Savings certificates (Sanchayapatras) are being made tradable on bond market, among other measures, to systematically force or encourage corporates through applying push and pull factors to meet their long-term financing needs from outside banks. This switch from banks to capital market for
The General Economics Division (GED) has projected a delicate balance between a recovering growth trajectory and persistent structural hurdles, saying the economy could grow at 5.0 per cent in the current calendar year. According to the January 2026 Economic Update and Outlook released on
A long-overdue legal upgrading is underway to expand judicial jurisdiction to try financial offences, principally cases of cheque dishonour that undermines trust in non-cash transaction. The council of advisers of the post-uprising government Thursday approved the Negotiable Instruments Act 2025,
Import activity in Bangladesh showed signs of a modest recovery in the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY26), supported by a stable dollar market and preparations for Ramadan. However, the recovery remains fragile as businesses adopt a cautious ‘wait-and-see’ approach ahe
Bangladesh Bank moves to bolster its regulatory authority to waive, remit, or reduce penalties for banks' Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) shortfalls in special circumstances as the central bank oversees the largest bank-consolidation effort in nation's history. To this end, sources say, the central
