Bangladesh's banking sector is grappling with a steep rise in non-performing loans (NPLs), sluggish credit growth, and capital shortfalls, severely constraining banks' ability to extend new credit, ...

The previous ACU payment of $1.75 billion, made on 9 March for imports in January and February, had pushed the country's foreign exchange reserves below $20 billion under the IMF's Balance of Payments ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to return to Dhaka today after four months of medical treatment in London. Accompanying her is Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman, ...

The release of the next loan tranches remains uncertain, as both parties remain firm in their respective positions on exchange rate flexibility, finance adviser says ...

A net capital shortage has pushed five new-generation brokerage firms out of operation, according to sources at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the primary regulator of brokerage houses.

A total of 34 Myanmar nationals, including members of the country's Border Guard Police (BGP), military personnel, and civilians, who had fled the ongoing conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine State, will be ...

If the government provides policy support and economic assistance, it would be possible to produce pesticides worth Tk7,500 crore every year in the country, KSM Mostafizur Rahman, managing director of ...

DSE advised stockbrokers and merchant bankers to refrain from providing margin loan facilities for purchasing the company’s shares ...

If the refugees are here, we will meet their needs here, if they are on the other side of the border, because the situation might one day improve. We will also look at how we can channel assistance to ...

A significant traffic and public movement is anticipated around the airport areas ahead of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s return from London tomorrow ...

This sharp rise signals growing fragility in the sector, with many banks now struggling to absorb losses, meet regulatory buffers, or retain depositor trust. A prolonged shortfall may lead to credit ...

"The governor is still trying to convince the IMF to delay the implementation of greater exchange rate flexibility, considering the current high inflation rate," an official familiar with the matter ...