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Remittance disbursement through mobile financial services (MFS) more than doubled in October compared to the previous month due

The high service fee charged by mobile financial service (MFS) operators is turning out to be a major impediment to the growth of the sector, a recent study found.

The Bangladesh Bank has published a report on the banking sector development over the last 10 years ahead of the national elections,

Consumer borrowing growth has seen a sharp fall in June thanks to the tightening of the belts by the lenders when a cash crunch hit

Some 33 percent life insurance claims in Bangladesh remain unsettled thanks to weak financial health and lack of governance, and in the process erode people's trust in insurers.

Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) and Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) have been lending at rates lower than their cost of funds, a

The foreign exchange market has been going through volatility because of the widening demand-supply gap of US dollars amid high

The insurance sector's returns on investment in fixed assets such as land, buildings, floors and flats have been minimal, raising

Bangladesh Bank has given AnonTex, which took more than Tk 5,500 crore from Janata Bank through serious irregularities, a controversial permission to take more loans from other state-owned banks as well, reschedule its loans and valuate its assets afresh to make it look like a healthy company.

Janata Bank has been granting undue favour to yet another big borrower, allowing the company to open letters of credit (LC) one after another overstepping all sorts of banking rules, multiple Bangladesh Bank investigations have found.

After enduring a serious cash crunch since the middle of 2017, the banking sector has started to witness a sharp rise in excess

Home loans have seen faster growth thanks to the rising demand for house ownership amid low-interest rate, giving a much-needed

The number of active mobile financial service (MFS) accounts has decreased by 9.72 lakh in a month as the banking watchdog has

Janata was almost a sound bank, the best among its state-owned peers until last year. It saw a dramatic fall in just six months since January this year.

After taking over a number of banks and financial institutions in the past few years, Chattogram-based S Alam Group has now set its

Saddled with Tk 8,300 crore loans to two business groups, most of which have gone bad, Janata Bank has moved to auction property and goods of one -- Crescent Group.

The government's oil import bill is set to jump 36 percent this fiscal year thanks to the appreciation of the dollar and an increase in global oil prices -- a development that can lead to a hike in oil prices in the local market, officials said.

Banks' aggressive drive for funds has finally pushed up the deposit growth, easing the cash crunch that has crippled the banking

Bangladesh's stockmarket is being held back from reaching its potential because of the indiscipline in the banking sector, which has spoiled companies' attitude, said M Khairul Hossain, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Everything is happening at Janata Bank, and in the latest case it deliberately did not mark Tk 2,643 crore of its Tk 5,508 crore loans given to a single group -- AnonTex -- as classified, ignoring Bangladesh Bank's instructions.