Bangladesh Bank on Monday provided another Tk 2,500 crore in emergency liquidity support to Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC and took direct control of its board following days of heavy deposit withdrawals and growing liquidity pressure...
THE Bangladesh Bank governor on June 12 said that the emergency liquidity support of Tk 100 billion that Islami Bank Bangladesh Plc had sought would be extended soon. The central bank governor, at a post-budget briefing, has also given an assurance that depositors of the bank can withdraw their deposits at any time, noting that the Bangladesh Bank has a number of tools...
Bangladesh Bank governor Md Mostaqur Rahman said on Friday that emergency liquidity support sought by Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC would be extended within the next few days.
The government on Monday appointed a new chairman and managing director for the newly formed Sammilito Islami Bank, which was created through merger of five crisis-ridden Islamic banks that collapsed under the weight of massive loan irregularities and liquidity shortages...
Excess liquidity in Bangladesh’s banking sector surged to Tk 3.78 lakh crore in March 2026, marking a 58 per cent rise from a year earlier, as banks continue to hold back from lending amid a soaring defaults, sluggish investment demand and persistent economic uncertainty...
Banks significantly increased short-term borrowing in March as liquidity tightened across the money market, driven largely by heavy government borrowing from the banking system...
Domestic industries and private businesses in Bangladesh are struggling to access bank credit despite ample liquidity, as rising default risks and heavy government borrowing continue to squeeze lending to the productive sector, according to Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Bangladesh Bank has so far injected about Tk 68,245 crore into 12 crisis-hit banks under a special liquidity arrangement, effectively creating new money to keep the lenders afloat...
Interbank and central bank borrowing fell in February 2026, while interest rates eased slightly, signalling lower short-term liquidity pressure compared with both January 2026 and the same month a year earlier...
The European Central Bank said Saturday it will expand access to its euro liquidity backstop to central banks worldwide, in a move aimed at boosting the single currency’s global role...
Bangladesh’s money market came under visible strain in December 2025 as banks cut back on interbank lending and turned sharply to the central bank for short-term funds, signalling tighter liquidity conditions across the financial system...
Bangladesh’s short-term private sector external debt has remained elevated in recent months, reflecting continued pressure on trade financing and external payments amid a cautious import environment and tight domestic liquidity...
Bank deposits grew 9.62 per cent year-on-year at the end of October 2025, with strong banks attracting fresh funds while weaker institutions continued to struggle with liquidity shortages...
Excess liquidity in the banking sector jumped to Tk 3.06 lakh crore in August 2025, a 75 per cent rise from a year earlier, reflecting how banks have pulled back from lending amid rising defaults, weak investment demand and deep economic uncertainty...
Bangladesh Bank has allowed exporters to swap foreign currency holdings for local currency to ease short-term liquidity stress without converting export proceeds...
Excess liquidity in Bangladesh’s banking sector surged by 50 per cent in June 2025 compared with the same month of the past year, as many banks largely stopped lending due to a surge in defaulted loans, deep economic uncertainty, and limited investment opportunities.
Excess liquidity in Bangladesh’s banking sector declined in March as many depositors withdrew funds ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to meet seasonal expenses...
The Bangladesh Bank has approved an additional Tk 2,500 crore in liquidity support for the crisis-hit Social Islami Bank and First Security Islami Bank to manage the Eid-ul-Fitr withdrawal pressure...
A recent survey identified liquidity crunch, market manipulation and political instability as the most significant challenges that the capital market faced in 2024...
Excess liquidity in Islamic banks surged by Tk 9,272 crore in December compared to September 2024, mainly due to the Bangladesh Bank’s massive bailout to crisis-hit shariah-based banks...
LIQUIDITY management has become a hot topic in the financial sector as institutions struggle to manage funding amid market pressures. Liquidity shortages have recently made the headlines, signalling trouble for banks and...
Excess liquidity in the county’s banking sector soared in December as depositors returned their money in banks as confidence crisis had appeared to be eased.
Excess liquidity in the county’s banking sector increased in October as depositors started keeping their money in banks.
The emergency liquidity support to scam hit banks against the backdrop of high presence of printing money in the economy due to record borrowing by the ousted Awami League regime...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday said that the central bank has provided Tk 22,500 crore in liquidity support to six struggling banks to ensure customers can withdraw funds from Sunday onward.
Excess liquidity in the county’s banking sector increased slightly in September after a sharp fall in the previous couple of months...
The finance division on Wednesday said that it had provided a sovereign guarantee on Tk 3000 crore loan from Bangladesh Bank to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh to overcome its liquidity shortage...
Seven financially weak banks have so far received Tk 6,585 crore from 10 stronger banks under the Bangladesh Bank’s new liquidity support arrangement...
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday asked stronger banks to provide more liquidity support to weaker banks which are struggling in repaying depositors’ money.
State-run Sonali Bank has provided Tk 550 crore liquidity support to two more struggling banks through interbank market, with the Bangladesh Bank assuming responsibility for repaying any loans if...