Bangladesh Bank yesterday appointed observers to four state-owned banks -- Sonali, Janata, Rupali and Agrani -- after their key financial indicators such as capital adequacy and classified loans took a turn for the worse.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has called for quick formulation of a national strategy on financial inclusion in Bangladesh to help its unbanked population get financial services easily.

The value of non-bank "shadow banking" rose to some $80 trillion (74 trillion euros) last year, according to a report Thursday by the

The central bank hinted that it could reduce the frequency of banks' stockmarket exposure reports from weekly to fortnightly.

An SME banking fair kicked off in the port city yesterday, mainly to bridge the gap between banks and women entrepreneurs.

Syed Mahbubur Rahman joined Dhaka Bank as its managing director on Sunday.

Rina Akter, a ninth-grade student at a rural school in Rangpur, used to skip classes for three to four days a month due to menstruation.

Standard Chartered said it would axe 15,000 jobs and raise $5.1 billion by selling new shares as its new chief executive set out plans to

Troubled BASIC Bank will figure prominently in discussion during the upcoming visit of a delegation of the International Monetary Fund, central bank officials said.

Md Monjerul Islam has recently joined Shahjalal Islami Bank as a deputy managing director.

A banking summit focusing on how the country's banking sector can remain competitive by managing risk along with embracing growth opportunities will begin in Dhaka tomorrow.

Foreign exchange reserves yesterday crossed the $27 billion mark for the first time, egged on by a drop in global commodity prices,

The World Bank yesterday pledged greater support for Bangladesh's efforts to reform its economy as it would spread prosperity faster

After several missed deadlines, Bangladesh Bank's real-time gross settlement system (RTGS) finally went live yesterday, a move that

HSBC has begun shifting billions of dollars worth of derivatives trades from London to Hong Kong to take advantage of the city's

Bangladesh Bank is set to provide long-term foreign currency financing to small- and medium-scale manufacturers with funds from the

Seven banks out of the total of 56 posted negative year-on-year credit growth in August -- a manifestation of the central bank's growing compliance requirements.

State-owned commercial banks are struggling to get new business in a market that is becoming increasingly competitive, data from Bangladesh Bank shows.

Opening a bank account was not so easy even a few years ago. But with the advancement of technology and the central bank's

Huge outflow of foreign currency during Hajj and Eid-ul-Azha has created a crisis of cash US dollar in Bangladesh, according to market players and the regulator.