Banking ills: Budget offers scant cure
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The proposed FY2026–27 budget presents a stark assessment of the financial sector’s long-running weaknesses but offers limited detail on how the BNP-led government plans to reform it.
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Analysis / Why is Bangladesh Bank failing to handle Islami Bank with care?
11 June 2026, 15:02 PM
Leadership changes, political tensions and deposit withdrawals fuel renewed instability at country’s largest Shariah-based lender
11 June 2026, 15:02 PM
Depositors pull funds from Islami Bank amid protests
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Continued protests by a section of Islami Bank customers have triggered a surge in deposit withdrawals, placing the country’s largest Shariah-based lender under mounting pressure.
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
85% of default loans concentrated in just 15 banks
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Combined non-performing loans in these banks stood at more than Tk 4.99 lakh crore
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
After initial rejection, Bangladesh Bank reconsiders MGI's $80m IFC loan
4 June 2026, 20:40 PM
The Bangladesh Bank is now reconsidering an application by Meghna Group of Industries to obtain an $80 million loan from the International Finance Corporation for the purchase of four ships, after initially turning it down.
4 June 2026, 20:40 PM
NPLs up by Tk 31,487cr in just three months
3 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Nearly 94% of non-performing loans are classified as bad or loss, signalling weak repayment discipline among large borrowers
3 June 2026, 00:00 AM
ATM booths run dry on first day of weeklong holiday
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Many ATM (Automated Teller Machine) booths in Dhaka either ran out of cash or went out of service yesterday, the first day of the weeklong Eid holiday, raising fears of a worsening cash crunch during the festival period.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
People face cash shortages, withdrawal limits at ATM booths
25 May 2026, 15:10 PM
Customers in several areas of Dhaka on Sunday and Monday found ATM services of many banks unavailable
25 May 2026, 15:10 PM
Bangladesh plans more licences for digital banks in push to go cashless
BB plans to offer more permissions for digital banks in order to pave the way for full-fledged financial services based on a 100 percent branchless banking system
25 January 2024, 01:00 AM
BB makes money costlier to tame inflation
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday announced an array of measures to bolster its fight against stubbornly high inflation, a major headache for the new government.
17 January 2024, 18:00 PM
How the crawling peg for currency will work
The central bank has rolled out a plan to introduce an interim crawling peg system for the taka to regulate abrupt fluctuations of its value, paving the way towards a fully flexible regime in the future.
17 January 2024, 12:34 PM
BB to adopt crawling peg to curb exchange rate volatility
The peg system would be linked to a carefully selected basket of currencies and operate within a predefined exchange rate corridor
17 January 2024, 09:51 AM
Private sector credit growth target lowered to 10% from 11%
Bangladesh Bank also raised the benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 8 percent
17 January 2024, 09:33 AM
Policy rate hike looms again as previous attempts yield little success
To tame inflation, BB is likely to increase the policy rate further
17 January 2024, 01:15 AM
BB to adopt crawling peg. Can it end exchange rate volatility?
BB's adoption of crawling peg as per IMF prescription will possibly rule out a market-driven exchange rate, as suggested
14 January 2024, 00:30 AM
Inflation stays stubborn despite rate hikes. Can it be tamed?
Even rate hikes cant tame a raging inflation, so what is the solution ?
10 January 2024, 01:13 AM
Non-bank loans turning sour hit record
Widespread irregularities and scams are reasons that defaulted loans at NBFIs account for 30 percent of disbursed loans
9 January 2024, 01:15 AM
Liquidity crunch widens fault lines in banking system
An intensifying liquidity crisis is making a majority of Bangladeshi banks turn to call money market and central bank
5 January 2024, 01:30 AM
Export, remittance earnings limp along
Export and remittance sectors suffered disappointments in 2023, looking desperately for solutions this year
3 January 2024, 00:10 AM
Reserves fall short of IMF target
Bangladesh has failed to meet IMF’s target on keeping $17.78 billion as the minimum net international reserve as of December 31 last year
2 January 2024, 00:48 AM
BB gives 7 banks Tk 22,000cr in emergency funds
The central bank has extended a total of Tk 22,000 crore in emergency funds to seven beleaguered banks including five Islamic banks to dress up their balance sheet ahead of the year’s end.
31 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Trade in rupee had a lofty aim. But data paints a different picture
Bangladesh and India on July 11 rolled out the cross-border trade settlement in the rupee to cut the dependence on the US dollar, but transaction figures illustrate a dearth of interest in carrying out businesses in the Indian currency.
27 December 2023, 00:30 AM
How National Bank went astray
National Bank, the country’s first private sector bank with a prosperous past, became a losing concern due to massive loan irregularities, lack of good governance and conflict among directors.
26 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Importers seek wider access to loans as currency slides
The devaluation of the taka has squeezed the import capacity of industries, particularly essential commodity importers and exporters
25 December 2023, 00:25 AM
Bancassurance to make banks more responsible
Bancassurance will help banks improve their profitability and boost liquidity, in addition to making them more responsible towards clients, said Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director and CEO of Mutual Trust Bank PLC
24 December 2023, 00:05 AM
14 banks face record capital shortfall
Fourteen banks, including six state-run ones, faced a record capital shortfall in the third quarter of 2023, an indication of their fragile financial health caused mainly by a lack of governance.
18 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Tk 1,000cr fund for cinemas, but not many takers
Complexities involving deeds offered as mortgage, lengthy procedures for availing the loans, lack of collateral, and growing demand for Netflix and other video streaming platforms are the major reasons for poor demand
17 December 2023, 00:10 AM
5 Islamic banks at risk of being frozen out of transactions
Bangladesh Bank sets December 26 deadline for the banks to adjust current account deficit
14 December 2023, 18:00 PM