Bangla QR transactions double after mandatory rollout
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No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
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Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
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20 August 2026 Business
BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
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20 August 2026 Business
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
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19 August 2026 Business
NCC Bank gets nod for 20 Islamic branches
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19 August 2026 Business
Borrowers of NBFIs must withdraw lawsuits to get policy support
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17 August 2026 Business
BB sets 54% higher agri and rural credit target
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17 August 2026 Business
City Bank to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,000 crore
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17 August 2026 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