Bangladesh’s current account deficit shrank sharply in the first ten months of the 2024–25 fiscal year, driven largely by a surge in remittance inflows, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank...
THIS article aims to respond to the recent directives of the Bangladesh Bank, suggesting that banks may not share profits with their depositors. This raises a foundational question: what are the sources of these profits? More broadly, what are the sources of income that allow Bangladesh Bank and commercial banks to pay salaries and employee benefits and cover their...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a Bangladesh Bank-appointed administrator to manage the operations of Nagad Limited, staying an earlier order by its chamber judge that had temporarily halted the central bank’s decision.
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday handed over images of six newly designed banknotes to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus.
Remittance inflow has soared by 29 per cent in July-May period in 2025 compared with that in the same period in the previous year...
Deposits in bank accounts held by marginalised individuals saw a slight increase in March compared with December, according to Bangladesh Bank’s quarterly report...
Bangladesh Bank has taken an initiative to release a new series of banknotes across all denominations — Tk 1,000, Tk 500, Tk 200, Tk 100, Tk 50, Tk 20, Tk 10, Tk 5, and Tk 2 — under the theme ‘Historic and Archaeological structures of Bangladesh.’
Branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments industrial areas will remain open on June 5, 11 and 12 to facilitate payment of garment workers’ salary, Eid bonus, allowances and export-import activities.
Regarding the issue of bringing back the money laundered abroad, Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said that this is a political commitment of the interim government...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Saturday announced that the government was set to introduce new currency notes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with designs emphasizing national heritage rather than portraits.
The Bangladesh Bank has widened access to foreign currency for overseas education by allowing banks to release foreign currency for language courses abroad without prior approval from the central bank...
PERSISTENT food inflation, largely caused by a fragmented, inefficient market system, has placed millions of fixed- and low-income people in a precarious situation. Market experts, the consumers’ association and independent studies have for long pointed out the issue. Now, the Bangladesh Bank says that an inefficient market system, characterised by supply chain...
Despite adequate production in many cases, Bangladeshi consumers are paying significantly more for essential food items – rice, potatoes, onions, eggs, and broiler chicken – due to a fragmented and inefficient market system...
The interim government has decided to create a special fund using recovered money and assets from individuals accused of embezzlement and money laundering, aiming to compensate affected bank depositors and assist low-income communities...
A Dhaka court on Sunday set July 2 to submit a probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist that took place in 2016...
Prime Bank PLC, in collaboration with all scheduled banks operating in Rajshahi, successfully organised the School Banking Conference-2025 at the Rajshahi Zila Parishad auditorium on Saturday, aiming to foster financial literacy and promote the habit of savings among school students for addressing the financial inclusion guidelines of Bangladesh Bank...
Bangladesh Bank on Saturday instructed commercial banks not to charge more than Tk 300 as a passport endorsement fee and prohibited them from imposing any additional service charges or commissions under the guise of foreign currency sales...
The foreign exchange market remained largely stable on Thursday following the Bangladesh Bank’s announcement to adopt a market-based exchange rate system in line with the International Monetary Fund’s conditions...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said that the exchange rate of the US dollar would now be determined by market forces, shifting from the country’s long-standing managed rate regime...
Some banks may face delisting from Bangladesh’s stock exchanges under the Bank Resolution Ordinance 2025, which empowers Bangladesh Bank with sweeping authority to restructure or dissolve financially distressed scheduled banks...
Jamuna Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to provide training to emerging entrepreneurs under Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme for the 2025-2027 period, said a press release...
Bangladesh Bank has raised the limit of funds to be sent abroad for medical treatment expenses from $10,000 to $15,000.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed Bangladesh Bank’s August 21, 2024 decision to dissolve Nagad Limited’s board of directors and appoint an administrator to oversee its operations.
The interim government has promulgated an ordinance, allowing the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country, to take over any crisis-hit bank, transfer its assets and hand over the bank’s operations to a bridge bank.
The Bangladesh Bank has tightened its oversight on overseas operations of local banks, mandating strict conditions before they can establish foreign branches, subsidiaries, or invest in offshore entities.
Bangladesh Bank has barred bank directors, their family members, and affiliated business entities from obtaining loans exceeding 50 per cent of the face value of their shareholding in the respective bank.
Prime Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to implement an entrepreneurship development programme for CMSMEs as part of ‘Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme’ project funded by the Asian Development Bank, said a press release...
Mercantile Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to implement an entrepreneurship development programme titled ‘Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme’ under the Finance Division, said a press release...
Bangladesh’s current account deficit narrowed significantly in the first nine months of the 2024-25 financial year, mainly due to a robust increase in remittance inflows, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank...
Pubali Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to implement an entrepreneurship development programme titled ‘Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme’ under the Finance Division, said a press release...
