Bangladesh Bank
Digital nano loan refinancing scheme extended until June 2028: Bangladesh Bank
The central bank initially launched the scheme in 2022
10 September 2025, 12:43 PM
Lenders asked to file annual CSR budget by Feb
The Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to submit their annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) budgets, along with related documents, by February each year.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank buys additional $134 million from banks
Bangladesh Bank (BB) today purchased $134 million from five commercial banks through multiple auctions as part of its ongoing strategy to contain the depreciation of the US dollar against the local currency, the taka.
4 September 2025, 15:08 PM
BB allows loan rescheduling for 250 firms for up to 15 years
Down payments start at 1% with grace periods reaching 3 years
9 August 2025, 19:27 PM
BB issues 17-point cybersecurity directive amid rising threats
Banks, NBFIs, MFS providers asked to strengthen digital defences immediately
30 July 2025, 18:29 PM
10 banks rated sustainable in BB’s 2024 evaluation
Bangladesh Bank first introduced the sustainability rating system in 2020
16 July 2025, 18:41 PM
Reverse repo rate cut by 50 basis points
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has lowered the standing deposit facility rate, also known as the reverse repo rate, by 50 basis points to 8 percent, with effect from today.
15 July 2025, 18:00 PM
20 non-banks on BB red list
As of December last year, they disbursed Tk 25,808 crore in loans against collateral worth Tk 6,899 crore, according to the BB report
13 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Banks allowed to make equity investment in startups
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed banks to make equity investments in the startup sector in addition to providing loans at 4 percent interest.
9 July 2025, 18:00 PM
11 more banks to face asset quality review
Eleven more banks that were hit by irregularities and scams during the Awami League government’s tenure are set to undergo an asset quality review (AQR) by global audit firms.
30 June 2025, 21:13 PM
Committee to be formed to find ways for long-term fund from capital market
BB, finance ministry and BSEC representatives will be included in the committee
19 June 2025, 13:35 PM
Bangladesh Bank simplifies payment process for ads on Facebook, Google
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has simplified the process of payments for advertisements on foreign media, including Google and Facebook. According to a circular dated June 17, 2025 by the Foreign Exchange Policy Department of the BB, local ad spenders can now pay for advertisements in foreign media through local advertising agencies without the need to take separate approval from the central bank.
18 June 2025, 10:53 AM
Bangladesh Bank aims to raise $100 million to recover laundered assets
The governor has recently met with leading global litigation firms in London
14 June 2025, 14:43 PM
Central bank at odds with BPO over Nagad’s future
The discord became apparent after Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser with authority over the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and IT, sent a letter to the BB governor on May 12 and posted the letter to his Facebook account recently
1 June 2025, 17:45 PM
Three new bank notes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Bangladesh Bank will release redesigned Tk 20, Tk 50, and Tk 1,000 banknotes into circulation from June 1, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
29 May 2025, 18:31 PM
The curious case of imposter at BB
Bangladesh Bank has recently discovered through a probe that the joint director of its Rajshahi office, who has been serving the central bank for 12 years under the name of Md Abdul Waresh Ansary, is actually an imposter.
28 May 2025, 18:39 PM
BB bars 18 banks from dividend payouts
Despite repeated appeals from bank directors and top executives over the past month, the central bank held firm.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh overcomes the fear of floating
Central bank finally adopts a market based exchange rate
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM
BB to form $500 million forex intervention fund
“If the market became unstable due to market-based exchange rate, we will intervene,” said BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur.
14 May 2025, 08:56 AM
New powers, old questions: Can BB clean up the banking sector?
In what is seen as a landmark step toward restoring financial discipline, Bangladesh's interim government recently granted the central bank sweeping new powers to intervene in the troubled banking sector.
12 May 2025, 18:30 PM