Economy / Bangladesh

Call money market falters amid trust deficit

Call money market falters amid trust deficit

The call-money market's vibrancy continues to wane as trust deficit in the banking sector prompts the switch of the affluent banks' surplus funds to the state-secured standing deposit facility (SDF) despite lower gains. Because of the switch, the volume of cash deposits in the SDF continued balloo


17 pvt banks sign MoU to support Universal Pension Scheme

17 pvt banks sign MoU to support Universal Pension Scheme

In a move to strengthen the implementation of the Universal Pension Scheme, the National Pension Authority (NPA) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 17 private banks on Monday. The deal aims to streamline registration, contribution collection, and API (Application Programming Interface)

Dilatory diversification keeps exports undersized

Dilatory diversification keeps exports undersized

  None but apparel, leather crosses billion-dollar earnings   Bangladesh misses out on trade opportunities for tardy export diversification as not a single sector save apparel and leather could cross billion-dollar-earning mark over the years, analysts remind at this time of marketing-

T-bill yields drop as banks turn to risk-free investments

T-bill yields drop as banks turn to risk-free investments

Yields on treasury bills (T-bills) dropped significantly on Sunday, as banks opted to park their excess liquidity in risk-free government instruments amid subdued private sector credit demand. The cut-off yield, commonly referred to as the interest rate, on the 91-day T-bills fell to 11.58 per cen

Balance of payments improves on CAD cure

Balance of payments improves on CAD cure

Bangladesh relishes some relief in external finances as its overall balance-of-payments (BoP) situation improved notably in May, driven by a sharp fall in the current-account deficit. According to the latest data released by the central bank of Bangladesh, the overall BoP deficit stood at US$1.149

MFS growth slows amid data gaps, dip in remittances

MFS growth slows amid data gaps, dip in remittances

Mobile financial transactions in Bangladesh fell by 29.77 per cent in April 2025, despite a rising number of users and continued strong demand for digital payment services. The decline was primarily driven by two factors: a temporary data reporting gap from Nagad, one of the largest Mobile Financi

Tk 818.63b loans written off till March 2025

Tk 818.63b loans written off till March 2025

The cumulative written-off loans in Bangladesh's banking sector rose to over Tk 818.63 billion until March 2025, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data. State-owned commercial banks accounted for a major share of such loans, amounting to over Tk 258.39 billion. Private commercial banks follow

Bangladesh-US talks on tariff walls end today

Bangladesh-US talks on tariff walls end today

Hope against hope lives on for cuts in the 35-per cent additional tariffs on Bangladeshi exports to the US market as the second round of three-day negotiations between Bangladesh and the United States end today in Washington. Meanwhile, the Trump-touted 'reciprocal tariff' turmoil begins to grate

Bangladesh faces higher rate despite lower trade gap

Bangladesh faces higher rate despite lower trade gap

Although Bangladesh is the 52nd largest trading partner of the US and its trade deficit with the latter is much lower than its competitors, the Donald Trump administration has imposed a higher 35 per cent tariff on its products, analysts say. They say the tariff on Bangladesh has likely been impos