Dhaka, June 21 -- Bangladesh's real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system achieved a major milestone in 2025, processing more than one million transactions a month on average for the first time since its launch a decade ago.

The volume of transactions demonstrates stronger economic activity and the growing adoption of digital payment channels.

Bangladesh Bank data show that the country's premier platform for settling large-value and time-critical payments processed 12.38 million transactions worth Tk 64.98 trillion during the year.

This translates into an average of 1.03 million transactions and Tk 5.42 trillion in settlements each month.

Transaction volume rose by 16.0 per cent from 10.67 million in 2024, while the total value of trans...