The entitlement for minors below 12 years of age will remain at 50 percent of the amount admissible for adults

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed all scheduled banks to facilitate bank account opening for foreign nationals with valid and up-to-date work permits from the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).

The central bank asked banks to determine the cash margin for opening letters of credit (LCs) for fruit imports based on their relationship with customers.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced detailed rules for appointing temporary administrators to troubled banks and finance companies, giving them broad powers to protect critical operations, assess financial conditions and facilitate the resolution of failing institutions.

The Bangladeshi taka remained one of the most stable currencies in South Asia and neighbouring economies over the past year, depreciating by just 0.59 percent against the US dollar between March 2025 and March 2026, according to the Bangladesh Bank quarterly report.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday cut its key policy interest rate by 50 basis points to 9.5 percent after keeping it unchanged for nearly two years, marking its first monetary easing in six years.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked administrators of five merged banks to submit their exit plans as the newly appointed chairman and managing director of Sammilito Islami Bank assumed office.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced rules for banks to facilitate import into free trade zones (FTZs), aiming to support trade flows by allowing manufacturers to import raw materials and other items and store them for up to 60 months.

The reserves have recovered from a low of $16.77 billion in July 2024, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) said today

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has lowered its private sector credit growth target to 6.8 percent by the end of December this year, against the backdrop of sluggish demand

He also said that legal action would be taken against the S Alam Group chairman and other officials for their alleged crimes in the banking sector

Bangladesh has intensified its efforts to sign bilateral deals with different countries with the view to recovering funds illegally taken abroad, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur.

The meetings will take place in between October 21 and October 26 

BB is not blocking or interfering with the accounts of any businesses, regardless of their political affiliations, said BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur

Exporters will face higher costs when getting loans from the Export Development Fund (EDF), as a new interest rate calculation method has been introduced for loans in US dollars

Deputy Governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman resigns, while others are on the way out

Nine banks, including four state-run ones, were in the “red zone”, meaning their financial health was fragile,

he Bangladesh Bank yesterday increased the all-in-cost ceiling for short-term trade finance in foreign currencies to 4 percent

The interest rate on bank loans in Bangladesh has gone past 12 percent as the reference rate has seen an increase, central bank data showed

BB yesterday barred banks from transferring foreign currency to their offshore units