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
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