Big firms look overseas as local credit costs too much
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
As local borrowing costs hover high, some of the country’s largest conglomerates are turning to foreign lenders for financing, and Bangladesh Bank (BB) is moving on multiple fronts to make that path easier.
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Dollar hits Tk 123 in inter-bank trade
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Banks are now trading the US dollar between Tk 122.70 and Tk 123.75
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Dollar hits Tk 123 in inter-bank trade
13 July 2026, 22:50 PM
The US dollar has climbed to Tk 123 in the inter-bank market as stronger demand for foreign currency coincides with slower inflows of remittances and export earnings
13 July 2026, 22:50 PM
Business Plus / Tk 6,000cr moves daily. But not every wallet is winning
11 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Mobile financial services changed how Bangladesh sends money and makes payments, but market competition has failed to keep pace
11 July 2026, 00:00 AM
President gets withdrawal cap waiver from Global Islami Bank
9 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh Bank has granted President Mohammed Shahabuddin a special exemption from withdrawal restrictions imposed on depositors of five troubled banks, approving a request to withdraw Tk 20 lakh from his account at Global Islami Bank.
9 July 2026, 00:00 AM
BRAC Bank rises from SME roots to banking leader
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
BRAC Bank PLC, founded in 2001 under the leadership of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed to serve the “missing middle” -- small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that had outgrown microfinance but lacked access to formal banking -- has grown into one of Bangladesh’s leading financial institutions.
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Roadmap seeks lasting cure for toxic loans
1 July 2026, 00:00 AM
BB banks on legal reforms, tighter supervision and global standards
1 July 2026, 00:00 AM
BB sticks to tight monetary policy as inflation stays high
1 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economists question whether monetary tightening can succeed while the central bank continues to inject funds into banks
1 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Jewellery industry still depends on informal sources
The jewellery industry has apparently remained largely dependent on unauthorised channels for sourcing gold although there is no direct government bar on importing the precious metal.
7 September 2023, 00:00 AM
Private sector’s foreign debt falls further
Short-term private sector foreign debt has continued to fall since January of this year, with new disbursements being outweighed by repayments each month this year except May.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Remittance dips 21.5pc in August
Remittance saw its steepest decline since the depths of the pandemic in August as expatriate Bangladeshis eschew the official channels to send money home thanks to the wide difference in the official and kerb market exchange rates.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Major currencies getting stronger against taka
Almost all major foreign currencies like the European Union’s euro, British pound sterling, Chinese renminbi, Japanese yen and Indian rupee are following in the footsteps of the US dollar in becoming stronger against the local currency.
3 September 2023, 00:00 AM
Dollar kerb market heats up again
The exchange rate gap in the official and unofficial channels in Bangladesh has started to widen after a few months of lull as the US dollar is getting costlier in the informal market, a development that may adversely impact the remittance flow.
29 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Should existing banks get digital bank licence?
Bangladesh Bank received 52 applications for the digital bank licence, with the majority of the forms coming in from the existing 62 banks -- when their current licence allows them to offer the same service already.
20 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Bar on Ron Haque to attend National Bank’s meetings
The bank did not take prior approval for re-electing Ron as a director
19 August 2023, 15:34 PM
BB asks 5 Shariah banks to resolve liquidity crisis
Bangladesh Bank has directed five Shariah-based banks to resolve their current liquidity crisis while three of them were asked to bring down their advance-deposit ratio (ADR) within the regulatory limit as soon as possible.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Budget Deficit Financing: Govt cuts BB borrowing to tame inflation
The government has started the fiscal year with the resolve to borrow less from the central bank to fund its budget deficit as it looks to rein in the runaway inflation to a tolerable level ahead of the polls.
16 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Banking sector’s ills: Now what as BB hits the nail on the head?
For the first time, the central bank has published full-fledged data on stressed assets of banks, laying bare the sector’s deep ills that have been a subject in the public discourse for long as irregularities and scams often make headlines.
16 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Number of weak NBFIs on the rise
Fourteen non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) out of a total of 35 were in the red zone last year as per the stress test report of the central bank.
15 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Local banks have lowest capital base in South Asia
Banks in Bangladesh were bottom-ranked in 2022 among South Asian lenders when it comes to capital base, owing largely to rising non-performing loans.
13 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Most banks in tight spot amid liquidity crunch
A majority of banks in Bangladesh are facing difficulties in running their day-to-day banking activities owing to a tightening liquidity caused by the dragging foreign currency crisis, slower deposit growth and lacklustre loan recovery.
13 August 2023, 00:00 AM
‘Ignoring cybersecurity will lead to downfall’
Investment in cybersecurity is very much essential and banks which are not investing in their digital operations and cyber security will totally go out of business within the next three or four years, said Selim RF Hussain, chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB).
12 August 2023, 18:00 PM
5 Shariah banks fined Tk 281.3cr in six months
Bangladesh Bank slapped five shariah-based banks with fines amounting to Tk 281.3 crore in the first six months of the year for their failure to maintain the minimum levels of cash and liquidity.
10 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Islami Bank tightens lending to mend health
Islami Bank has tightened its lending activities as the embattled bank looks to shore up its financial health by September.
9 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Most MFS operators struggle in a booming market
In 2011 when mobile financial service (MFS) was introduced in Bangladesh, 27 banks took the approval from the central bank as many had correctly predicted an impending boom in mobile banking amid rising usage of cell phones.
8 August 2023, 00:00 AM
External balance goes further downhill
Bangladesh’s external sector continues to be in distress as the overall negative balance widened by 23.5 percent last fiscal year despite the narrowing trade gap and current account deficit.
3 August 2023, 18:00 PM
BB gets down to rolling out Taka Pay card
The Bangladesh Bank has stepped up efforts to roll out a national card this year in order to cut the country’s reliance on international cards and save foreign currencies.
3 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Remittance continues to underwhelm
Migrant workers sent home $1.97 billion in July, down 5.86 percent from a year earlier, in yet another bad tiding for the country’s strained foreign exchange reserves.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM