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Stakeholders' collaborative actions needed to overcome challenges

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Agent banking comes as a trailblazer in driving financial inclusion in Bangladesh, showing strong business growth, but entrepreneurs feel it is increasingly getting under strain from... Read More


Regulatory mkt intervention ramped up for balancing exchange rate

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A higher inflow of remittances prompts the central bank to scale up intervention in the foreign-exchange market to forestall any imbalance in dollar-taka exchange rates and avoid its ... Read More


Forex reserves to stay over $32b even after ACU payments

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh's treasury won't feel dollar stress even after settling import- payment obligations to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member- countries as gross foreign-exchange reserves a... Read More


T-bill yields edge down

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) edged down on Sunday as the central bank purchased US$115 million more from three banks on the day to keep the exchange rate stable. On the da... Read More