Bangladesh Bank today said that borrowers will not be considered defaulters if they pay their instalments by December 31 this year.

The central bank orders banks to keep the margin on the opening of letters of credits to import essential commodities, including onions at a minimum level.

A Dhaka court sets October 12 as the date for submission of a probe report in the case lodged over the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016.

Parliament has passed the “Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020” to extend the age limit of the central bank’s governor to 67 years.

Banks in ‘red zone’ areas will remain closed as lockdown will be enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The Bangladesh Bank has today asked banks to keep all their branches across the country open from May 31.

The central bank today directed banks to transfer all interest accrued or to be accrued between April 1 and May 31 this year from all of their loans to an interest-free blocked account.

Bangladesh Bank will provide half of the Tk 20,000 crore stimulus package announced by the government for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises sector -- to deal with the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to open their branches in Dhaka's Motijheel and Dilkusha areas and Chattogram's Agrabad and Khatungonj areas, and carry out cash transaction-related operations from 10am to 2pm.

The Bangladesh Bank decides to extend the banking operation across the country during the ongoing shutdown.

Bangladesh Bank asks lenders not to impose any interest on credit card bills due on April 1, during the coronavirus pandemic.

The central bank has asked banks to provide incentive to their employees who are working during the ongoing closure declared by the government in order to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Bangladesh Bank asks concerned authorities to take necessary steps for declaring mobile financial services (MFS) as emergency services amid the ongoing closure following the coronavirus outbreak.

The central bank has taken two significant steps to inject liquid cash into the economy amid the impending financial recession due to coronavirus shutdown.

Transaction hours at all commercial banks are extended by one hour -- up to 1pm – during the ongoing nationwide closure.

South Korea’s central bank started to quarantine all bank notes on March 6 for two weeks to remove any traces of coronavirus and even burn them as part of the government’s efforts to contain the outbreak.

A High Court bench refuses to hold hearing on a writ petition that challenged the legality of Bangladesh Bank's decision which instructed the scheduled banks to set a maximum nine percent interest rate on all loans except credit cards.

Bangladesh Bank has sought explanation from Janata Bank Managing Director Md Abdus Salam Azad for extending loan rescheduling facilities to two companies, including the notorious AnonTex Group, by breaching rules.

It has been four years since a band of hackers broke into this Bangladesh Bank’s account with the New York Fed with the intent to pull off what would have been the biggest cyber heist in history.

Each traveller can now carry up to $10,000 without declaration while departing or entering Bangladesh.