Deposits in banks are increasing and money outside the banking sector has decreased by Tk 45,000 crore in recent times, reflecting growing confidence in the banking sector, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.

Money deposited by individuals and institutions with banks, which have decided to go for mergers, will remain completely safe and secure, Bangladesh Bank said in a statement yesterday.

Foreign banks operating in Bangladesh registered an 8.57 per cent growth in deposits in the October-December quarter of 2022, the highest since 2018, as many savers shifted their funds from local banks amid a confidence crisis. 

Bank balance of a customs department assistant commissioner has raised eyebrows at Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).