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Bangladesh governor lauds role of microfinance in economy
Expanding microfinance sector contributes to domestic demand and poverty reduction, says Bangladesh Bank governor
Bangladesh Bank governor vows to speed up reforms
Governor pledges to introduce new supervisory safeguards to strengthen banking system
Governor of Bangladesh Bank discusses working population ratio
Atiur Rahman says Bangladesh must prepare for when the large working population becomes elderly
Bangladesh Bank calls on government to borrow less
Bangladesh central bank wants to bring inflation to single digits and halt foreign currency reserve “depletion”; hopes government borrowing will not “crowd out” available liquidity in banking system
Bangladesh makes ‘historic’ female deputy governor selection
First female deputy governor appointed at Bangladesh Bank; Nazneen Sultana becomes one of three new deputy governors at the central bank
Grameen Bank dodges Yunus departure by appointing Nobel Laureate as chairman
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court rejects appeal to dismissal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus from Grameen Bank; microlender appoints Yunus to chair its board instead
Nobel Laureate Yunus dismissed from microlender by central bank
Bangladesh’s central bank removes Nobel Peace prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus from helm of microlender
Fund completes gold sales
IMF completes sale of 403 tonnes of gold, drawing 15 month process to an end; ease of effort linked to central banks' demand for the metal
Fund nears the end of gold sales
IMF has sold majority of the gold set aside for disposal; analysts expect Fund will complete sales by end of the year
Central banks back move for more liquid Islamic money markets
International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation aims to enhance liquidity management by firms in the market for Islamic financial services by issuing Shari'ah-compliant financial instruments
IMF sells ten tonnes of gold to Bangladesh Bank
Sale to Bangladesh Bank takes total Fund gold sales to 310 tonnes
Bangladesh Bank gets $250m for infrastructure project
Bangladeshi central bank will administer loan from World Bank to support infrastructure investment
Bangladesh Bank switches to solar power
Central bank lights up on green energy
Bangladesh’s Rahman welcomes remittance improvements
Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman says banks, microfinance companies and IT specialists should continue working together to increase access to finance
Bangladesh Bank - Annual Report 2007-2008
The Bangladeshi economy expanded at a satisfactory pace during the 2008 financial year despite a number of natural disasters, notes the latest Annual Report from the country's central bank.
Sacked union leaders return to BB premises
Union leaders returned to Bangladesh Bank for the first time in a week on Wednesday 5 November. Witnesses said the ruling BNP-backed former CBA leaders stayed at the CBA office at the main building of the bank for 15 minutes at midday, the Daily Star…
Forged notes found in Bangladesh cb vault
Counterfeit bank notes have been found in the vaults of The Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank, according to a report by Reuters. Four bank employees have been suspended and a special inquiry was looking for other suspects, a spokesman said.
Bangladeshis complain of 'smelly' banknotes
The people of Bangladesh are becoming increasingly unhappy with their banknotes, according to a report by Reuters. Complaints that the paper money can "smell awfully bad" has seen fish-market customers refusing to take notes in their change, insisting…
Bangladesh to increase monitoring of forex market
The central bank of Bangladesh will increase the monitoring of its foreign exchange market and import and export activities from the beginning of the next tax year, the New Nation reports. This is in order to reduce money laundering and the misuse of…
Bangladesh central bank launches website
BANGLADESH - Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank, on 11 July opened its website to allow access to economic information and financial data.