Default Loans in Bangladesh

Default loan reaches record high of Tk 2.85 lakh crore

This accounts for around 17 percent of total outstanding loans.  

Can we change the story of our ailing banks?

Restoring trust in the banking sector is crucially important

Default loans hit record Tk 211,000cr 

Default loans in the banking sector hit an all-time high of Tk 211,000 crore at the end of June of this year, as per the latest Bangladesh Bank data. 

Bangladesh Bank has to provide info that people have right to know: Arafat

Bangladesh Bank will have to provide all information that public has a right to know, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Mohammad Ali Arafat, said today

The concept of a public institution eludes our central bank

BB has recently restricted the journalists’ access for no reason in sight.

BB to bring default loans to below 8% by June 2026

Action plan has already been taken, the central bank says

Falling reserve, rising bad loans worrying

The falling foreign exchange reserves and the ever-rising defaulted loans are very concerning for the economy, and the government should respond fast to avoid a looming crisis, eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan said yesterday. 

Big rise in 10 banks’ bad loans

The defaulted loans in 10 banks, including four state-run lenders, increased at an alarming rate in fiscal 2022-23, indicating their worsening financial health.

Default loans reach record Tk 1.56 lakh crore

The bad loans rose by Tk 24,419 crore in the last three months to June

November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024

Default loan reaches record high of Tk 2.85 lakh crore

This accounts for around 17 percent of total outstanding loans.  

September 9, 2024
September 9, 2024

Can we change the story of our ailing banks?

Restoring trust in the banking sector is crucially important

September 3, 2024
September 3, 2024

Default loans hit record Tk 211,000cr 

Default loans in the banking sector hit an all-time high of Tk 211,000 crore at the end of June of this year, as per the latest Bangladesh Bank data. 

May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024

Bangladesh Bank has to provide info that people have right to know: Arafat

Bangladesh Bank will have to provide all information that public has a right to know, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Mohammad Ali Arafat, said today

April 30, 2024
April 30, 2024

The concept of a public institution eludes our central bank

BB has recently restricted the journalists’ access for no reason in sight.

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

BB to bring default loans to below 8% by June 2026

Action plan has already been taken, the central bank says

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

Falling reserve, rising bad loans worrying

The falling foreign exchange reserves and the ever-rising defaulted loans are very concerning for the economy, and the government should respond fast to avoid a looming crisis, eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan said yesterday. 

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

Big rise in 10 banks’ bad loans

The defaulted loans in 10 banks, including four state-run lenders, increased at an alarming rate in fiscal 2022-23, indicating their worsening financial health.

October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023

Default loans reach record Tk 1.56 lakh crore

The bad loans rose by Tk 24,419 crore in the last three months to June

January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023

2023 will be the year of inflation and financial turpitude

While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer