Banks can now spend more on business centres
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Bangladesh Bank extends deadline for banks to settle disciplinary cases
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26 July 2026, 18:03 PM Business
Classified loan accounts double to nearly 46 lakh as retail defaults surge
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25 July 2026, 21:04 PM Business
Pubali Bank to buy land, building for Tk 800cr
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23 July 2026, 12:55 PM Business
Bangladesh Krishi Bank waives Tk 605 crore farm loans
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22 July 2026, 17:22 PM Business
BB suspends official involved in fraud, betting, crypto transactions
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21 July 2026, 20:48 PM Business
BRAC Bank ranks third in remittance inflows with $2.97 billion in FY26
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19 July 2026, 21:23 PM Business
Bangladesh takes 5-year plan to get ready for post-LDC challenges
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19 July 2026, 18:46 PM Business

ADB revises up growth forecast for Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank yesterday estimated Bangladesh's economic growth at 7.1 percent for fiscal 2015-16, which is higher
27 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Muhith defers release of probe report again

The government has once again deferred the release of the probe report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist for the sake of bringing back the money from the Philippines.
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Govt won’t publish BB heist probe report ‘now’

Retracting from a previous position, Bangladesh government says it will not be publishing “now” the probe report on US$101 million heist from central bank’s reserve in New York.
21 September 2016, 10:02 AM

Bangladesh economist WB head in India

Junaid Ahmad, a Bangladeshi economist, has taken over as the World Bank's new country director for India, replacing Onno Ruhl who
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM

SWIFT moves to rein in fraudulent bank transfers

The SWIFT inter-bank messaging network will launch a new tool in December to help clients identify more quickly any unauthorised
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM

SWIFT plans measure to help spot fraudulent bank transfers

The SWIFT inter-bank messaging network plans to send daily reports to clients to help them more quickly identify unauthorised payment instructions like those used by hackers to steal $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank in February.
20 September 2016, 07:54 AM

Inspect NRB Commercial Bank, court asks BB

The High Court asked Bangladesh Bank to carry out an inspection of NRB Commercial Bank after allegations of irregularities were
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Islami Bank recasts itself to stay on as leader

Islami Bank has put itself in good stead for future after it restructured its board with a dozen of new faces with experience and
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Mobile money transactions fall 24pc in July

Daily transactions via mobile phone declined 23.81 percent to Tk 587.99 crore on average in July from the previous month.
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Rush for cash, but call money market calm

The call money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid festivals due to cash withdrawal pressure, has remained calm this year, indicating lenders have adequate liquidity.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

BB moves to fix land tussle of People's Leasing

The central bank yesterday hosted a tripartite meeting to resolve the land tussle of scam-hit People's Leasing and Financial Services or PLFS, a non-bank financial institution.
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM

ATM hackers steal Bt12m in Thailand

Thailand has suffered its first ATM (automatic teller machine) hack, which affected 21 cash machines in Bangkok and other provinces resulting in stolen cash totalling more than Bt12 million, while another 200 ATMs are suspected of having been infected with computer viruses.
24 August 2016, 06:24 AM

New chairman of NRB Global Bank

Nizam Chowdhury has recently been elected as the chairman of NRB Global Bank.
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh officials to meet Fed, US investigators over heist: sources

A team from Bangladesh will meet officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Justice in New York in connection with the cyber theft of $81 million from the South Asian country's central bank in February, sources say.
15 August 2016, 08:54 AM

BB stands to retrieve $15m for now

The Philippines Department of Justice will appeal to a court by August 30 as part of its effort to return $15 million of Bangladesh Bank's
14 August 2016, 18:00 PM

BB sets foreign currency rules for economic zones

Bangladesh Bank yesterday issued a new notice on foreign exchange regulations for enterprises and developers in planned economic zones as the government seeks to attract more investors.
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

WB to give $120m to upgrade connectivity

The World Bank will provide $120 million to Bangladesh to develop infrastructure in the bordering areas, which will upgrade regional
9 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Mahia Juned, first female DMD of City Bank

Mahia Juned has recently been promoted to the deputy managing director (DMD) of City Bank.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM

BB officials visit Manila to seek recovery of bank heist money

Officials from the Bangladesh central bank are visiting Manila this week to pressure the authorities in the Philippines to find ways to
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Banks' costs mounting

Most of the banks' cost-to-income ratio, which is used to measure efficiency and productivity, accelerated in 2015 from a year earlier.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM