Dhaka July 9, 2025, 1:27 pm
The task of recovery is lengthy and complex
It has also drawn a grim picture for Bangladesh as it says the global economic slowdown sparked by the sweeping US tariff may hit GDP (gross domestic product) expansion
No one will be allowed to flee the country after plundering the people’s money from banks
Reforms in RMG, housing for middle-income families, paints and dyes and digital financial services can help creating millions of job opportunities, WB says
MFS providers may reduce the transaction limits based on the risk assessment of clients
UK MPs push for cybersecurity and foreign interference probes
Members of the financial body unanimously approved her re-election for another term
Under Sheikh Hasina’s political patronage, he established NRB Bank, despite being expelled for life from the British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI) in 2015 due to corruption charges
Market-based exchange rate a mandatory condition in IMF lending
The committee aims to assist businesses that have been adversely affected by various factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, energy price hikes, US dollar shortages, and the mass uprising in July-Aug
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur revealed this information at a press conference on Wednesday
BB organised the event at a city hotel where officials of commercial banks were present
Bangladesh Bank has finalized the draft. The draft has been published on the website of the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance to seek public opinion on the ordinance
The banks' transaction hours have been set from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm and banking office time from 9:30 am to 4:0 pm during Ramadan
World Bank Vice-President Martin Raiser renewed the support during a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the state guesthouse Jamuna in Dhaka
Hackers stole $101m from BB's accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in February 2016
"Your voice will be very helpful," Dr Yunus told the global Chief Executive Officer of the SCB, Bill Winters, who called on him at his Tejgaon in Dhaka
The policy interest rate was raised five times in 2024
This initiative aims to stabilise the banking sector and sustain economic activities amid ongoing global and domestic uncertainties
BB Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur said this while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop on microfinance at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city
