General provisioning limit for banks raised

All the scheduled banks will have to keep additional 2.0 per cent special general provisioning instead of 1.0 per cent earlier against loans, which have enjoyed latest policy support of the central bank, officials said. The banks are allowed to transfer interest earnings from such loans in their income accounts, according

BB forms body to probe unregistered financial institutions

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) authorities have formed a special committee to probe into the illegal financial transactions of unauthorised and unregistered financial institutions and as well as the microcredit financial institutions of the country. Kazi Sayedur Rahman, Deputy Governor of the Bangladesh Bank, has been made the Chairman of the seven-member

Bangladesh Bank opens new financing window for ‘no-frills

The central bank decides to introduce a new and unique component under an existing credit-guarantee scheme (CGS) for banks to lend to the minnows, nicknamed 'no-frills' accountholders, as per government policy for financial inclusion. A proposal to this effect was approved at a board-of-directors meeting of the Bangladesh Bank Thursday, against

BB extends low-income group’s lending scheme tenure

The Bangladesh Bank has extended the tenure of the Tk 30-billion revolving refinance scheme for low-income people, farmers and marginal or small businesses to borrow low-cost funds by another year to June 30, 2023. Loans under the scheme will be disbursed through non-governmental organizations-microfinance institutions (NGO-MFIs) operations, according to a Bangladesh

BB tops in cyber drill, bKash secures 2nd position

Bangladesh Bank has topped the Cyber Drill 2021 while bKash has secured the 2nd position in the event organized for enhancing cyber incident handling capacity of the financial institutions. A total of 38 financial institutions attended the Cyber Drill 2021 organized by Bangladesh Government's e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV

BB, SJIBL sign participation deal on technology development fund

Bangladesh Bank and ShahjalalIslami Bank Ltd. sign participation deal on technology development and up-gradation fund on October 11, 2021 at Bangladesh Bank. KhondkarMorshedMillat, General Manager of Sustainable Finance Department from Bangladesh Bank and Mohammed AshfaqulHoque, Head of Sustainable Finance Unit from ShahjalalIslami Bank Limited signed on the agreement on behalf of

Premier Bank, BB sign deal to renovate existing cinema halls

Premier Bank Limited has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank recently at the department of off-site supervision, Bangladesh Bank for Refinance Scheme to the cinema hall owners for renovation and modernization of existing cinema halls and construction of new cinema halls, a press release said. Md. Anwarul Islam, General Manager;

BB finds discrepancy in Union Bank’s vault

A total amount of Tk19 crore has reportedly gone missing from the vault of the Union Bank's Gulshan branch. During a regular visit on Monday, a team of Bangladesh Bank opened the vault and found a big discrepancy between the documents and the money kept in the bank's vault. According to the

BCBL, BB sign participation deal

Bengal Commercial Bank Ltd. and Bangladesh Bank have signed a participation agreement on Sunday, September 12, 2021 for revolving refinancing scheme against working capital under stimulus package to the corona affected large industry and service sector. TarikMorshed, Managing Director and CEO of Bengal Commercial Bank and Md. Anwarul Islam, General Manager

NBL, BB sign agreement on ACS services

Bangladesh Bank and National Bank Limited have signed an agreement on Automated Challan System (ACS) services that will empower the customers to pay the VAT, Tax, or other Govt. bills through challan system at all the NBL branches & Sub-branches using online banking, said a press release. The agreement was signed