IPO rules to be made easy to attract new listings: BSEC chairman
12 October 2026
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Business
Banks’ five-day Durga Puja closure begins Oct 20
12 October 2026
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Business
Bangladesh's foreign debt rises to $114.98 billion at end of Apr-Jun
11 October 2026
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Business
Money changers can now sell up to $3,000 against travel entitlement
8 October 2026
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Business
Standard Chartered announces plan to sell wealth and retail business in Bangladesh
8 October 2026
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Business
Bangladesh Bank to inject more liquidity into National Bank to repay depositors
8 October 2026
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Business
Digital services of 30 banks restored
7 October 2026
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Business
Q-Cash upgrade catches banks, customers off guard
6 October 2026
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Banks
BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
1 October 2026
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Business
Remittance inflow hits 11-month low
1 October 2026
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Top News
Deposits in micro-savers' accounts rise 12%
The deposits in no-frills accounts hit Tk 3,849 crore in Jul-Sep quarter
6 January 2024
City Bank gets $45 million Murabaha trade finance from ITFC
It is ITFC's highest trade finance extended to a commercial bank
6 January 2024
Sonali Bank returns clients' funds deducted after technical glitch
On Jan 1, the bank's clients in Tangail faced unusual fund deduction
3 January 2024
Muneem reappointed as NBR chairman
His contractual appointment has been extended by two years
3 January 2024
Consumer Rights asks Evaly to settle consumer complaints
The directorate serves show-cause notice on the e-commerce platform
3 January 2024
BB gives 7 banks Tk 22,000cr in emergency funds
The central bank has extended a total of Tk 22,000 crore in emergency funds to seven beleaguered banks including five Islamic banks to dress up their balance sheet ahead of the year’s end.
31 December 2023
National Bank broke rules to reschedule MP aspirant’s loan
National Bank delivered false information into the Bangladesh Bank’s credit information bureau database to hide the default loans of one of its clients, said a Bangladesh Bank letter.
28 December 2023
How National Bank went astray
National Bank, the country’s first private sector bank with a prosperous past, became a losing concern due to massive loan irregularities, lack of good governance and conflict among directors.
26 December 2023
BB reconstitutes National Bank board
Bangladesh Bank yesterday reconstituted the board of National Bank, in a move that is expected to steady the ship at the country’s first private sector bank beset by financial irregularities.
21 December 2023
Forex reserves rise by $1.51 billion in a week
Reserves stood at $20.68 billion on Dec 20
21 December 2023
Bangladesh Bank dissolves National Bank board
Former DU Prof Syed Ferhat Anwar is the new National Bank chairman
21 December 2023
Central bank rolls out bancassurance guidelines
To be eligible, banks have to show positive net profit for three consecutive years
20 December 2023
Post-LDC challenges now a headache for Bangladesh: finance secretary
The govt targets achieving one crore direct taxpayers by 2026, he says
20 December 2023
National Bank postpones AGM after Supreme Court order
The National Bank Ltd has postponed its annual general meeting (AGM) for an indefinite period following a status quo order issued by the Supreme Court.
20 December 2023
Central bank says it has nothing to do with Bangladesh Bank Sangbad magazine
The use of the BB monogram by the magazine had created confusion among the financial institutions
19 December 2023
14 banks face record capital shortfall
Fourteen banks, including six state-run ones, faced a record capital shortfall in the third quarter of 2023, an indication of their fragile financial health caused mainly by a lack of governance.
18 December 2023
BB explains warning to cash-strapped Shariah banks
The central bank yesterday said it asked five cash-strapped Shariah-based banks to adjust the deficit in their current account but did not decide yet that the lenders would be removed from payment platforms.
17 December 2023
5 Islamic banks’ fund deficit: Here’s what Bangladesh Bank says
The Bangladesh Bank has asked five cash-strapped Shariah-based lenders to adjust the deficit in their current account balance by December 26.
17 December 2023
5 Islamic banks at risk of being frozen out of transactions
Bangladesh Bank sets December 26 deadline for the banks to adjust current account deficit
14 December 2023
Southeast Bank to raise Tk 500 crore thru bonds
Tk 450 crore will be mobilised under private placement, Tk 50 crore through public offer
14 December 2023