Anisur Rahman, new deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank
6 July 2026, 21:44 PM
Business
Finance minister pushes customer-centric digital financial services
6 July 2026, 18:23 PM
Business
Bangladesh Bank keeps export cash incentives unchanged for FY2026-27
5 July 2026, 19:13 PM
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Banks losing funds due to weak governance
1 July 2026, 20:22 PM
Business
BB introduces pilot program for digitalisation of trade documents
1 July 2026, 20:14 PM
Business
BB appoints Sarwar Hossain as deputy governor
30 June 2026, 17:10 PM
Business
BB unveils roadmap to cut bad loans
30 June 2026, 16:51 PM
Business
BB lowers private credit growth target to 6.8%
30 June 2026, 16:06 PM
Business
US dollar rate rises amid June-end payment pressure
29 June 2026, 21:42 PM
Business
BB caps banks' lending-deposit spread at 4 percentage points
29 June 2026, 20:24 PM
Business
Finance minister infected with Covid-19
Cabinet Secretary for Coordination and Reforms Mahmudul Hossain Khan told The Daily Star
15 May 2024, 08:41 AM
‘Reserve heist’ report fake
Bangladesh Bank has dismissed a report published by an Indian digital news outlet on a “new reserve heist” at the central bank.
14 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank says ‘reserve heist’ report is fake
It was “absolutely fake” news, Bangladesh Bank spokesman Mezbaul Haque said today.
14 May 2024, 15:33 PM
BRAC Bank to get $50 million loan from British International Investment
The bank will support 3,500 MSMEs and women-led businesses in Bangladesh
14 May 2024, 13:16 PM
Steel prices set to rise in Bangladesh: analysts
The US dollar rate hikes will fuel steel raw material cost, they said at Bangladesh International Trade Summit
14 May 2024, 12:52 PM
BD-Turkey can be trade gateways between Europe, South & SE Asia
Turkish business leaders discussed bilateral trade potential with FBCCI president
13 May 2024, 13:56 PM
LafargeHolcim’s profit drops for first time since 2022's Q1
The cement maker’s turnover fell 3%, profit 15% in Jan-Mar
13 May 2024, 13:17 PM
Reserves fall below $19 billion, first time in 11 months
$1.63 billion of ACU payment was settled today
12 May 2024, 15:41 PM
Withdrawals put BASIC Bank in liquidity crisis
BASIC Bank is experiencing a deep liquidity crunch as depositors have been withdrawing money for weeks following news that the state-run lender is going to be acquired by a private commercial bank.
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Will BB steps build up reserves? Not so soon
Bangladesh Bank’s steps to boost the country’s foreign currency reserves will not yield any positive results overnight.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Three difficult choices to heal economy
Bangladesh yesterday made three major decisions to cushion the economy against critical risks such as stubborn inflation and depletion of foreign currency reserves.
8 May 2024, 18:00 PM
More banking reforms, subsidy cuts prescribed
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) emphasised more reforms in the banking sector and tax collections and reducing subsidies to help the economy turn around.
8 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Exporters to win, consumers to bear the brunt
The exporters have already welcomed the central bank's move to devaluate the local currency, which they have long been waiting for.
8 May 2024, 16:51 PM
‘Policy rate hike, flexible exchange rate will be helpful for economy’
PRI Executive Director Ahsan H Mansur says
8 May 2024, 15:15 PM
Prioritise sustainable revenue generation, IMF tells Dhaka
IMF mission concluded its 15-day visit to Bangladesh today
8 May 2024, 13:15 PM
Tk 34,000 crore investment proposals came in Jan-Mar: Bida
302 industries will make the investments
7 May 2024, 14:54 PM
Crawling peg system: A welcome step but will it be enough to boost reserves?
The crawling peg system for the taka is a delayed and, perhaps, inadequate response to the bleeding of forex reserves. Some economists suggest the central bank should go beyond this formula and open the exchange rate to market forces to stop the continuous erosion of reserves. Either way, exporters and remitters will celebrate more flexibility in the exchange rate.
7 May 2024, 13:35 PM
BB dissolves NBL board again
Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the board of directors of National Bank Ltd, just five months after restructuring it.
5 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank again dissolves National Bank board
The bank’s sponsor director Khalilur Rahman made the new chairman
5 May 2024, 14:39 PM
HC scraps its order to probe loan scams in three banks
The High Court yesterday scrapped its suomoto (voluntary) rule that directed the authorities concerned to probe the alleged loan scams in Islami Bank, Social Islami Bank and First Security Islami Bank.
30 April 2024, 18:00 PM