News Bangladesh: VEON's Banglalink Receives Bangladesh Bank Approval to Launch Digital Payment Service Mukto Pay
Banglalink targets September 2026 commercial launch as new licence advances VEON's digital financial services ambitions Dubai, Dhaka, and New York, August 12, 2026: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) today announced that its Bangladesh operating company Banglalink has received a Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence from Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh, paving the way for its entry into the country's digital payments market. Banglalink will launch its digital payment services under the br
News Bangladesh: 11 troubled banks to face asset quality test by int’l firms from January
Eleven troubled banks are set to undergo Asset Quality Reviews (AQRs) by international audit firms from January 2027 as the Bangladesh Bank expands its efforts to assess the financial health of ...
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh sentences Singaporean tycoon for financial crime; his lawyers say he was not charged
SINGAPORE: A naturalised Singaporean has been sentenced by a court in Bangladesh to five months' jail over a financial crime, with lawyers for the billionaire decrying the ruling as "invalid" and "in ...
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s cashless economy ambition faces a trust deficit
Bangladesh aspires to become a cashless economy by 2031 but at the heart of that ambitious goal lies a trust deficit. The challenge is less about infrastructure than about fixing the incentives, institutions and technology that underpin the ecosystem
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh says it has seized $6.2bn in assets linked to Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh says it has confiscated assets worth 760 billion taka linked to former premier Sheikh Hasina, her family and 10 business groups. Officials say 98 cases have been opened as authorities ...
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh Apparel Sector Seek Govt. Aid After Chattogram Port Floods
Trade groups including the BGMEA and BKMEA are calling for urgent government intervention as Bangladesh's apparel sector loses ground to regional rivals.
News Bangladesh: Sustainable finance key to Bangladesh’s low-carbon transition: BSEC chief
BSEC Chairman Masud Khan said green, social, sustainability and blue bonds are emerging as key financing instruments worldwide and that Bangladesh must position itself to tap into these emerging sources of capital.
News Bangladesh: Cashless Bangladesh begins with Bangla QR
Bangla QR Digital Payment System In Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s transition to a digital economy is no longer a distant ambition. Mobile financial services, internet banking, e-commerce and instant payments are already changing how millions of people conduct everyday transactions. The introduction of Bangla QR is another important step towards a cash-lite, inclusive and interoperable payment system
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh seizes $6.2B assets linked to ex-PM Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh's financial intelligence agency has seized $6.2 billion in assets tied to ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her family, and major business groups amid corruption probes.
News Bangladesh: Inflection Point For Bangladesh: New Credit Paradigm Or Old Playbook?
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. The Gen Z revolution in Bangladesh that began July 1 unfolded dramatically and routed Prime ...
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh has world's second-highest NPL rate after war-hit Ukraine
The country also has the highest NPL ratio among Saarc nations, highlighting growing concerns over weak credit discipline, politically influenced lending and poor loan recovery. A ...
News Bangladesh: Who protects women in Bangladesh's gig economy?
As the gig economy grows in Bangladesh, women workers face unique risks and a lack of legal protection. We analyze the policy gaps and the path to safety.
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh set to gain from global economic recovery
HSBC Economic Outlook for Bangladesh: Bangladesh has emerged from successive economic shocks with remarkable resilience and is now well placed to benefit from a gradual recovery in global demand, according to HSBC Chief Asia Economist Frederic Neumann.
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s Economic Resilience and Structural Constraints
Summary While Bangladesh has demonstrated considerable capacity to withstand economic shocks, structural weaknesses include its banking sector, which has been undermined by years of weak governance, ...
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh: Behemoth Garment Industry Weathers the Storm
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to participate in an excellent conference focused on Bangladesh, its development, and its garment industry hosted by Harvard University. The organizers did a tremendous job convening the many diverse stakeholders on this issue—the Bangladeshi garment exporters associations, representatives from the Bangladeshi and U.S. governments, representatives from major buyers […]
News Bangladesh: Italian firms eye deeper investment, technology partnerships in Bangladesh's textile sector: Envoy
Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro has said Italy is looking to deepen its trade and investment ties with Bangladesh by expanding technology partnerships and encouraging Italian ...
News Bangladesh: Bangladesh Minister Calls for Lower Interest Rates
If Bangladesh is to remain competitive in the global textiles market, they’ll have to get their current bank interest rate down from over 18 percent. While inaugurating the 14th Textech Bangladesh ...
News Bangladesh: When monetary policy cannot fully transmit
Bangladesh Bank Monetary Policy 2026: Bangladesh Bank's latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) leaves the policy rate unchanged at 10 percent, reaffirming its “contractionary” stance to bring inflation under control. The decision comes after nearly two years of monetary tightening, during which private sector credit growth slowed to around 5 percent in May, one of the lowest rates in decades.
