Transactions through MFS likely to cross Tk 25 lakh crore
Transactions through mobile financial services in Bangladesh may exceed Tk 25 lakh crore in 2025, Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said on Tuesday...
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BB sets bank hours for Ramadan
Bangladesh Bank has set new transaction hours for banks during the holy month of Ramadan...
Loan disbursement to CMSME drops by 16pc
Loan disbursements to the Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (CMSME) sector dropped by 16 per cent in the July-September quarter of FY25 compared to the same period in FY24, due to political turmoil and economic instability during the period...
Government to implement AVS to prevent fraud聽聽
Senior officials from Bangladesh Bank and the finance division have announced that the government will implement the Account Verification System nationwide by June to ensure the accuracy of customer accounts as part of its...
Bureaucrats hesitant about reforms: governor
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday expressed disappointment over bureaucracy, saying that bureaucrats were hesitant about reforms...
Court orders to freeze 39 bank accounts of SK Sur
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Thursday ordered to freeze 39 bank accounts of former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury and daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury.
ACC sues Atiur, Barkat, Benazir, 24 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 23 people, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman, former Janata Bank chairman Abul Barkat and AnonTex Group chairman Md Yunus Badal, on charges of embezzling Tk 297 crore...
BB鈥檚 power to dissolve weak banks proposed
The Bangladesh Bank has been granted sweeping powers in the draft of Bank Resolution Ordinance, 2025, allowing it to take over crisis-hit banks, transfer their assets, and hand over operations to a Bridge Banks...
2 ex-governors, 53 other BB officials under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched probes into corruption allegations against Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 25 former and serving officials, including former governor Abdur Rouf Talukder.
Lending, deposit through agent banking surge
Lending and deposit collection through banks鈥� agent banking outlets advanced in October-December period of 2024 compared with that in the same period of the previous year...
Banks reschedule Tk 7,355cr as lenient policy remains
Banks rescheduled Tk 7,355 crore in defaulted loans during July-September period of 2024, with 99 per cent of the rescheduling done by private banks as the Bangladesh Bank chose to retain the previous government鈥檚 lenient rescheduling policy...
BB to issue new notes for Eid
Like the previous years, the Bangladesh Bank will issue new notes in the market denominations of Tk聽5, Tk聽20, and Tk聽50 through various scheduled banks of Dhaka region centering the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr...
BB eases loan rescheduling policy for raw-jute exporters
The Bangladesh Bank has eased loan rescheduling policy for raw-jute exporters for the next two years.
NAGAD ADMINISTRATOR: HC dismisses writ petition
The High Court on Sunday dismissed a writ petition challenging the legality of Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 decision to appoint an administrator to oversee Nagad Limited鈥檚 operations after dissolving its board of directors, which was...
Forex transactions thru cards cross Tk 800cr
The volume of foreign currency transactions made through cards surpassed Tk 800 crore in December 2024, the first time in a year, as increased outbound travel during the holiday season boosted spending...
Bangladesh Bank officials protest at attack on Nagad administrator
Bangladesh Bank officials on Thursday strongly condemned attack on Muhammad Badiuzzaman Didar, administrator of Nagad...
Nagad condemns attack on its administrator
Nagad, a leading mobile financial service provider under the Bangladesh Post Office, expresses deep concern and strongly condemns the recent attack on its administrator Muhommad Badiuzzaman Dider by unidentified missceants, said a press release.
Bank deposits surge by Tk 35,743cr in Oct-Dec
Deposits in the country鈥檚 banking sector increased by about Tk 35,743 crore in the three months ending in December 2024, indicating a gradual recovery of depositors鈥� confidence...
Net foreign financing plunges by 67pc
Net foreign financing dropped by 67 per cent in July-November of the financial year 2024-25 compared with the same period in the previous year, as loan repayments exceeded new inflows amid countrywide unrests...
S Alam鈥檚 brother Labu embezzles Tk 10cr from Al Arafah鈥檚 CSR
Al-Arafah Islami Bank former chairman Abdus Samad Labu, brother of S Alam, has allegedly embezzled Tk 10 crore from the bank鈥檚 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund, according to a Bangladesh Bank inspection report...
Bangladesh Bank predicts sluggish economy in FY25
The Bangladesh Bank is not optimistic about the country鈥檚 economic outlook for the 2024-25 financial year as the central bank on Monday predicted economic growth would remain sluggish at about 4-5 per cent in FY25 due to a host of challenges...
BB to review 2pc shareholding rule, board size for banks
The Bangladesh Bank is likely to reassess the mandatory 2 per cent shareholding requirement for becoming a director in a commercial bank, said BB governor Ahsan H Mansur...
Persistent contractionary MPS to harm pvt sector: DCCI
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry expressed concern over the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 decision to maintain a contractionary monetary policy in the second half of the 2024-25 financial year, keeping the policy rate at 10 per cent...
City Bank okays Tk 800cr bond
The City Bank鈥檚 board of directors has approved the issuance of a subordinated debt bond worth Tk 800 crore to meet capital requirements under the Basel-III framework to support the bank鈥檚 continuous business growth...
ACC finds no safe deposit lockers in 25 BB officials鈥� names
The Anti-Corruption Commission has found that no safe deposit lockers are registered under the names of former Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and 24 other central bank officials...
Bangladesh Bank to announce MPS today
The Bangladesh Bank will announce its monetary policy statement today for the second half of the 2024-25 financial year...
Professor Yunus directs to bring bank looters to justice
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday directed the Bangladesh Bank governor and the authorities concerned to bring those involved in looting money from banks to justice as soon as possible.
BB re-sets fees, charges for card-based transactions
The Bangladesh Bank has set fees and charges for card transactions through ATM, point of sale, internet banking fund transfer (IBFT), Bangla QR, e-commerce and government invoices.
Forex reserve crosses $20b again
Bangladesh鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserves, calculated under International Monetary Fund (IMF) guidelines, have surpassed $20 billion again, driven by strong remittance inflows...
Remittance surge boosts current account to surplus
The country鈥檚 current account balance turned positive in July-December period of FY25, primarily due to a sharp surge in remittance inflows, compared to the same period in FY24...