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Bangla QR scales to 9.63 lakh merchants
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Islami Bank to reactivate closed deposit accounts to boost cash flow
15 June 2026, 21:08 PM
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Islami Bank stock trading halted
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Bangladesh's tax collection falls behind economic expansion
14 June 2026, 20:00 PM
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Asset recovery key to bank recapitalisation success: BAB
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Bangladesh’s per capita GNI surpasses $3,000 for first time
10 June 2026, 20:12 PM
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Bangladesh Bank appoints observer to Islami Bank amid unrest
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HSBC shifts derivatives trades to Hong Kong as HQ decision looms
HSBC has begun shifting billions of dollars worth of derivatives trades from London to Hong Kong to take advantage of the city's
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM
BB to give foreign currency loans to small, medium manufacturers
Bangladesh Bank is set to provide long-term foreign currency financing to small- and medium-scale manufacturers with funds from the
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Seven banks post negative credit growth
Seven banks out of the total of 56 posted negative year-on-year credit growth in August -- a manifestation of the central bank's growing compliance requirements.
25 October 2015, 18:00 PM
State banks pass hard times as loan growth stalls
State-owned commercial banks are struggling to get new business in a market that is becoming increasingly competitive, data from Bangladesh Bank shows.
22 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Brac Bank makes account opening easy
Opening a bank account was not so easy even a few years ago. But with the advancement of technology and the central bank's
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM
New chief information officer for Sonali Bank
Md Mofazzal Hossain has recently been appointed as the chief information officer of Sonali Bank.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Banks hit by crisis of cash dollars
Huge outflow of foreign currency during Hajj and Eid-ul-Azha has created a crisis of cash US dollar in Bangladesh, according to market players and the regulator.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM
BASIC's fight to get back on feet
State-owned BASIC Bank, which succumbed to reckless lending during the tenure of its controversial chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Banks caught in Bismillah Group scam are yet to retrieve any fund
The five local banks that lent Tk 1,100 crore to the fraudulent Bismillah Towels Group are yet to recover a single penny three and a half years after the scam was detected.
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Banks donate Tk 25.8cr to PM's fund
Local private commercial banks donated Tk 25.80 crore to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund on Monday, said Nazrul Islam Mazumder,
13 October 2015, 18:00 PM
BB steps in to execute jute packaging law
The central bank has stepped in to help the government implement the jute packaging law, which remains pending due to resistance by
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt gives nod to IFC's taka bond
The taka is set to make its debut in the international bond market as the government gave approval to the International Finance
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Primary teachers suspend movement
The demonstrating head teachers of government primary schools suspend their movement following the assurance from the government high-ups and considering the upcoming school examinations.
5 October 2015, 13:47 PM
Mina stampede: Bangladeshi death toll now 51
At least 51 Bangladeshis are among those killed in the September 24 stampede in Makkah.
5 October 2015, 08:52 AM
BB permits online payment of visa fees
The central bank has allowed online payment of visa processing fees through international credit card (ICC) as per the requirement of concerned embassies and high commissions.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM
US working with Bangladesh to verify ‘IS claims’: Envoy
US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says her country is working with the Bangladesh government to verify the alleged IS claims of killing two foreign nationals in Bangladesh last week.
4 October 2015, 13:23 PM
Boy allegedly shot by Gaibandha MP
A 10-year-old boy is injured as a local MP allegedly shot him at Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha, the victim’s family claims.
2 October 2015, 07:46 AM
Ex-DGM of defunct Oriental Bank sent to jail
A Dhaka court yesterday sent former Deputy General Manager of now defunct Oriental Bank Imamul Haque to jail in connection with a case filed for embezzling Tk 1.7 crore from the bank.
27 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Australia’s fear ‘baseless’: Home minister
There is no such militant threat in Bangladesh, minister tells a day after Australian cricket board delayed its scheduled tour citing “security threat”.
27 September 2015, 06:19 AM
BASIC Bank scam: ACC files 3 more cases
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) files three more cases with Dhaka’s Gulshan Police Station in connection with the swindling of money from state-run Basic Bank.
23 September 2015, 08:20 AM