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BB allows foreign currency release for visa bonds, security deposits

Published: Monday, May 11, 2026

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a major facilitation measure allowing the release of foreign currency for visa bonds and refundable security depos...

BB orders fake note detection booths at cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

Published: Sunday, May 10, 2026

BB streamlines outward remittance rules for transportation services

Published: Thursday, May 07, 2026

Pubali Bank Card holders get 20% discount for Novoair tickets

Published: Monday, May 04, 2026

Bangladesh Bank caps passport endorsement fee at TK 300

Published: Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Shimanto Bank, Novoair sign deal on debit and credit card privileges

Published: Monday, January 05, 2026

All banks stay open Saturday

Published: Friday, December 26, 2025

All scheduled banks across Bangladesh will remain open this Saturday to help election candidates submit nomination papers for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election.Election Commission...

Tk 98 of every Tk 100 defaulted

Published: Friday, December 26, 2025

Unified Islami Bank, formed after Union Bank PLC and four other troubled banks merged, inherited Union Bank’s record 98% non-performing loan (NPL) ratio, meaning Tk 98 out of every Tk 100 lent had bec...

Islamic Bank depositors staged sit-in at Bangladesh Bank

Published: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Depositors of five Shariah-based Islamic banks launched a sit-in programme in front of Bangladesh Bank headquarters on Tuesday, demanding immediate return of their deposits and expressing concern over...

Cox's Bazar to be country’s first cashless district

Published: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Bangladesh Bank plans to transform Cox's Bazar into the country's first cashless district, Governor Ahsan H Mansur announced on Saturday at an event in Chattogram.Governor said smartphones priced betw...

SME Product Fair 2025 launches in Dhaka, open till Dec 14

Published: Monday, December 08, 2025

The 12th National SME Product Fair 2025, one of the largest annual gatherings for domestic small and medium-sized business owners, got underway on Sunday at the capital's Bangladesh-China Friendship C...

Islami bank merger gets final nod Sunday, NPLs cross 37%

Published: Saturday, November 29, 2025

Key takeaways: NPL ratio: 36-37% (nearly TK 37 taka lost per TK 100 loaned) Total NPLs: Over 6.5 lakh crore taka (September end) Individual bank NPL ratios: 92-97% in worst cases...