IPO rules to be made easy to attract new listings: BSEC chairman
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12 October 2026 • Business
Banks’ five-day Durga Puja closure begins Oct 20
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12 October 2026 • Business
Bangladesh's foreign debt rises to $114.98 billion at end of Apr-Jun
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11 October 2026 • Business
Money changers can now sell up to $3,000 against travel entitlement
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8 October 2026 • Business
Digital services of 30 banks restored
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7 October 2026 • Business
BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
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Remittance inflow hits 11-month low
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1 October 2026 • Top News

Janata Bank’s 57pc bad loans taken by 7 firms

Seven large borrowers, including AnonTex, Crescent, Ratanpur, and S Alam groups, account for 57 percent of the total default loans at Janata Bank, highlighting the risks lenders face if a handful of firms eat up most of the credit.
30 May 2024

Loans, deposits rise in Islamic banks despite severe liquidity crisis

Islamic banks' outstanding loans rise by 1.43%, deposits 1.27% in February than January
29 May 2024

Nagad Digital Bank all set to get licence

Kori Digital Bank gets six more months to meet BB criteria
28 May 2024

BB upgrading software to expedite treasury bond transfers

Software upgradation kept transfer of treasury bonds suspended since May 26
28 May 2024

Amazon wants to get central bonded warehouse facility in Bangladesh

A delegation of the US-Bangladesh Business Council meets State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu
28 May 2024

BSEC freezes BO accounts of Benazir, his family members

The Anti-Corruption Commission has recently requested the BSEC to freeze the BO accounts
28 May 2024

Bangladesh okays Tk 8,483 crore WB project for Rohingyas

The WB-funded cluster project will also serve the host communities
28 May 2024

US businesses want continuation of tax policy in Bangladesh: Salman F Rahman

A delegation of US-Bangladesh Business Council meets the prime minister’s adviser on private industry and investment
27 May 2024

Bangladesh Bank officials demand restoration of job benefits

The Bangladesh Bank Officers’ Welfare Council will place their demand to the BB governor
26 May 2024

Payment for foreign loans surges 44% in Jul-Apr

The principal amount plus interest payments for foreign debt rose to $2.81 billion this year, up from previous year’s $1.95 billion
26 May 2024

‘Bangladesh hardly utilising Asian regional trade potential’

Finds a study conducted by former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman
26 May 2024

Tk 13 crore goods sold at SME fair

Entrepreneurs bagged orders worth Tk 20 crore
25 May 2024

Feni has potential to be an industrial hub: analysts

The ERD, Feni administration organised a workshop on sustainable LDC graduation
25 May 2024

Cut spending to save money: Wahiduddin Mahmud

Implementing development project with borrowed money not a good idea, he said at a debate contest of the Debate for Democracy
25 May 2024

Google to invest $350 million in India's Flipkart

The tech giant will join in as an investor in the latest funding round for the Bengaluru-based company
25 May 2024

Forex reserves rise by $180 million in a week

Reserves hit $18.61 billion on May 21, up from $18.43 billion on May 15
23 May 2024

Visa's digital payments rise 25% during Ramadan 2024

70% of the digital payments came through ecommerce
22 May 2024

Tk 258 crore street lighting project okayed

Ecnec approved the project titled “Modernisation of City Street Light System under Chattogram City Corporation”
21 May 2024

Administrator appointed for Swadesh Islami Life Insurance

Sk Md Rezaul Islam, former additional secretary, will be the new administrator with immediate effect
21 May 2024

Lending through agent banking rises 41%

Agents disbursed Tk 16,482.5 crore loans as of March this year, up from Tk 11,667 crore in March last year
20 May 2024