In 2026 Bangladesh Bank issued its first sector-wide Cybersecurity Framework, Version 1.0 — a mandatory baseline for banks, non-bank financial institutions, mobile financial-service providers and payment operators, with compliance required by the end of 2026. It is the first time the central bank has issued a directive covering cyber infrastructure across the entire financial sector.
That framework exists because the pressure is real. Reporting on the sector describes Bangladeshi banks absorbing more than 400 cyberattacks a day, a substantial share originating outside the country. Meanwhile the Bangladesh cyber security market is projected to grow from USD 250.76 million in 2026 to USD 503.28 million by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 14.95%.
For a family office or a private institution, the practical consequence is twofold. Your banking counterparties are being pushed to a higher standard and will increasingly expect the same of the entities they deal with. And the same attacker capability that is aimed at institutions is trivially redirected at individuals, who have none of the institutional defences and far more valuable access.