Bangladesh Bank

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Bangladesh Bank aims to raise $100 million to recover laundered assets

The governor has recently met with leading global litigation firms in London

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

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.

July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025

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.

July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025

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

July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025

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.

July 1, 2025
July 1, 2025

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.

June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

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

June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025

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.

June 14, 2025
June 14, 2025

Bangladesh Bank aims to raise $100 million to recover laundered assets

The governor has recently met with leading global litigation firms in London

June 1, 2025
June 1, 2025

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

May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

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.

May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025

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.