The central bank has dissolved the boards of directors of five financially troubled Sharia-compliant banks to merge them. At the same time, the banks have been declared ineffective. This decision
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to investigate allegations that Bangladesh’s banking sector has been keeping information on a large number of defaulted loans secret for years. The organization
The biennial elections of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA), an organization of manpower exporters, will be held on January 17, 2026. This was announced in a press
Janata Bank PLC Deputy Managing Director Md. Golam Mortuza inaugurated a day-long training course titled ‘SWIFT ISO 20022 (MX) Migration: Introducing PAX.008 and PAX.009’ (Batch 04/25) organized by Overseas Banking
Bangladesh Bank is taking strict steps to ensure the financial transparency of candidates running in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The central bank has directed all scheduled banks and financial institutions
The 217th meeting of the Board of Directors of NRBC Bank PLC. was held on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at the Bank’s Head Office. Mr. Md. Ali Hossain Prodhania, Chairman,
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed a condition to stop providing money from the central bank to keep weak banks operational. Because keeping weak banks operational by providing money
A gang has fraudulently withdrawn 2.5 million taka from the National Savings Department’s NSC system. The gang redeemed other people’s savings certificates before they expired and transferred the money to
The country’s total foreign exchange reserves have now increased to $32,178 million or $32.17 billion, the central bank said. Bangladesh Bank Executive Director and Spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan confirmed the
Farman R. Chowdhury, the Managing Director (MD) of Al-Arafah Islami Bank, has been removed. Bangladesh Bank spokesperson and executive director Arif Hossain Khan confirmed this information on Monday (October 27).