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Deregulated imports boosting economy, pressuring reserves

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Bangladesh sees a significant rise in import orders, with a leap in September, in what is seen as an early indication of the country's economic rebound after months of recession. Ho... Read More


Bank directors, top brass to be on a monitoring platform

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- All directors and top brass of the country's commercial banks are to be on a hold-all platform called key performance indicator (KPI) in a latest reform measure meant for ensuring goo... Read More


Policy twist to state-guaranteed SDF reviving call-money market

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Cash transactions on the call money-market rise in a rebound of the moribund interbank platform as the central bank's policy revision, cutting 50 basis points in the state-guarantee... Read More


BoP reverses into $3.4 billion surplus

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- Bangladesh sees its deficit balance of payments (BoP) reverse into around $3.4-billion surplus in fiscal year 3025 after three financial years, in early signs of much-needed economic... Read More


Banks borrow record Tk 1.45t in a month as liquidity dries

Dhaka, July 18 -- Fund funnelling from the central bank into commercial banks in Bangladesh through repo instrument hits a record high of over Tk 1.45 trillion in June, indicating their severe liquidi... Read More


SDF rate cut to 8.0pc to rescue call-money mkt

Dhaka, July 15 -- Policymakers bill it as a major monetary-policy change as the central bank cuts the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate by 50 basis points to 8.0 per cent trying to revitalize the s... Read More