Although protecting depositors' interests is one of the key responsibilities of Bangladesh Bank, those interests are not being safeguarded, former BB governor Atiur Rahman alleged yesterday.

Bangladesh Bank removes Farmers Bank Managing Director AKM Shameem as he failed to maintain the rules of the central bank.

Bangladesh's central bank has asked the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to join a lawsuit it plans to file against a Philippines bank for its role in one of the world's biggest cyber-heists, several sources say.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday gave the cash-strapped Farmers Bank a breathing space of three months to address its current crisis.

Banks will remain open today and tomorrow until 8:00pm to help people pay taxes and submit income tax returns within the given deadline.

Bangladesh Bank responded very late in dealing with the ailing Farmers Bank, former central bank governors and senior economists said.

Bangladesh Bank has sent a letter to Farmers Bank to remove its Managing Director AKM Shamim.

Bangladesh Bank is completing the primary process for issuing licences to two more private banks, which analysts claimed would be detrimental to the banking industry and the economy as a whole.

A parliamentary body is formed a three-member sub-committee to give recommendations on a Bangladesh Bank report that got huge irregularities in giving loans from the state-run Agrani Bank.

Bangladesh Bank is to release new currency notes for Taka 5 and Taka 100 in the market ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha from August 27.

The cabinet approves a draft law, which allows four members of a family to be directors of a bank. The existing law permits two members of a family for the director posts. The cabinet today approved the draft law at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Secretariat in Dhaka with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

Fire safety measures were not adequate at the Bangladesh Bank headquarters in the capital's Motijheel, according to a top fire service official.

The fire at the headquarters of Bangladesh Bank in Motijheel area of Dhaka has been brought under control after around an hour. Twelve units of firefighters douse the fire that originated on the 13th floor of the 32-storey building.

The much-talked about Bangladesh Bank (BB) cyber heist of USD 81 million entered a new twist as Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) of the Philippines has stated that there is no need for it to return USD 2.7 million as it was “negligence” on the part of BB that led to the heist in the first place.

The Supreme Court issues directives for easing the process of paying fines of the convicts to be released from jail.

Bangladesh's central bank says it has reversed its plans to sue the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the SWIFT money transfer network, and instead intends to seek their help recovering $81 million stolen by cyber thieves in February.

Bangladesh Bank is a step closer to recovering a portion of the US$81 million fund stolen by hackers from its account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, reports The Philippine Star.

To facilitate the shopping spree ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, branches of banks around marketplaces all over the country will remain open until July 4.

Bangladesh Bank and all other banks will remain closed for 9 straight days starting Friday, July 1.

All bank branches to remain open on July 2 and 3 in industrial areas of Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar, to facilitate disbursement of salaries to garment workers.