ASM Saad

ASM Saad is a Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard who covers the banking and financial sector. He can be reached at asm.saad25@gmail.com

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Banking

Rupali Bank’s forced loans hit $1.87b as financial health red flags mount

An aerial view of Chattogram Port. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Economy

LC settlement drops by 26.6% in March

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Banking

Banks asked to avoid forward booking to keep dollar rate in check

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Banking

Cenbank verbally caps remittance dollar rate at Tk122.90 for banks

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Bangladesh

Trade gap widens to $3b amid surging imports, declining exports

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Economy

FDI slides 18% in Q4 2025 on policy, infrastructure hurdles

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Banking

Bangladesh Bank moves to launch Islamic interbank money market by June

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Banking

Women’s bank deposits, borrowing rise

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Banking

Bangladesh Bank relaxes single borrower limit to help LPG imports

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Economy

BB detects unauthorised LPG import ratios by 3 firms, seeks explanation

Trade deficit hits $13.8b as export growth stalls and imports climb
Banking

Trade deficit hits $13.8b as export growth stalls and imports climb

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Banking

NPLs in banks drop to 30.6% in Q4 on aggressive rescheduling

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Banking

BB to curb liquidity flow, limit repo to 7-day tenure from May