The central bank has allowed foreign embassies and their authorised visa-processing agents in Bangladesh to collect visa fees in taka and remit the money abroad through banks without needing prior regulatory approval for each transaction

Banks have been given the go-ahead to facilitate outward remittances for lease rentals of ships and vessels by shipping companies incorporated in Bangladesh, in a move aimed at strengthening the country's maritime sector

TakaPay expands to 17 banks while credit cards remain concentrated in cities, BB report shows

Customers whose MTDR, MSB, MMPDS, and MSS accounts were closed between June 1 and June 15 will be allowed to reopen those within the next seven working days upon application

Shares of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC soared 32 percent over the past three consecutive trading days

Finance Division says structural weaknesses holds back revenue growth

The association, which represents bank sponsors, demanded decisive enforcement against wilful defaulters and transparent treatment of shareholdings acquired through irregular means

Bangladesh's per capita gross national income (GNI) has surpassed the $3,000 mark for the first time, reaching $3,020 in fiscal year 2025-26, according to provisional estimates released today by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS

Bangladesh Bank today reappointed an observer at Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC amid ongoing unrest at the country's largest private bank, triggered by the banking regulator's appointment of a new chairman for the bank

Between June 1-7, the bank saw Tk 4,241 crore in withdrawals amid protests against appointment of new chairman

Shares of Beximco Ltd and Islami Bank fell the most among all listed firms on the first trading day after the stock regulator lifted a nearly four-year-old floor price restriction on the two companies

Under the scheme, banks and financial institutions will be able to access refinance support at an interest rate of 2 percent and lend to eligible borrowers at a maximum rate of 5 percent

The leaders of the Editors’ Council meet the central bank chief

The resignation is subject to regulatory approval

The Bangladesh Bank is now reconsidering an application by Meghna Group of Industries to obtain an $80 million loan from the International Finance Corporation for the purchase of four ships, after initially turning it down.

Protests at Islami Bank PLC entered a third day yesterday as a group of demonstrators, operating under the banner of the Islami Bank Conscious Customers’ Forum, demanded the removal of newly appointed Chairman Md Khurshid Alam.

The board meeting, initially scheduled to be held physically, could not take place due to demonstrations by the Islami Bank Customer Forum

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director and Spokesperson Arief Hossain Khan told journalists that no banking decision will be determined by street protests, stressing that the central bank will act strictly in accordance with the law and institutional interests, free from any form of pressure or emotion

He submitted his resignation letter to the governor of Bangladesh Bank

It dropped 34 percent year-on-year to $2.81 billion during July-April of FY26