Bangladesh Bank has issued a directive significantly reducing the required loan provisioning rates for banks handling specific credit lines in the agricultural and CMSME sectors, aiming to encourage greater participation by banks in disbursing these credits.
Bangladesh Bank is going to introduce interoperable payment system from November 1 allowing instant transfers from mobile wallets, bank accounts, non-bank accounts, or institutional accounts directly to any other account to reduce cash transactions across the country.
Call money and interbank repo transactions surged in September, reflecting that banks increasingly depended on market-based funding as the central bank scaled back direct liquidity injections.
Month-long Entrepreneur Development Training Programme has been successfully concluded under the joint initiative of Bangladesh Bank and Prime Bank.
Bangladesh Bank has tightened rules for replacing damaged bank notes, introducing new restrictions on refunding banknotes.
Business leaders have urged Bangladesh Bank to bring down lending rates to single digits, describing the current high-interest environment as detrimental to business growth and competitiveness...
Bangladesh Bank has so far purchased total 2.08 billion from the banks since July in a bid to prevent further depreciation of the US dollar against the taka...
Bangladesh Bank has disclosed that nearly one in every five borrowers in the country鈥檚 financial sector has defaulted, which underscored the depth of the banking crisis and the erosion of credit discipline...
Bangladesh Bank has allowed exporters to use insurance coverage from local companies for shipments under open account credit terms...
Entrepreneurs received development training and loans through a month-long programme in Mymensingh organised by the Bangladesh Bank in collaboration with NCC Bank PLC, said a press release...
Bangladesh Bank has approved the appointment of six directors and three independent directors for a Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, following recent board meetings and regulatory requirements...
Private-sector credit flow has fallen to a record low, signalling a deepening crisis in the economy. The latest Bangladesh Bank data show that credit growth declined to 6.35 per cent in August 2025, the lowest in more than 23 years. The previous month recorded 6.52 per cent while figures stood at 6.40 per cent in June, 7.17 per cent in May and 7.5 per cent in April...
The government has decided to enlist a new Shariah-based bank formed from the merger of five Shariah-based banks, on the country鈥檚 stock exchange, according to Bangladesh Bank officials...
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday allowed small and medium enterprises to remit up to $3,000 or its equivalent in foreign currency per year to meet operating expenses abroad...
Bangladesh Bank has instructed commercial banks to enter into contracts with 12 international asset recovery and law firms to help bring back money laundered abroad allegedly by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and 10 business groups...
Modhumoti Bank PLC and the Bangladesh Bank signed a bilateral agreement, said a press release.
Farm loan disbursement by banks increased by 20.3 per cent in July, the first month of the financial year 2025-26, compared with the same month in the previous year, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
Some senior officials of Al-Arafah Islami Bank allegedly embezzled Tk109 crore in agent commissions by disguising corporate deposits as grassroots agent collections, according to a Bangladesh Bank inspection report...
BRAC Bank has secured approval from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and Bangladesh Bank to issue the country鈥檚 first-ever Social Subordinated Bond, valued at Tk1,000 crore...
Several conventional banks are seeking to expand their Islamic banking operations, either by transforming into full-fledged Shariah-based banks or by opening more Islamic windows and branches...
The opening of letters of credit (LCs) for imports picked up modestly in July鈥揂ugust of the current fiscal year, hinting at a gradual recovery in trade after months of political turmoil and economic disruption...
Standard Bank PLC has entered into a participatory agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the Financial Inclusion Credit Guarantee Scheme (FICGS)...
The banking sector and the stock markets in Bangladesh will remain closed for four consecutive days starting from Wednesday.
Private sector foreign loans will now come under central monitoring as Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks to report all such borrowings to its Credit Information Bureau (CIB) database...
Mercantile Bank PLC with the Bangladesh Bank began a month-long entrepreneur development training programme in Narayanganj on Monday, said a press release...
Bangladesh Bank has barred Islamic scholars from serving on Shariah supervisory committees of more than three banks at a time, in an effort to improve governance and strengthen oversight in Islamic banking...
Citizens Bank PLC has signed a partnership agreement with the Bangladesh Bank under 鈥楻efinancing Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs in Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,鈥� said a press release...
Bangladesh Bank has finalised five proposed names as administrators for Islamic banks that are under consideration for a merger.
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said that they had recommended the merger of state-owned banks to accelerate the reform in the banking sector hamstrung during the Awami League regime before being ousted on August 5, 2024 in the wake of a mass uprising.
Bangladesh Bank on Thursday lifted the requirement for exporters to retain 10 per cent of advance export payments from overseas buyers, allowing them full access to funds.
