Nurun Nahar, new deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank

She will be second female deputy governor of the banking watchdog
13 April 2023, 15:51 PM

Berger may take dollar loan from parent entity

The multinational paint maker may use the money to fund LCs
13 April 2023, 13:14 PM

DBH gets go-ahead to open Islamic financing wing

DBH got the approval from the central bank on April 11
13 April 2023, 10:12 AM

Banks to remain open in industrial areas on April 19-21

The Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to remain open, albeit on a limited scale, in the industrial areas, including Dhaka city, during the public holidays on April 19-21.
13 April 2023, 09:58 AM

Interest rate unchanged for extended period of EDF loans

The central bank has kept the interest rate unchanged for the extended period of loans made from the Export Development Fund (EDF).
13 April 2023, 07:37 AM

Credit card spending hits four-month low

People spent Tk 2,312 crore in February, down by 8% from January’s Tk 2,506 crore
11 April 2023, 15:08 PM

Ratio of female bankers in top posts rising: BB

According to the Gender Equality Report of Banks and Financial Institutions
10 April 2023, 13:51 PM

Rules eased for banks to facilitate import payments

To meet import payment obligations, banks would be able to transfer funds from their OBUs to their domestic business or onshore units
9 April 2023, 13:36 PM

Central bank should come forward to support Bangabazar victims: DCCI

DCCI President Md Sameer Sattar made the pleas to the central bank today
9 April 2023, 12:04 PM

BB resets loan ceilings of export development fund

Established in 1989, the EDF facilitates access to financing in foreign exchange for input procurements by manufacturer-exporters.
9 April 2023, 11:12 AM

Brac Bank launches remittance application FXPAY

FXPAY is a 360-degree commercial remittance system
8 April 2023, 12:05 PM

Exclusive: German banks hit by wave of complaints from savers

Complaints from consumers about banks and other financial firms in Germany rose by a fifth last year, official data shows, as regulators flex their muscles to shore up trust in the sector.
6 April 2023, 06:44 AM

Glitch at national payment switch resolved: Bangladesh Bank

The technical glitch was resolved at 7pm
5 April 2023, 13:23 PM

Another Islami Bank top official resigns

A DMD resigns a week after similar departure of another additional managing director
5 April 2023, 12:59 PM

Technical glitch halts interbank ATM transactions

People can now only withdraw funds through their own bank’s ATMs
5 April 2023, 11:13 AM

Rokia Afzal Rahman was a visionary business leader: MCCI chief

The foresightedness of Rokia Afzal Rahman was unparallel
5 April 2023, 09:54 AM

BMSL’s mutual fund gets go-ahead

The fund’s primary collection target is Tk 25 crore
3 April 2023, 14:38 PM

Banks asked not to hold iftar party on large scale

The Bangladesh Bank has asked banks not to arrange iftar parties on a large scale this Ramadan in order to avoid excessive expenditures.
3 April 2023, 09:19 AM

Farmers should get easy agriculture loans: Razzaque

AB Bank disburses Tk 1 lakh each as loan to 1,500 farmers in Madhupur, Dhanbari
2 April 2023, 15:35 PM

Depositors can only open online account in post office from July

Savers will not be able to open accounts at post offices manually from the first day of July this year, the Internal Resources Division (IRD) said in a notification.
1 April 2023, 11:24 AM