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Default loans surpass Tk 200,000cr for first time

Default loans in the banking system surpassed Tk 200,000 crore for the first time, underlining the fragile condition of the sector that fell prey to rampant scams and irregularities under the tenure of the Awami League government over the past 16 years.

Four state banks’ bad loans jump 27% as delinquencies rise

The combined bad loans of the banks surged 27 percent year-on-year to Tk 62,913 crore at the end of last year. Two years prior, total bad loans of the four state banks stood at just over Tk 38,200 crore, according to financial statements.

High bad loans a 'big threat' to financial sector: BB

The central bank said in quarterly review on money and exchange rate

Tk 92,000cr embezzled through loan scams since 2008: CPD

More than Tk 92,000 crore have been siphoned out of the banking sector through 24 major loan scams since 2008, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The Bangladeshi model of dealing with bank crises

The growth of bad loans is mainly due to the business-politics nexus, lack of corporate governance, and weak judicial system

What makes Bangladesh the 'champion' of default loans?

The news of Bangladesh occupying the second-highest position in South Asia in terms of a bad loan ratio is no surprise.

September 4, 2024
September 4, 2024

Default loans surpass Tk 200,000cr for first time

Default loans in the banking system surpassed Tk 200,000 crore for the first time, underlining the fragile condition of the sector that fell prey to rampant scams and irregularities under the tenure of the Awami League government over the past 16 years.

May 8, 2024
May 8, 2024

Four state banks’ bad loans jump 27% as delinquencies rise

The combined bad loans of the banks surged 27 percent year-on-year to Tk 62,913 crore at the end of last year. Two years prior, total bad loans of the four state banks stood at just over Tk 38,200 crore, according to financial statements.

March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

High bad loans a 'big threat' to financial sector: BB

The central bank said in quarterly review on money and exchange rate

December 23, 2023
December 23, 2023

Tk 92,000cr embezzled through loan scams since 2008: CPD

More than Tk 92,000 crore have been siphoned out of the banking sector through 24 major loan scams since 2008, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023

The Bangladeshi model of dealing with bank crises

The growth of bad loans is mainly due to the business-politics nexus, lack of corporate governance, and weak judicial system

August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023
May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023

What makes Bangladesh the 'champion' of default loans?

The news of Bangladesh occupying the second-highest position in South Asia in terms of a bad loan ratio is no surprise.