Protest foils Islami Bank's board meeting
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Street protests will not influence banking decisions: BB spokesperson
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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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Banking vulnerabilities persist: BB report
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NBFI depositors seek full repayment guarantee by December
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Panel formed to make tax expenditure policy

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday formed a nine-member committee to make a policy framework for tax expenditure.
19 December 2024, 18:57 PM
19 December 2024, 07:38 AM

ADB to give $600m for economic management

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend a $600 million loan to Bangladesh to help the country strengthen its economic management and establish a transparent and accountable regulatory environment for private sector development.
18 December 2024, 20:19 PM

IMF cuts Bangladesh’s growth forecast again, keeps inflation projection elevated

Bangladesh may grow 3.8% in FY25, not 4.5% in FY25, the lender says
18 December 2024, 15:01 PM

IMF to give $645 million as fourth tranche of loan to Bangladesh

IMF agreed to Bangladesh’s request to extend the loan amount, now it stands at $5.3 billion
18 December 2024, 13:00 PM

National advisory council on statistics restructured

New 17-member panel will work to produce globally-accepted data
16 December 2024, 13:06 PM
15 December 2024, 13:56 PM

New platform launched to promote evidence-based policy formation

bdevinsights.com is the website of the platform
12 December 2024, 14:39 PM

Accounting and audit for economic development

Transparency and accountability mechanisms, pre-conditions for economic development, act as deterrents to corruption.
11 December 2024, 11:37 AM

Chinese firm Bangladesh Prothoma Power to invest $12.24 million inside Bepza EZ

The company will establish a battery plate manufacturing industry
10 December 2024, 14:41 PM

City Bank restructures salary to support employees amid inflation

Salaries will be increased a minimum of 10 percent and a maximum of 50 percent
10 December 2024, 12:16 PM

What exactly were global institutions overseeing?

Noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya raised concerns about the role of global institutions, indicating the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), in assessing Bangladesh's debt sustainability under the previous regime as the country faces increasing pressure from escalating debt servicing obligations.
9 December 2024, 20:10 PM

AB Bank MD Tarique Afzal resigns

He submitted his resignation letter to the bank's board of directors on Friday from the US, senior bank officials confirmed to The Daily Star today. 
8 December 2024, 12:09 PM

BRAC Bank MD clarifies his comments, expresses regret

Hussain said he did not intend to hurt anyone and expressed regret for hurting anyone. 
5 December 2024, 23:12 PM

LC margin bar withdrawn for crisis-hit six banks

They are: IBBL, FSIBL, SIBL, Union, Global Islami, Bangladesh Commerce
5 December 2024, 19:38 PM

MGI’s concern, ADB sign $20 million loan deal for flour milling plant

The plant will produce 660,000 tonnes of wheat with 37% less electricity than regular
5 December 2024, 11:18 AM

Govt aims to bring down inflation to 4-5%

The government plans to bring down inflation to 4-5 percent, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.
4 December 2024, 20:00 PM

Dutch-Bangla Bank’s services to remain suspended temporarily

Core banking will be unavailable from Jan 1-5 next year and agent banking from Dec 30 to Jan 5
4 December 2024, 14:10 PM

Dhaka Bank to issue Tk 400 crore bond

Proceeds from the issuance aim to bolster the bank's Tier-2 capital, in line with regulatory requirements, according to the disclosure
2 December 2024, 10:35 AM

10 banks are ‘technically bankrupt’: white paper

However, the final draft of the white paper on the state of economy did not disclose the names of the lenders
1 December 2024, 15:09 PM