Polls spur money flows into mkt heightening inflation fear

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Election-centric money flows from and into the banking system surge as Bangladesh goes to the polls soon, with a domino effect on the economy. As the money market and public wallets ... Read More

MPS declaration deferred over inflation issue

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The announcement of the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half of the current fiscal year (FY26), scheduled for today, has been postponed. The reason for postponement, ... Read More

Affluent banks invest surplus liquidity in lower-interest state instrument

Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- A major cut in the interest rate on standing deposit facility (SDF) can hardly stop affluent banks from loading their surplus funds into the state-guaranteed deposit instrument despi... Read More

Agent banking breaks social barriers, brings women into financial system

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Villagers used to depend on usurers and thereafter on NGOs for small moneys, from time immemorial. Gonna are the days of those moneylenders--a banking derivation called agent banking... Read More