Bangladesh Bank

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

FBCCI urges BB not to hike interest rate

The leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have sought the cooperation of the central bank so that the interest rate on loans does not increase by a large margin.
18 September 2023, 10:45 AM

Banks can’t transfer exporters’ proceeds

Bangladesh Bank yesterday barred transferring the value-added portion of export proceeds to other banks for settling the exporters’ import liabilities.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Two more products now eligible for BB's green finance

The interest rate of the refinance scheme has been lowered to 5% from the previous 6%
30 August 2023, 16:15 PM

BB income from foreign currency reserve jumps

Bangladesh Bank’s income from foreign currency reserves has gone up 108 percent year-on-year to Tk 6,000 crore in fiscal year 2022-23, as per the central bank’s annual report. 
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Bar on Ron Haque to attend National Bank’s meetings

The bank did not take prior approval for re-electing Ron as a director
19 August 2023, 15:34 PM

BB asks banks to regain people’s trust

People are increasingly opting for keeping cash, which is a major concern in this era of digital banking as it indicates a lack of trust in banks, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder yesterday. 
17 August 2023, 00:00 AM

Some BB services may be unavailable for 36 hours

Some web-based services of the central bank would remain inaccessible from 8pm on Monday to 8am on Wednesday as it would carry out emergency system maintenance activities, said the Bangladesh Bank in a notice yesterday.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Some BB services may be unavailable for 36 hours

Some web-based services of the central bank would remain inaccessible from 8pm on Monday to 8am on Wednesday as it would carry out emergency system maintenance activities, said the Bangladesh Bank in a notice today.
14 August 2023, 15:45 PM

Ironman chained by iron shackles

"I was fighting, trying to elevate Bangladesh to the highest level, but it seems I've lost. My job has defeated me in the battle," said Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Arafat, Ironman World Championship-participating triathlete.
9 August 2023, 10:29 AM