Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir says the defamation lawsuit, filed by Philippines’ Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) against the central bank, will not create any problem to the efforts to recover the stolen money.

Terming the RCBC's defamation suit against the Bangladesh Bank baseless, a top BB official yesterday said it would not put any pressure on the central bank.

Bangladesh Bank’s Executive Director Shuvonkor Saha has offered an unconditional apology before the High Court for distorting history in a book titled “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihash” (history of Bangladesh Bank).

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to release 100 percent cotton paper ‘Uv Curing Varnish’ Taka 100 note on March 7 aimed at strengthening the security features of the high value currency.

Just two big borrowers have plunged the once-profitable Janata Bank into such a precarious situation that the state-owned lender may

Default loans in 14 banks surged abnormally in 2018 -- in a development that will weaken the country's banking sector further.

All scheduled banks and non-banking financial institutions in the capital will remain closed tomorrow for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-polls.

The central bank is set to come up with a guideline for electronic money in further proof of its commitment to building a cashless

The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately confiscate all copies of a book titled “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihas” (history of Bangladesh Bank) from the market, as some of its contents contain distorted history.

The central bank yesterday gave nod to three new banks -- at a time when the sector is saturated and stressed for rising nonperforming loans and declining corporate governance.

Bangladesh Bank approves licenses of three more banks at a time when the country’s banking sector is reeling under mismanagement.

A former Bangladesh Bank official is handed 10 years imprisonment for misappropriating Tk 52 lakh by through fake accounts.

The High Court yesterday ordered the Bangladesh Bank to submit a list of borrowers with more than Tk 1 crore in default loans as part of its efforts to salvage the banking sector from its current unstable situation.

A Dhaka court yesterday again asked Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit probe report by March 13 in Bangladesh Bank cyber heist case.

The central bank will hold a meeting today to amend the Bankruptcy Act, 1997 with the view to handing out exemplary punishment to habitual defaulters.

Mujibul Haque Chunnu, a lawmaker from the main opposition Jatiya Party, yesterday demanded that Finance Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal give a statement in parliament on the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir said the central bank was expected to file a lawsuit yesterday night with a US court against Philippines' Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) to recover the full amount stolen in the February, 2016 heist.

The central bank yesterday unveiled a cautiously optimistic monetary policy for the second half of the fiscal year, keeping room to provide adequate supply of quality credit to support the growth and inflation targets.

The central bank is set to bring down the private sector credit growth target for the first half of 2019 slightly with a view to containing

A rights group has served legal notice to the government for an inquiry into irregularities in the banking sector of Bangladesh during the last 20 years.