Bangla QR transactions double after mandatory rollout
24 August 2026
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Business
No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
23 August 2026
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Banks
Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
20 August 2026
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Business
BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
20 August 2026
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Business
IFC commits $30.7 million loan to Popular Pharmaceuticals for API imports
19 August 2026
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Business
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
19 August 2026
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Business
NCC Bank gets nod for 20 Islamic branches
19 August 2026
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Business
Borrowers of NBFIs must withdraw lawsuits to get policy support
17 August 2026
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Business
BB sets 54% higher agri and rural credit target
17 August 2026
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Business
City Bank to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,000 crore
17 August 2026
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Banks
ATM hackers steal Bt12m in Thailand
Thailand has suffered its first ATM (automatic teller machine) hack, which affected 21 cash machines in Bangkok and other provinces resulting in stolen cash totalling more than Bt12 million, while another 200 ATMs are suspected of having been infected with computer viruses.
24 August 2016
New chairman of NRB Global Bank
Nizam Chowdhury has recently been elected as the chairman of NRB Global Bank.
23 August 2016
Bangladesh officials to meet Fed, US investigators over heist: sources
A team from Bangladesh will meet officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Justice in New York in connection with the cyber theft of $81 million from the South Asian country's central bank in February, sources say.
15 August 2016
BB stands to retrieve $15m for now
The Philippines Department of Justice will appeal to a court by August 30 as part of its effort to return $15 million of Bangladesh Bank's
14 August 2016
BB sets foreign currency rules for economic zones
Bangladesh Bank yesterday issued a new notice on foreign exchange regulations for enterprises and developers in planned economic zones as the government seeks to attract more investors.
10 August 2016
WB to give $120m to upgrade connectivity
The World Bank will provide $120 million to Bangladesh to develop infrastructure in the bordering areas, which will upgrade regional
9 August 2016
Mahia Juned, first female DMD of City Bank
Mahia Juned has recently been promoted to the deputy managing director (DMD) of City Bank.
2 August 2016
BB officials visit Manila to seek recovery of bank heist money
Officials from the Bangladesh central bank are visiting Manila this week to pressure the authorities in the Philippines to find ways to
2 August 2016
Banks' costs mounting
Most of the banks' cost-to-income ratio, which is used to measure efficiency and productivity, accelerated in 2015 from a year earlier.
2 August 2016
BB to set higher credit growth target
Bangladesh Bank may set the private sector credit growth target at 16.5 percent in the monetary policy for the first half of the fiscal year, in keeping with the present momentum.
25 July 2016
Bank hacks raise fears for financial sector
A series of spectacular cyber attacks against banks, resulting in the theft of tens of millions of dollars, has heightened fears for an
24 July 2016
Graft money used in militancy, says ACC chairman
Fund raised through corruption is used in militancy, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmud says.
24 July 2016
Salman F Rahman reelected as IFIC Bank chairman
Salman F Rahman has recently been reelected as the chairman of IFIC Bank.
20 July 2016
Janata struggling with restructured large loans
State-owned Janata Bank is struggling to recover the large loans it restructured under a Bangladesh Bank special policy last year.
19 July 2016
Monetary policy to focus on growth momentum
The central bank is set to announce the new monetary policy next week that will aim to maintain the private sector credit growth
17 July 2016
BASIC Bank still in financial pain
The financial statements of the troubled state-owned BASIC Bank do not give a “true and fair view” of the institution's health, according
17 July 2016
IMF backs reforms in Philippines after Bangladesh Bank heist
The International Monetary Fund said the unauthorised transfer of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank to entities in the Philippines
17 July 2016
ADB gives $275m to help upgrade Dhaka's water supply
The Asian Development Bank has come up with $275 million in fresh loans for Bangladesh to help improve and expand the water
17 July 2016
ACC arrests ex-AB Bank DGM for amassing Tk 325cr
Anti-Corruption Commission arrests a general manager of Bangladesh Bank in a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 325 crore back in 2011.
17 July 2016
Bangladesh gets antihacking tips from Philippine experts
Ranking officials of the Bangladeshi Cabinet recently visit the Philippines to learn on industry practices and issues involving cybersecurity.
15 July 2016