Sonali Bank lends Tk 7,000cr to National Bank with BB guarantee
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IPO rules to be made easy to attract new listings: BSEC chairman
12 October 2026
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Banks’ five-day Durga Puja closure begins Oct 20
12 October 2026
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Bangladesh's foreign debt rises to $114.98 billion at end of Apr-Jun
11 October 2026
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Tk 60,000cr annually needed for 5-8 years to rebuild banking sector: Governor
10 October 2026
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Digital services of 30 banks restored
7 October 2026
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BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
1 October 2026
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Remittance inflow hits 11-month low
1 October 2026
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Bangla QR payments to become cheaper, instant for merchants from tomorrow: BB
30 September 2026
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Five banks to raise Tk 3,500cr through bonds
29 September 2026
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IFIC Bank shortens name, assumes PLC suffix
The change came into effect yesterday.
29 March 2023
Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?
Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.
28 March 2023
No minimum deposit for micro-merchant accountholders now
Small merchants who have personal retail accounts will not have to maintain any minimum deposit and face any account maintenance fee, according to a central bank notice.
20 March 2023
Banks to pay 4% penal interest for unpaid EDF loans
Currently, the volume of the EDF is $6 billion and the interest rate on EDF loans is 4.5%
19 March 2023
Bangladesh Bank buys Islami Bank’s land for Tk 110 crore
The Bangladesh Bank has bought 72.8 decimals of land from Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) in the capital for Tk 110 crore.
16 March 2023
Banks open 9:30am to 4pm in Ramadan
Banks in Bangladesh will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm on every working day during Ramadan, which may begin next week based on the sighting of the moon.
15 March 2023
UCB Asset to launch stable income open-ended fund
The fund offers several unique features designed to benefit retail savers
12 March 2023
‘Board of directors, CEOs play significant roles in banks’
BB Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder says at the 21st Nurul Matin Memorial Lecture on Ethics in Banking
11 March 2023
Forex reserves fall to $31.15 billion
Bangladesh Bank cleared $1.05 billion ACU payment on March 6
9 March 2023
Brac Bank to recruit 500 female sales officials to serve women entrepreneurs
Brac Bank has set this unique example on the eve of International Women's Day by appointing an all-women sales team.
8 March 2023
Sick industries to get loans at banks’ cost of fund
Sick industries have to apply to respective banks by June 30 to get the benefit
6 March 2023
Banks get nod to complete procedures to add PLC suffix
A PLC is a public company and is the equivalent of a US publicly traded company that carries the Inc. or corporation designation
22 February 2023
Default loans rises nearly 17%
Habitual defaulters' reluctance to repay the funds fuelled the amount to reach Tk 120,656 crore
19 February 2023
President-elect Shahabuddin resigns from Islami Bank’s board
Shahabuddin was made IBBL director in June 2017 after the change of ownership of the bank
13 February 2023
Deutsche Bank opens representative office in Dhaka
The leading global bank joins over 70 other German companies already present in Bangladesh
9 February 2023
Banking diploma made mandatory for bankers' promotion
Bangladesh Bank has made securing the banking diploma mandatory for bankers to get promoted to senior officers and above
8 February 2023
New window to be introduced for Islamic banks’ liquidity support
The Bangladesh Bank will introduce another tool to provide liquidity support to the cash-strapped shariah-based banks in order to cushion their ailing financial health.
5 February 2023
Service exporters to get forex retention quota facility
The central bank has instructed banks to provide exporters' retention quota (ERQ) account services to service exporters to help them carry out international transactions.
5 February 2023
Standard Bank gets new MD
Standard Bank has recently appointed a new managing director (MD) and chief executive officer.
4 February 2023
Bangladesh Bank sells US dollar at Tk 101 for first time
Bangladesh Bank has sold US dollar at Tk 101 each to banks for the first time, giving indication that it is likely to devalue the local currency to reflect the market reality.
2 February 2023