A breakthrough has apparently come about in the discord between Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), with both reaching common grounds over perpetual bonds.

High level of default loans, failure to implement banking regulations, and limited autonomy for the Bangladesh Bank are the major challenges facing the banking sector today. 

There will be no outdoor event to welcome the new year 2022 in Cox's Bazar.

More  than 8.5 lakh people who want to go abroad for jobs have registered  with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) through its  Ami Probashi app within six months of its launch.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday said current, savings and special notice deposit (SND) accounts would become inoperative if clients don’t carry out any transaction for six months in a row.

The Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) and Standard Chartered yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the bank’s head office in Dhaka to facilitate access to financial services for women entrepreneurs.

Businesses went through an unprecedented rollercoaster ride in 2021. The year had started on a rather positive note as the coronavirus infection rate in Bangladesh remarkably came down to below 5 per cent.

Bangladesh lags far behind in financial inclusion as nearly half of its adult population still remains unbanked.

The commerce ministry yesterday sought the full list of the customers and merchants from Qcoom.com as it looks to refund the victims of e-commerce fraudulent activities from the money stuck up with Foster Payments.

The government yesterday extended by two years the contract keeping Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem as senior secretary and chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), according to a public administration ministry notification.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided not to extend the tenure of the current relaxed policy on loan classification despite pleas from the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Stocks listed on the Dhaka bourse rallied for a second day yesterday as the market continued to rebound from a losing streak.

Al Hossain Chisty, a client of a private commercial bank, tried to talk to the bank’s call centre executives to get some explanation about statement related to his credit card.

More than 8.5 lakh people who want to go abroad for jobs have registered with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) through its Ami Probashi app within six months of its launch.

The Dhaka bourse rose for the second consecutive day today as the market continued to rebound from a three-day losing streak.

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has decided to issue an ICB First Mudaraba Sukuk worth Tk 1,000 crore for 10 years.

The central bank yesterday relaxed rules for foreign nationals residing in Bangladesh to send remittances to their home countries.

Flats, plots and commercial spaces worth around Tk 397 crore were sold and booked at the REHAB Fair 2021, which concluded yesterday.

The government needs to build skilled human resources and develop infrastructure in line with the fourth industrial revolution to survive in the coming days, speakers said at the sixth The Daily Star ICT Awards ceremony yesterday.

Sonali Bank Ltd was awarded for securing the top position among all the government banks in implementing the annual performance agreement in 2020-21.