Inclusive, sustainable finance should get more focus The initiatives Bangladesh Bank has taken for inclusive and sustainable finance should be properly monitored and continued. Greening of the financial sector which has been contributing towards achieving green growth of the country. Dr Atiur Rahman, while serving as the governor of Bangladesh

DSEX gains highest in nine months The prime index of the major bourse soared 1.47 per cent on Tuesday, the first day of the year, which is the biggest single-day gain in the last nine months. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by nearly

BB arranges Bankers-SME conference Bangladesh Bank recently organised ‘Bankers-SME Entrepreneurs Conference and Open Loan Distribution Program’ in Noakhali. The conference was aimed at promoting and developing small and medium enterprises (SME) sector in the district. The day-long conference was held in Noakhali Sadar Upazila Parishad Auditorium. Md. Abdur Rahim, Executive

Volume of NPL up 24pc in Q3 The volume of classified loans in the country’s banking sector rose further to hit an all-time high at Tk 1.16 trillion (1.16 lakh crore) at the end of the third quarter of current calendar year despite close monitoring of the central bank. The

High Growth not sustainable if inequality continues to rise The country’s higher economic growth will not be sustainable if inequality continues to rise at the current pace, economists and politicians said yesterday. Most of the people have not benefited from the higher growth. Bangladesh has achieved more than 8 percent