Global digital payment service PayPal plans to begin operations in Bangladesh soon, aiming to connect small entrepreneurs with international markets, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said on Tuesday (2 December). He stated, “The international digital payment platform PayPal wants to do business in Bangladesh. Through PayPal, our small entrepreneurs will be able to sell […]

Bangladeshi expatriates have sent remittances to their loved ones’ bKash accounts more than five million times over the past ten months through Pubali Bank. This secure and hassle-free service, offered by two of the country’s leading financial institutions, has gained the trust of expatriates and their families. It also promotes sending remittances through legal channels, […]

Bangladesh Bank is set to release a newly designed Tk500 banknote on Thursday, 4 December. The note will initially be distributed from the central bank’s Motijheel office before being gradually rolled out to other branches nationwide. According to a press release from Bangladesh Bank, the new note prominently features iconic national architecture. The front side […]