tk 3 lakh per account daily....
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Bangladesh Bank officers鈥� council for full autonomy of central bank
The Bangladesh Bank Officers Welfare Council on Thursday urged the interim government to amend the Bangladesh Bank Order 1972 to ensure complete autonomy of...
BB governor vows to make money launderers suffer
Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 newly appointed governor, Ahsan H Mansur, on Wednesday vowed to make money launderers suffer and said that combined efforts were needed to recover laundered money...
BB blocks large cheque payments from 9 banks
The Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday asked all scheduled banks not to honour cheques exceeding Tk聽1 crore from nine banks, most of which are controlled by S Alam Group...
BB loses Tk聽55cr in dollar deal with Islami Bank
The Bangladesh Bank knowingly incurred a loss of Tk聽55 crore by purchasing dollars at a higher rate than it sold to Islami Bank, according to a central bank鈥檚 inspection report...
Salman鈥檚 son Shayan loses IFIC Bank directorship
Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, son of Salman F Rahman, lost directorship at IFIC Bank due to loan defaulting....
Ahsan H Mansur made Bangladesh Bank governor
The interim government on Tuesday appointed Ahsan H Mansur, an eminent economist, as the governor of the Bangladesh Bank....
Interim govt cancels August 15 public holiday
The advisory council of the interim government in a meeting on Tuesday decided to cancel the public holiday on August 15, observed as the national mourning day to mark the...
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...
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.
