Tuesday, 24 Dec, 2024

Bangladesh Bank

Remittances hit three-year high to $23.92b in FY24

<p><strong>The country recorded inward remittance inflows worth $23.92 billion in the outgoing fiscal year (FY2023-24), the highest in the past three fiscal years, according Bangladesh Bank data released Monday.</strong></p> <p>The strong remittance inflow trajectory in recent months would help further prop up the

Freeze bank accounts of PM's former peon Jahangir: BB

<p><strong>Bangladesh Bank (BB) has ordered the freezing of the bank accounts of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina&#39;s former peon Jahangir Alam, his wife Kamrun Nahar and their associated institutions.</strong></p> <p>Masud Biswas, head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) at Bangladesh Bank,

BB lends Tk25,000cr to banks in a day

<p><strong>The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has provided Tk25,520 crore to the country&rsquo;s financial institutions mostly as short-term loans to help them meet depositors&rsquo; cash demand which surged following a five-day countrywide closure.</strong></p> <p>The central bank disclosed the liquidity injection

Remittance in July fall by 3.2%

<p><strong>The country&rsquo;s remittances sent by migrant workers from abroad fell by 3.2% last month from the same period last year, largely owing to the five-day internet shutdown imposed to contain violence during the quota reform movement.</strong></p> <p>The inbound remittances were $1.97 billion in July

BB Governor Abdur Rouf resigns

<p><strong>Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has resigned from his post on personal ground.</strong></p> <p>He submitted his resignation letter to the Finance Ministry around 3:00pm on Friday.</p> <p>Rouf took charge as the 12th governor of the BB on 12 July, 2022 for a four-year