Bangladesh appoints new central bank governor

Jun 11, 2022

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 11 : Finance Secretary Abdur Rouf Talukder has been appointed as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank, local media stated on...

Bangladesh central bank injects USD 4.9 billion to restart closed factories

May 23, 2026

The central bank of Bangladesh, known as Bangladesh Bank (BB), announced a fund of 60,000 crore taka (USD 4.9 billion) as a stimulus package...

Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office, Central Bank and police websites hacked

Jul 22, 2024

In identical messages on all three sites, "Operation HuntDown, Stop Killing Students," adding in red font colour: "It's not a protest anymore, it's a...

Bangladesh Central Bank Appoints Md Mostaqur Rahman as New Governor

Feb 25, 2026

Rahman succeeds Ahsan H Mansur, who stepped down from the post amid protests by officials. Mansur left office at around 2:00 pm (local time)...

UK central bank considering a central bank digital currency

Oct 30, 2022

The central bank of the United Kingdom said people were using cash less and financial technology (fintech) firms have started to offer new forms...

Bangladesh withdraws interest rate ceiling for NFCD accounts to boost forex reserves

Jul 18, 2022

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 18 : The central bank of Bangladesh on Sunday withdrew the interest rate ceiling on non-resident foreign currency deposits (NFCDs) in...