A scammer dies, but the rot in Bangladesh’s banks lives on
The Hallmark scam was the largest loan scam involving Sonali Bank at that time
1 December 2025, 13:53 PM
BB board clears winding up of nine non-banks
Governor says govt verbally approved Tk 5,000cr to pay depositors; Sammilito Islami Bank gets licence
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Bad loans continue to break records
26 November 2025, 18:10 PM
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Bank Asia ramps up retail-SME drive, bets on digital banking
Bank Asia plans to accelerate the expansion of retail and SME lending, strengthen its presence at home and abroad, widen its agent network, and continue leading digital innovation in the coming years. The private bank wants to expand SME and retail loans to at least 50 percent of the total portfolio within the next three years.
26 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Bank merger: employees to face salary, benefit cuts
Today, fresh Tk 350 crore liquidity support approved for the to-be-merged banks, taking the total to Tk 35,300 crore
26 November 2025, 15:42 PM
Defaulted loans double to a record Tk 6.44 lakh crore in a year
This is the highest bad loan ratio since 2000
26 November 2025, 09:31 AM
Default loans hit 34%, highest in 25 years
NPLs reach their highest level since 2000, reflecting irresponsible lending, political influence under previous regime
25 November 2025, 19:29 PM
BB yet to release Q2 bad loan data
Bangladesh Bank has not published the banking sector’s classified loan data for the April-June quarter even five months after it ended, leaving analysts without a clear picture of the sector’s condition.
24 November 2025, 19:40 PM
Defaulted loans soar 20.7pc in 2023
The banking sector’s defaulted loans soared 20.7 percent to Tk 145,633 crore in 2023 as both governance and accountability continue to get looser.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Bad loan ratio rises to 9% in 2023
The default loan ratio in the banking sector of Bangladesh rose to 9 percent in 2023 from 8.16 percent a year ago
12 February 2024, 11:23 AM
Studying Abroad: Students struggle to open profiles for dollar crisis
For over a year now, thousands of Bangladeshi students wanting to study abroad have encountered obstacles while trying to open bank profiles essential for paying their fees or other expenses like housing and transportation
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Nine banks asked to tighten forex vigilance at Dhaka airport
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday instructed nine banks, including four state-run lenders, to transfer officials who have been in charge of their foreign exchange booths at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for more than one year.
9 February 2024, 01:12 AM
Investors flock to risk-free treasury bills for higher returns
Government treasury bills, popularly known as T-bills, have become a lucrative tool to park funds for investors and savers driven by a record spike in yields in recent months.
4 February 2024, 01:41 AM
Islami Bank borrows Tk 1,000cr from Sonali breaching rules
Cash-strapped Islami Bank borrowed Tk 1,000 crore from the state-run Sonali Bank offering interest, in violation of the Bangladesh Bank guidelines for Shariah-based banking.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
BB’s funds to banks complicate efforts to curb inflation
The Bangladesh Bank is injecting fresh funds into the economy despite adopting a contractionary monetary policy, a contradictory move that may make it harder to tame stubborn inflation.
30 January 2024, 00:28 AM
Funds get costlier as liquidity crisis drags on
Both the government and banks are facing a tight liquidity situation, which has pushed up the yield of treasury bills and bonds and the lending rate in the banking sector
28 January 2024, 00:27 AM
Bangladesh plans more licences for digital banks in push to go cashless
BB plans to offer more permissions for digital banks in order to pave the way for full-fledged financial services based on a 100 percent branchless banking system
25 January 2024, 01:00 AM
BB makes money costlier to tame inflation
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday announced an array of measures to bolster its fight against stubbornly high inflation, a major headache for the new government.
17 January 2024, 18:00 PM
How the crawling peg for currency will work
The central bank has rolled out a plan to introduce an interim crawling peg system for the taka to regulate abrupt fluctuations of its value, paving the way towards a fully flexible regime in the future.
17 January 2024, 12:34 PM
BB to adopt crawling peg to curb exchange rate volatility
The peg system would be linked to a carefully selected basket of currencies and operate within a predefined exchange rate corridor
17 January 2024, 09:51 AM
Private sector credit growth target lowered to 10% from 11%
Bangladesh Bank also raised the benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 8 percent
17 January 2024, 09:33 AM
Policy rate hike looms again as previous attempts yield little success
To tame inflation, BB is likely to increase the policy rate further
17 January 2024, 01:15 AM
BB to adopt crawling peg. Can it end exchange rate volatility?
BB's adoption of crawling peg as per IMF prescription will possibly rule out a market-driven exchange rate, as suggested
14 January 2024, 00:30 AM
Inflation stays stubborn despite rate hikes. Can it be tamed?
Even rate hikes cant tame a raging inflation, so what is the solution ?
10 January 2024, 01:13 AM
Non-bank loans turning sour hit record
Widespread irregularities and scams are reasons that defaulted loans at NBFIs account for 30 percent of disbursed loans
9 January 2024, 01:15 AM
Liquidity crunch widens fault lines in banking system
An intensifying liquidity crisis is making a majority of Bangladeshi banks turn to call money market and central bank
5 January 2024, 01:30 AM
Export, remittance earnings limp along
Export and remittance sectors suffered disappointments in 2023, looking desperately for solutions this year
3 January 2024, 00:10 AM
Reserves fall short of IMF target
Bangladesh has failed to meet IMF’s target on keeping $17.78 billion as the minimum net international reserve as of December 31 last year
2 January 2024, 00:48 AM