The central bank today directed banks to transfer all interest accrued or to be accrued between April 1 and May 31 this year from all of their loans to an interest-free blocked account.

Bangladesh Bank will provide half of the Tk 20,000 crore stimulus package announced by the government for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises sector -- to deal with the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to open their branches in Dhaka's Motijheel and Dilkusha areas and Chattogram's Agrabad and Khatungonj areas, and carry out cash transaction-related operations from 10am to 2pm.

The Bangladesh Bank decides to extend the banking operation across the country during the ongoing shutdown.

Bangladesh Bank asks lenders not to impose any interest on credit card bills due on April 1, during the coronavirus pandemic.

The central bank has asked banks to provide incentive to their employees who are working during the ongoing closure declared by the government in order to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Bangladesh Bank asks concerned authorities to take necessary steps for declaring mobile financial services (MFS) as emergency services amid the ongoing closure following the coronavirus outbreak.

The central bank has taken two significant steps to inject liquid cash into the economy amid the impending financial recession due to coronavirus shutdown.

Transaction hours at all commercial banks are extended by one hour -- up to 1pm – during the ongoing nationwide closure.

South Korea’s central bank started to quarantine all bank notes on March 6 for two weeks to remove any traces of coronavirus and even burn them as part of the government’s efforts to contain the outbreak.

A High Court bench refuses to hold hearing on a writ petition that challenged the legality of Bangladesh Bank's decision which instructed the scheduled banks to set a maximum nine percent interest rate on all loans except credit cards.

Bangladesh Bank has sought explanation from Janata Bank Managing Director Md Abdus Salam Azad for extending loan rescheduling facilities to two companies, including the notorious AnonTex Group, by breaching rules.

The way unknown hackers hatched plans to steal money from the Bangladesh Bank’s reserves with the New York Fed using the most sophisticated banking and payment channels as well their near-perfect preparation and timing will render many detective stories and Hollywood movies average.

It has been four years since a band of hackers broke into this Bangladesh Bank’s account with the New York Fed with the intent to pull off what would have been the biggest cyber heist in history.

Each traveller can now carry up to $10,000 without declaration while departing or entering Bangladesh.

The central bank is planning to sweep the bulging stressed assets under the rug when it publishes its annual financial stability report in April such that it can paint a rosy picture of the banking sector.

Bangladesh’s e-commerce sector has received a major boost after the central bank opened up an opportunity for them to make payment to social media giants for online marketing.

Bangladesh Bank has removed Md Shahidul Ahsan from Mercantile Bank’s board of directors over his alleged involvement in money laundering.

Banks will have a hard time logging in profits in the coming days because of the latest government decision to fix interest rate for lending at 9 percent and for deposit at 6 percent.

A Bangladesh Bank official and his two daughters are killed and his wife and son are injured in a road accident in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.