As part of a precautionary measure to avert a possible 'asset bubble', Bangladesh Bank (BB) has warned the commercial banks of diverting funds to unproductive sectors like the stock market or real estate. The central bank alerted the scheduled banks amid huge fund flow through the BB’s ref

The central bank has decided to increase by 5.0 percentage points the maximum ceiling of dividend offered by banks to the shareholders. If implemented, the banks would be able to declare maximum 35 per cent dividend from the existing level of 30 per cent, officials said. The decision was taken at