Govt bank borrowing decreases in FY25
The government鈥檚 net borrowing from commercial banks decreased in the 2024鈥�25 financial year compared with the previous fiscal year, driven largely by a surge in foreign loan inflows...
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BB to review assets of 11 more banks to decide fate
Bangladesh Bank has decided to launch asset quality reviews of 11 more private commercial banks as part of its effort to uncover financial irregularities and take informed decisions about these banks鈥� future...
10 banks hold over Tk 3 lakh crore in NPLs
Ten commercial banks collectively had over Tk 3 lakh crore in defaulted loans as of March 2025, accounting for nearly 71.4 per cent of the total Tk 4.2 lakh crore non-performing loans in the country鈥檚 banking sector...
Deposits in 10 banks surge by Tk 32,000cr in 3 months
Deposits in 10 well-performing private commercial banks surged by Tk 32,000 crore in the three months ending in March 2025, as depositors moved their funds away from financially weak institutions amid growing fears of collapse, persistent fund shortages, and distrust in bank management...
Bangladesh Bank dissolves boards of 3 more private banks
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday reconstituted boards of directors of three more private commercial banks, extending its restructuring efforts in the banking sector following the political transition on August 5...
CPD for closing sick banks, FID
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Wednesday suggested closing down the private commercial banks which are now under life support and the finance ministry鈥檚 Financial Institutions Division for the division鈥檚 鈥榙ubious鈥� role in the financial sector...
Loan facility to crisis-hit business groups, banks continues
The interim government has continued to provide crisis-hit commercial banks and large business groups with emergency loan assistances with the offering of Tk 180 crore to the Beximco Group in the past week, said officials...
BTMA demands payments of bills against back-to-back LCs
The country鈥檚 primary textile millers on Tuesday demanded intervention from the Bangladesh Bank to realise their matured bills from commercial banks against the supply of yarn and fabric to the readymade garment industries through back-to-back letters of credit...
BB urges banks to rebuild global image after Moody鈥檚 downgrade
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday asked the country鈥檚 commercial banks to devise strategies to restore their global reputation following the Moody鈥檚 recent downgrade of Bangladesh鈥檚 long-term sovereign credit rating...
Dollar holding by banks dips
Dollars held by Bangladesh鈥檚 commercial banks hit a more-than-two-year low in October, driven by a severe shortage of the foreign currency in the country...
Banks partially reopen, see cash withdrawal rush
Some branches of the country鈥檚 commercial banks reopened on Wednesday as the government relaxed the ongoing curfew, allowing offices to keep open from 11:00am to 3:00pm...