- 5 congregational Eid prayers to be held at Baitul Mukarram
- There will be bombing if Iran 'fails' to make peace deal: Trump
- Henna festival for underprivileged kids in Bhola
- Scores killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Eidday including children
- Allies of fallen dictator trying to put interim government in trouble: Rizvi
- Chief Adviser greets countrymen on Eid-ul-Fitr
- Limo from Putin's fleet explodes on Moscow street: Report
- Coast Guard rescues 300 passengers from stuck bulkhead
- Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 1700
- Thunderstorms likely on Eid
- Army chief meets chief adviser ahead of Eid
- CA’s China visit is ‘positive’ in improving bilateral relations: Fakhrul
- Eid of sadness: Gazans observe Eid amid food shortage, ongoing conflict
- Woman is somebody who can have a baby: Trump
- 120,000 perform Eid prayers at Al-Aqsa as West Bank mosques rally for Gaza
- Tarique Rahman offers Eid prayers at Kingsmeadow Stadium in London
- No substitute for NATO, says former British PM Boris Johnson
- Palestinians mark Eid with graveyard visits instead of celebrations
- "Khaleda may return home from London in mid-April"
- No security threat centring Eid-ul-Fitr in Dhaka: DMP Chief
Kazakhstan’s Kaspi acquires Rabobank’s Turkiye operations in strategic move
Kaspi, the Kazakhstan-based fintech giant, has secured an agreement to acquire Rabobanks operations in Turkiye. This acquisition marks the companys second strategic move in Turkiye this year, following its purchase of a majority stake in Turkish e-commerce platform Hepsiburada in October 2024,...
Final banking rush before Eid as 9-day holiday begins tomorrow
Today (Thursday) marks the final day for banking transactions before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Banks are set to go on a nine-day holiday starting from Friday. The holiday includes the weekend, Eid holidays, and special leave. However, some bank branches in garment industry areas will open for...
BB re-fixes interbank transaction for March 28-29
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has re-fixed the duration of interbank transactions for March 28-29, ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. Despite the government holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr on March 28-29, branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments industrial areas will remain open to facilitate payment of...
Card transactions increase by 166%
The volume of transactions through automated teller machine (ATM) cards in Bangladesh has increased by 166% over the past five years, reflecting a significant shift towards digital payments in the country. The number of card issuances, which includes debit, credit, and prepaid cards, has also risen...
Weak banks under third-party ownership
The interim government is poised to take decisive action on struggling banks with a proposed ordinance aimed at transferring ownership of crisis-hit financial institutions to third parties. The draft Bank Resolution Ordinance 2025 seeks to streamline the management, sale, or liquidation of weak...
BB issues guidelines to engage more students in school banking
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued new guidelines to increase student participation in school banking activities. From now on, every bank branch at the district, upazila, or union level must select at least one educational institution in the area to offer school banking facilities to students....
Bank operations remain city-centric
The banking sector in the country is overwhelmingly concentrated in urban areas, leaving rural regions with a disproportionately smaller share of deposits and loans. Higher economic activity, greater population density, and a stronger business presence in cities have led to a widening financial...
Women’s participation in banking sector surges significantly
Bangladeshs financial sector is witnessing a transformation as women make significant strides in banking employment. A recent Bangladesh Bank report shows a 12.90 percent surge in female employment, outpacing the overall growth rate of 5.17 percent, reflecting increasing inclusivity and...
Power bank catches fire on MRT train at Singapore’s Raffles Place
A power bank caught fire inside an MRT train cabin at Raffles Place station on Friday evening, triggering an emergency response. All 650 passengers evacuated safely, and train services remained unaffected, reads The Star post. SMRT said the emergency communication button was activated at 5:30...
Court freezes 39 bank accounts of ex-land minister Saifuzzaman
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday ordered to freeze 39 bankaccounts with Tk 5.26 crore of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury(Javed) over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed theorder, accepting a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission...
