Bangladesh Bank

Loan rescheduling: New BB scheme may hurt recovery

Moody’s Ratings yesterday described the Bangladesh Bank’s new loan rescheduling facility as “credit negative for banks”, warning that it risks concealing the scale of stressed assets and undermining loan recovery.

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Mezbaul Haque resigns

Objections were raised against him after the ouster of the Awami League government

Unified instant payment system in the offing: BB governor

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will soon launch a unified instant payment system to curb the growing demand for cash, Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.

BB buys $353m more, total hits $1.74b

So far, the banking watchdog has purchased $1.74 billion in the current fiscal year

Islamic banks’ deposits rise, but market share falls

Deposits in Islamic banks saw a moderate increase in June 2025, but their share in the banking sector fell by 1.17 percentage points year-on-year, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

Digital nano loan refinancing scheme extended until June 2028: Bangladesh Bank

The central bank initially launched the scheme in 2022

Lenders asked to file annual CSR budget by Feb

The Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to submit their annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) budgets, along with related documents, by February each year.

Bangladesh Bank buys additional $134 million from banks

Bangladesh Bank (BB) today purchased $134 million from five commercial banks through multiple auctions as part of its ongoing strategy to contain the depreciation of the US dollar against the local currency, the taka.

BB allows loan rescheduling for 250 firms for up to 15 years

Down payments start at 1% with grace periods reaching 3 years

September 23, 2025
September 23, 2025

Loan rescheduling: New BB scheme may hurt recovery

Moody’s Ratings yesterday described the Bangladesh Bank’s new loan rescheduling facility as “credit negative for banks”, warning that it risks concealing the scale of stressed assets and undermining loan recovery.

September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Mezbaul Haque resigns

Objections were raised against him after the ouster of the Awami League government

September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025

Unified instant payment system in the offing: BB governor

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will soon launch a unified instant payment system to curb the growing demand for cash, Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.

September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025

BB buys $353m more, total hits $1.74b

So far, the banking watchdog has purchased $1.74 billion in the current fiscal year

September 11, 2025
September 11, 2025

Islamic banks’ deposits rise, but market share falls

Deposits in Islamic banks saw a moderate increase in June 2025, but their share in the banking sector fell by 1.17 percentage points year-on-year, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025

Digital nano loan refinancing scheme extended until June 2028: Bangladesh Bank

The central bank initially launched the scheme in 2022

September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025

Lenders asked to file annual CSR budget by Feb

The Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to submit their annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) budgets, along with related documents, by February each year.

September 4, 2025
September 4, 2025

Bangladesh Bank buys additional $134 million from banks

Bangladesh Bank (BB) today purchased $134 million from five commercial banks through multiple auctions as part of its ongoing strategy to contain the depreciation of the US dollar against the local currency, the taka.

August 10, 2025
August 10, 2025

BB allows loan rescheduling for 250 firms for up to 15 years

Down payments start at 1% with grace periods reaching 3 years

July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025

BB issues 17-point cybersecurity directive amid rising threats

Banks, NBFIs, MFS providers asked to strengthen digital defences immediately