BB announces Tk 60,000 crore stimulus package for private sector

The central bank announced the package at a press conference held at its headquarters in Dhaka today
23 May 2026

Prime Bank declares 30% dividend

Prime Bank PLC has announced a 30 percent dividend, including a 25 percent cash dividend, for the year that ended on December 31, 2025.
21 May 2026

Banks instructed not to manipulate forex market

BB Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman gave the instruction at a meeting between the central bank and treasury heads of commercial banks
19 May 2026

BB tightens rules for card-to-MFS cash-outs

Customers must complete a card transaction of up to Tk 500 and wait 24 hours before linking the card to an MFS account
19 May 2026

‘Premier Bank officials behind Tk 3,081cr scam’

Twenty-six garment exporters based in Narayanganj have alleged that Premier Bank officials created fake sales contracts and fraudulent LCs in the companies’ names at the local branch, burdening them with Tk 3,081 crore in “illegal” loans.
17 May 2026

Bangladesh Bank bars bank-funded training, seminar for staff

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has imposed new restrictions on its officials’ participation in training, seminars, symposiums, and workshops organised or funded by banks, financial institutions, and other entities
13 May 2026

Remittances through agent banking outlets growing

Agent banking outlets handled Tk 8,959.8 crore in inward remittances in the January-March period of 2026
13 May 2026

What Bangladesh Bank’s NBFI liquidation plan means for depositors

Bangladesh Bank has decided in principle to liquidate five troubled non-bank financial institutions from July, marking one of the biggest regulatory actions in the sector’s history
13 May 2026

Banks asked to introduce QR-based verification for visa documents

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed banks to introduce digital verification systems for bank statements and other financial documents submitted by customers for visa applications abroad
12 May 2026

The 6.5% trap: how a national fiscal data centre can save our economy

Bangladesh currently languishes at the bottom of the global ranking with a mere 6.5 percent tax-to-GDP ratio. For a nation whose citizens hold profound aspirations for development, peace, and prosperity, this chronic revenue deficit poses an existential threat to future growth.
11 May 2026

Banks given go-ahead to release remittances for visa bonds

The central bank said the move aims to ease difficulties faced by Bangladeshi travellers during overseas visa applications
11 May 2026

BB extends deadline for policy support applications to June 30

The previous deadline was the end of December last year
7 May 2026

Depositors of 6 troubled NBFIs seek urgent BB action for refunds

As the regulator of banks and NBFIs, the central bank bears the highest responsibility to safeguard public deposits, the alliance said
6 May 2026

BB sets Tk 80 lakh loan limit for EVs, hybrids in green transport push

Loans for conventional vehicles remain capped at Tk 60 lakh
5 May 2026
5 May 2026

Sikder Group MD Ron Haque Sikder dies in Dubai

He was suffering from kidney problems
5 May 2026

BB waives provisioning for funds stuck in 5 merging banks

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has waived the requirement to maintain provisions against funds of banks and non-bank financial institutions stuck in five merging shariah-based lenders
2 May 2026

City Bank's Q1 profit surges 162%

The bank made Tk 241 crore in the January–March quarter
30 April 2026

Rules eased for banks to give incentive bonuses to staff

Bonuses will be allowed only if the institution records an operating profit
28 April 2026

Bangladesh Bank appoints administrator to Aviva Finance

Hasan Tarek Khan, a director at the Financial Institutions and Markets Department, has been temporarily assigned as the administrator
26 April 2026