Banking

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Finance has expressed deep concern and strong dissatisfaction over the overall situation in the country’s financial institutions and banking sector. The committee […]

Bangladesh received $8.798 billion in workers’ remittances during the first three months of the current fiscal year 2026-27, marking a 15.1 percent increase from $7.643 billion received during the corresponding […]

Foreign investors’ participation in Bangladesh’s capital market is increasing amid reform initiatives and efforts to simplify investment procedures, with their total transactions rising 37.6 percent in the first eight months […]

Apple has officially launched its Apple Pay digital payment service in India through a strategic partnership with Axis Bank, marking its entry into one of the world’s largest digital payments […]

DHAKA: Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said transactions through Bangla QR codes will be completely free of charge as the government moves to build a cashless Bangladesh […]

Bangladesh Bank is giving top priority to expanding the use of Bangla QR in the health, education and transport sectors as part of its drive to build a cashless economy, […]

Bangladesh Bank has retained a cautious monetary policy stance for the October-December quarter, keeping its key policy rate unchanged at 9.50 percent as it seeks to support economic activity without […]

Bangladesh Bank has consolidated the rules and regulations governing outward remittances under current-account transactions, excluding imports and transportation services, into a single comprehensive circular. The Foreign Exchange Policy Department-1 of […]

Bangla QR-based person-to-person (P2P) transactions will be introduced from November, allowing customers to transfer money interoperably by scanning another customer’s Bangla QR code or uploading an image of the code […]

Workers’ remittance inflow to Bangladesh increased by 13.5 percent year-on-year to US$8.357 billion during July 1-September 28 of the current fiscal year (FY27). According to the latest Bangladesh Bank data, […]