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Scams, failures skipped, dev highlighted

The Bangladesh Bank has published a report on the banking sector development over the last 10 years ahead of the national elections,
25 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Central bank detects Tk 4,000cr laundering

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has detected cases of money laundering involving Tk 4,000 crore and is carrying out a thorough probe into it, Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Abu Hena Mohd Razee Hassan said yesterday.
31 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Banks asked to lower their loan-deposit ratio

The central bank yesterday instructed banks to lower their loan-deposit ratio to within 83.5 percent by June 30 in a move to reining in the banks' aggressive lending practices.
30 January 2018, 18:00 PM

BB seeks to curb excessive lending

Bangladesh Bank yesterday announced its new monetary policy for January-June with a target to tighten money supply and curb excessive lending, which is likely to raise interest rates and hurt businesses and consumers.
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM

AB Bank laundered Tk 165cr to UAE

The AB Bank has allegedly laundered around Tk 165 crore to the United Arab Emirates through two shady organisations in the name of investment, according to a Bangladesh Bank probe report.
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM

2016 Cyber-heist: BB, NY Fed plan to sue Manila bank

Bangladesh's central bank has asked the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to join a lawsuit it plans to file against a Philippines bank for its role in one of the world's biggest cyber-heists, several sources said.
8 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Farmers Bank Debacle: BB measures not enough

Bangladesh Bank responded very late in dealing with the ailing Farmers Bank, former central bank governors and senior economists said.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

2 more pvt banks in the offing

Bangladesh Bank is completing the primary process for issuing licences to two more private banks, which analysts claimed would be detrimental to the banking industry and the economy as a whole.
23 November 2017, 18:00 PM

JS committee forms body to probe Agrani Bank ‘loan scam'

A parliamentary body is formed a three-member sub-committee to give recommendations on a Bangladesh Bank report that got huge irregularities in giving loans from the state-run Agrani Bank.
22 November 2017, 16:03 PM

Quizzical Changes in SIBL: BB rushes to approve it

Bangladesh Bank approved the sudden changes in Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) only hours after the Shariah-based bank provided it with documents on Monday.
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Graft leaves 2 pvt banks in dire straits

Only four years after their inception, two private commercial banks are at a risk of becoming insolvent due to rampant corruption, posing a potential threat of a spill-over impact on the entire banking system, according to a Bangladesh Bank report.
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Farashuddin wants further probe

The government should carry out further investigation to find out whether the suspected Bangladesh Bank officials were really involved in the $101 million cyber heist, says Mohammed Farashuddin, head of the three-member body that probed the theft.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM

'SWIFT is responsible for Bangladesh Bank heist'

A government committee probing the Bangladesh Bank heist has held SWIFT responsible for weakening the payment system which allowed cyber thieves to steal $81 million from the central bank's account with the New York Fed.
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Filipino willing to return $14.3m

Kim Wong, the Filipino casino operator dubbed the “missing link” in the cyber heist of $81 million in Bangladesh Bank reserves, said he is willing to return up to $14.3 million he received from two Chinese nationals linked to the stolen funds.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Conduct thorough probe

US Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney has raised some serious questions about the New York Federal Reserve Bank's actions regarding the $101-million heist from the Bangladesh Bank account.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Hunt on for the heist bug

US cyber security firm FireEye, which is charging Bangladesh Bank $400 an hour to probe the $101 million heist, is hunting for a malware that it believes is still hiding in the bank's network.
20 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Confusion, panic order of the day

Confusion and panic was the order of the day at the Bangladesh Bank yesterday, a day after its governor Atiur Rahman stepped down and two deputy governors were removed hastily amid strong criticism over the central bank's handling of the $101 million cyber theft.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Govt should quit over BB reserve heist: BNP

BNP demands Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government's resignation over the recent heist from Bangladesh Bank account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
15 March 2016, 13:55 PM

Atiur faces heat

Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman yesterday faced criticism from government high-ups and a number of ruling party leaders for “incompetent handling” of the cyber theft. Finance Minister AMA Muhith was furious, and hinted that the top management of the BB may see changes as the fallout of the theft of $101 million from the BB account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
14 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Forensic team examining BB computers

A forensic team is examining all computers of the Bangladesh Bank to determine how a malware hacked into the payment system of the central bank and stole $101 million.
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM