Bangladesh Bank

Another bank falls by the wayside

National Bank’s plight is the result of poor banking governance
28 December 2023, 07:30 AM

Bangladesh Bank dissolves National Bank board

Former DU Prof Syed Ferhat Anwar is the new National Bank chairman
21 December 2023, 09:46 AM

Central bank says it has nothing to do with Bangladesh Bank Sangbad magazine

The use of the BB monogram by the magazine had created confusion among the financial institutions
19 December 2023, 12:11 PM

A $12 billion question hangs over export data mismatch

In 2022-23, the mismatch between the actual realisation reported by BB and EPB shipment figure was $12.08 billion, the highest in at least eight years
12 December 2023, 00:30 AM

BB goes shopping to private banks for dollar

Bangladesh Bank is hunting for dollars to rebuild its depleting foreign exchange reserves ahead of the January 7 national election.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Bank hikes repo rate by 50 basis points

The new rate 7.75 percent will be effective from tomorrow
26 November 2023, 11:28 AM

Time to set realistic dollar exchange rates

Central bank should read the market, revise rules accordingly to ensure stability
22 November 2023, 12:45 PM

Why remitters still prefer hundi

Why have we failed to translate a record worker outflow into an increase in remittance inflow?
22 November 2023, 03:00 AM

Why Bangladesh Bank's inflation control policy is falling short

One key factor hampering the effectiveness of BB's policies is the delay in decision-making and significant transmission lags.
25 October 2023, 03:00 AM

BB to restructure monetary policy committee

It will replace three deputy governors with three new economists
22 October 2023, 18:30 PM

Two digital banks given go-ahead

The two are: Nagad Digital Bank Plc, Kori Digital Bank Plc
22 October 2023, 13:33 PM

Don’t let defaulters cripple NBFIs, too

Recent figures show alarming rise in defaulted loans
14 October 2023, 08:00 AM

BB now hikes interest rates for NBFIs

Bangladesh Bank yesterday hiked the interest on deposits with non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to 9.70 percent and the lending rate to 12.70 percent to help ease the country’s inflationary pressure.
8 October 2023, 17:43 PM

Deposit, lending rates hiked for non-banks

NBFIs can now offer 9.7% for deposits, 12.7% for lending
8 October 2023, 15:03 PM

Can a defaulter prevail over the government?

Why has no investigation taken place to explore on which grounds and for whose benefit the lion’s share of the climate fund was deposited in the Farmers Bank?
8 October 2023, 02:00 AM

Policy rate hiked to 7.25%

The 75 basis-point rise in policy rate will be effective from Oct 5
4 October 2023, 13:28 PM

No forward forex contract for over three months: BB

The forward forex rate will be Tk 113.85 a US dollar
26 September 2023, 14:56 PM

None communicated yet regarding ACU payment restriction: BB

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is yet to receive any official communication neither from the US authorities nor from the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) regarding restriction on processing payments linked to the ACU.
26 September 2023, 14:09 PM

Banks asked to work together to stabilise forex market

The central bank instruction came from a meeting between Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and a delegation of the Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB)
24 September 2023, 17:22 PM

‘BB should stop injecting fresh money into economy’

Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud says in meeting with Bangladesh Bank
21 September 2023, 15:21 PM