default loans
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
Climate funds perpetually stuck in a scam-ridden bank
How long till Farmers Bank pays back what’s due?
Tk 10,964cr loans turn sour in 3 months
Banks in Bangladesh witnessed an accumulation of default loans by Tk 10,964 crore in the first three months of 2023, highlighting the worsening financial health of the banking sector, official figures showed.
Draft RPA (amendment) 2023 / Setting rules of the game without parties’ consent may prove unwise
It is quite intriguing how the RPA amendment can be so accommodating to defaulters who are desperate to gain political power.
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.
Money or no money, crisis persists
We are told that taka is available, and then it’s not there anymore.
2023 will be the year of inflation and financial turpitude
While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer
Reforms in the financial sector necessary to get rid of default loans
Why is the amount of default loans increasing day by day?
Will the government touch the ‘untouchables’?
The default-loan narrative has smeared our otherwise powerful story of graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.
9 sectors hold 70pc bad loans
Around 70 per cent of default loans in the banking sector is concentrated in nine sectors of the economy as many borrowers are finding it difficult to pay instalments for the dragging economic slowdown while willful defaulters are also a major factor.
Parliamentary body recommends strict actions to recover default loans
A parliamentary body today recommended strict actions to recover default loans from persons and organisations.
Default loans didn’t go up: Finance minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has asserted that default loans at all banks did not increase in the last six months.
Who is BB fooling?
Two things come easy in Bangladesh -- getting big bank loans and blissfully failing to repay. The money in the vaults seems to be the easiest prey today.
