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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MetLife Bangladesh settled Tk 2,981 crore insurance claims in 2023

In six years to 2023, MetLife Bangladesh cumulatively settled claims of over Tk 10,500 crore
26 February 2024

Inflation edges up despite monetary tightening. Why?

Bangladesh's annual average inflation crept up to 9.59% last month, way above the central bank's revised target of 7.5% for the financial year ending in June
24 February 2024

Suspicious transactions in banks

The number of suspicious transactions rose 65% year-on-year to 14,106 in FY23
24 February 2024

BRAC Bank issues Tk 700 crore bond targeting small investors

Minimum investment threshold is Tk 10 lakh
21 February 2024

MFS transactions grow fourfold in five years

People made Tk 4,100 crore MFS transactions in 2023's December
21 February 2024

Dhaka trade fair logs Tk 392 crore in export orders

The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair ends today
20 February 2024

Single month RMG export hits historic high

It hit $4.97 billion in January, posting a 12.45% year-on-year rise
19 February 2024
19 February 2024

Regulatory nod a must for foreign travel of insurance officials

The insurers also have to explain how it will be benefitted by a company-sponsored foreign travel of an official
19 February 2024

Grameen Bank can’t nominate board members

Grameen Bank has no ownership of Grameen Kalyan and Grameen Telecom and it does not have the legal authority to nominate directors and chairman at the two non-profits, said the Yunus Centre yesterday.
18 February 2024
18 February 2024

Rancon Motors, Genex to build charging station for electric vehicles

Seven charging stations will be in Dhaka and 14 others countrywide
15 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

DSE launches disclosure submission system

The Dhaka bourse introduced the Smart Submission System of DSE today
12 February 2024

BB creates ‘Policy Advisor’ post to implement banking reforms

Deputy Governor Abu Farah Md Nasser likely to be appointed in the post
5 February 2024

Factory closed, still Khulna Printing’s share price rises 422%

Dhaka Stock Exchange visits the company’s closed production unit
4 February 2024

Furniture fair begins in Ctg on Feb 6

Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners Association will organise the six-day event
4 February 2024

Exports rebound with 11.45% rise in January

However, the amount, $5.72b, is 0.69% lower than the monthly target
4 February 2024

Remittance rises in January, highest in seven months

Migrant workers sent home $2.1 billion in January
1 February 2024

Padma Bank Chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat resigns

Bangladesh Bank today accepted his resignation letter.
31 January 2024