Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Banks in Bangladesh see returns on their assets go sagging largely for trade contraction and lending-interest cap among other dampers, putting them in an uncomfortable situation, lea... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 17 -- Commercial banks have started pursuing their fresh deposit-alluring strategy as the newly monetary policy is changing the equations in the country's banking system for uncapping inte... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Following an upward trend, Bangladesh's external debt declined to some extent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY 2022-23) thanks to lower public borrowings due t... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Agriculture is having a heyday with bounteous fund inflow as formal farm credits during July-October period grew nearly 27 per cent year on year, as food security remains a prime con... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Liquidity situation of banks continues to be under stress as total liquid assets in Bangladesh's banking system declined 5.92 per cent in October compared to June 2022 position. Acc... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves dropped below the official US$34-billion mark despite belt-tightening measures to stall the fall to navigate internal and external headwinds on ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Private-sector credit growth fell for the second consecutive month in October amid the central bank's measures to contain inflation and face foreign-currency shortage on the local mo... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Borrowers should brace for costlier funds as lending-rate caps are being phased out to give a much-coveted profitability raise to bankers who lament inflationary pressure on their ea... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) aspires to become one of the three leading Islami banks in the country by the next couple of years, with a greater focus on technological developmen... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Buying US dollar from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to be costlier, as the central bank is planning to raise its exchange rate further to cross Tk 100 each by the end of this calen... Read More