The structural operational frameworks of Bangladesh’s key commercial sectors—encompassing retail banking networks, mobile financial platforms, and electronic commerce systems—are now heavily integrated with digital technology. The widespread implementation of mobile financial services (MFS), cloud-hosted infrastructures, and online transaction portals has substantially enhanced consumer accessibility. However, this systemic transition from manual to digital workflows has concurrently […]

While Bangladesh’s national insurance penetration rate stubbornly hovers between a mere 0.33% and 0.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the financial safety net drops away almost entirely in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). Across the rugged terrains of Rangamati, Khagrachhari, and Bandarban, the formal financial sector remains largely invisible to the local population. Industry analysts […]

The Bangladesh Bank has introduced a Tk 5,000 crore refinancing framework intended to support cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs). By addressing critical shortages in working capital, the central bank aims to enhance production capacities and stimulate employment opportunities across the sector. A policy circular distributed by the central bank specifies that entrepreneurs can […]

Anxieties over institutional leadership have prompted customers to withdraw in excess of Tk 3,500 crore from Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC within five consecutive working days. The rapid drain of deposits commenced immediately following the appointment of Md Khurshid Alam, a former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, as the bank’s new chairman. Senior officials within the […]