Court orders to freeze 44 bank accounts of Amu, family
A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to freeze 44 bank accounts of former industries minister Amir Hossain Amu, his wife Saida Haque and daughter Sumaia Hossain over graft allegations. Dhaka Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a petition of the Anti-Corruption...
Citigroup mistakenly credits customer $81 trillion
Citigroup mistakenly credited $81 trillion instead of $280 to a customers account, taking hours to reverse the transaction, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday. The incident highlights ongoing operational issues the bank has been trying to resolve. The error, which occurred last April,...
Nahid discloses bank account details post-resignation
Former information and broadcasting affairs adviser Nahid Islam has publicly disclosed his bank transaction details following his resignation from the interim government. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, he said that he had no bank account before assuming office. He opened an account at Sonali...
Central bank increases prices of gold-silver commemorative coins
The central bank of Bangladesh has announced a price increase for its commemorative gold and silver coins, effective immediately. According to a press release from the Department of Communications and Publications, the adjustment comes in response to the rising prices of gold and silver in both the...
Bangladesh receives Tk 16,000 crores in remittances in 15 days
In the first 15 days of February, expatriate Bangladeshis sent a total of 131 crore 23 lakh 30 thousand US dollars in remittances through legal channels, amounting to 16,000 crore Bangladeshi Taka (at an exchange rate of 123 Taka per dollar). This translates to a daily average of 8.74 million...
Country saw record mobile banking transactions in December
Mobile banking transactions in Bangladesh reached a record high in December, 2024 with a total transaction volume of Tk 1,64,740 crore, reports UNB. This marks the highest monthly transaction amount in the history of mobile financial services (MFS) in the country, according to the latest report...
'Reducing inflation: Biggest challenge for Interim Government'
Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said inflation has risen due to the disrupted stock and supply of various essential commodities, including rice, adding that the biggest challenge for the Interim Government is to reduce inflation, and it will take at least three more months for it to reach a...
Israeli drone strike in West Bank kills 10 Palestinians
An Israeli drone strike on a village in the occupied West Bank has killed at least 10 Palestinians and injured several others as the regime has intensified its military assault in the region since a ceasefire took effect between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Press TV reported. The Palestinian...
Central bank lifts restrictions on bankers' foreign travel
In a significant policy shift, Bangladesh Bank has removed all restrictions on the foreign travel of bank officials. From now on, bankers will no longer need prior approval from the central bank to travel abroad. The new directive, issued in a circular on Sunday, allows bank officers to travel for...
Court orders freezing 77 bank accounts of Hasan Mahmud, his family
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to freeze 77 bank accounts of former foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and his family members. The Senior Special Judge of the court passed the order to freeze those accounts of Dr Hasan Mahmud, his wife Nuran...
Dollar price dearer despite record remittance inflows
Despite record remittance inflows, the price of the US dollar remains high. The value of the dollar is still over the top in the kerb market. The price has risen further over the past week. In some places in the kerb market, the exchange rate stands at Tk 129 per dollar. Although remittance...
Economy stuck in quicksand of crisis
The new year ushers in a deepening economic crisis, exacerbated by money laundering, corruption, mismanagement, and looting. Economists and analysts warn that persistent challenges, such as stagnation in business and trade, labor unrest, declining investment and employment, massive defaults on...
Swiss central bank faces call to hold bitcoin in reserves
A proposal to oblige the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold bitcoin was set in motion in an initiative published by the Swiss federal chancellery on Tuesday. The initiative proposes changing the law to make the Swiss central back hold part of its reserves in gold and bitcoin, reports Reuters....
Media trials allegedly used to destroy economy
A domestic and foreign conspiracy is being blamed for efforts to destabilize countrys economy, particularly targeting the banking sector and private industries. A group, disguised as patriots, is reportedly behind a media campaign designed to damage key financial institutions, with some experts...
Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria’s central bank
Syrias new leaders have chosen Maysaa Sabrine, who was previously a deputy governor at the Syrian central bank, to become the head of the bank. She is the first woman to hold this position in the banks over 70-year history, according to a senior Syrian official,reports Al jazeera. Sabrine has...