Wife's loan default no bar for Khurshid Alam to chair Islami Bank: BB
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Protest foils Islami Bank's board meeting
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1 June 2026, 19:17 PM Business
Street protests will not influence banking decisions: BB spokesperson
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1 June 2026, 18:36 PM Business
Police use water cannons, batons to disperse Islami Bank protesters
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1 June 2026, 11:43 AM Business
Islami Bank Chairman Zubaidur Rahman resigns
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24 May 2026, 20:01 PM Business
Bangladesh sees sharp decline in foreign aid commitments
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24 May 2026, 19:27 PM Business
Banks to remain open near cattle markets until 10pm: Bangladesh Bank
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24 May 2026, 19:01 PM Business

Dollar weakens

The US dollar retreated from seven-month highs on Monday as investors evaluated whether the Federal Reserve will let inflation run above
17 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh is a model for poverty reduction: WB chief

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim yesterday heaped praises upon Bangladesh, its people and leadership for becoming a model for
17 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Additional WB $1b for Bangladesh childcare

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim declares an additional USD 1 billion fund for Bangladesh to develop childcare in the country.
17 October 2016, 04:54 AM

Brac Bank plans to raise Tk 500cr through bonds

Brac Bank plans to raise Tk 500 crore by issuing subordinated bonds to expand business and consolidate capital base for fulfilling
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

ADB revises up growth forecast for Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank yesterday estimated Bangladesh's economic growth at 7.1 percent for fiscal 2015-16, which is higher
27 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Banks' capital rises

Banks' overall capital rose 1.6 percent in the April-June quarter but the capital base of state banks shrank further though they were
27 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Muhith defers release of probe report again

The government has once again deferred the release of the probe report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist for the sake of bringing back the money from the Philippines.
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Govt won’t publish BB heist probe report ‘now’

Retracting from a previous position, Bangladesh government says it will not be publishing “now” the probe report on US$101 million heist from central bank’s reserve in New York.
21 September 2016, 10:02 AM

Bangladesh economist WB head in India

Junaid Ahmad, a Bangladeshi economist, has taken over as the World Bank's new country director for India, replacing Onno Ruhl who
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM

SWIFT moves to rein in fraudulent bank transfers

The SWIFT inter-bank messaging network will launch a new tool in December to help clients identify more quickly any unauthorised
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM

SWIFT plans measure to help spot fraudulent bank transfers

The SWIFT inter-bank messaging network plans to send daily reports to clients to help them more quickly identify unauthorised payment instructions like those used by hackers to steal $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank in February.
20 September 2016, 07:54 AM

Inspect NRB Commercial Bank, court asks BB

The High Court asked Bangladesh Bank to carry out an inspection of NRB Commercial Bank after allegations of irregularities were
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Islami Bank recasts itself to stay on as leader

Islami Bank has put itself in good stead for future after it restructured its board with a dozen of new faces with experience and
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Mobile money transactions fall 24pc in July

Daily transactions via mobile phone declined 23.81 percent to Tk 587.99 crore on average in July from the previous month.
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Rush for cash, but call money market calm

The call money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid festivals due to cash withdrawal pressure, has remained calm this year, indicating lenders have adequate liquidity.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

BB moves to fix land tussle of People's Leasing

The central bank yesterday hosted a tripartite meeting to resolve the land tussle of scam-hit People's Leasing and Financial Services or PLFS, a non-bank financial institution.
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM

ATM hackers steal Bt12m in Thailand

Thailand has suffered its first ATM (automatic teller machine) hack, which affected 21 cash machines in Bangkok and other provinces resulting in stolen cash totalling more than Bt12 million, while another 200 ATMs are suspected of having been infected with computer viruses.
24 August 2016, 06:24 AM

New chairman of NRB Global Bank

Nizam Chowdhury has recently been elected as the chairman of NRB Global Bank.
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh officials to meet Fed, US investigators over heist: sources

A team from Bangladesh will meet officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Justice in New York in connection with the cyber theft of $81 million from the South Asian country's central bank in February, sources say.
15 August 2016, 08:54 AM

BB stands to retrieve $15m for now

The Philippines Department of Justice will appeal to a court by August 30 as part of its effort to return $15 million of Bangladesh Bank's
14 August 2016, 18:00 PM