Good borrowers pay, but defaulters finally win
6 September 2026
An economy cannot maintain credit discipline when offenders are repeatedly rewarded rather than punished. When such rewards become the norm, borrowers start to feel less obligated to repay.
6 September 2026
Bad loans now over Tk 6 lakh crore
3 September 2026
Bad loans in the country’s banking sector have surpassed Tk 6 lakh crore once again despite a series of policy support measures for defaulted borrowers, indicating the fragile state of the sector.
3 September 2026
Fake online loans lead borrowers into costly traps
24 August 2026
People are losing hard-earned cash to online scams offering cheap loans and quick investment returns
24 August 2026
Siphoned out assets: Global law firms hired on ‘no win no pay’ to recover $2.5b
10 August 2026
Authorities have stepped up efforts to recover assets worth $2.5 billion allegedly siphoned abroad by 42 major loan defaulters, in addition to those identified in 11 priority cases.
10 August 2026
Digital loans up to Tk 5,000 coming for utility bills
9 August 2026
People will soon be able to borrow digitally from banks to pay utility bills and top up their mobile phones. The interest-free loans, ranging from Tk 50 to Tk 5,000, will have to be repaid within 30 days.
9 August 2026
Bangladesh Bank plans up to Tk 5,000 digital loans for utilities, top-ups
8 August 2026
Borrowers to repay within 30 days; banks may charge service fee
8 August 2026
Private sector credit growth falls to 33-year low
5 August 2026
Central bank officials said the June figure was the weakest since 1993
5 August 2026
Industry in a bind
4 August 2026
Factories run below capacity while new plants await gas, casting doubt over investment, employment
4 August 2026
A third of NBFIs running without MDs
Twelve non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh are running without a regular managing director or chief executive officer and a majority of them have had their top post vacant for more than three months in a clear breach of laws.
22 February 2024
Roadmap for banking reforms: Implementation is key
Although the roadmap drawn up to reform the banking industry of Bangladesh may seem attractive on the surface, there are questions regarding its efficacy in ensuring good governance in the scam-hit sector.
18 February 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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