The non-performing loans of the four public commercial banks increased by nearly 29 per cent year-on-year when most of the banks in Bangladesh made profits in 2022.

At the same time provisioning for these defaulted loans has also increased. What is the reason for this state of government banks? Does the loan rescheduling opportunity given during the 2020 coronavirus have any role to play here?

Refayet Ullah Mirdha discusses the issues with The Daily Star's Reporter Ahsan Habib here in today's Straight from Star Newsroom.