Islamic Banks

Traditional lenders fall behind Islamic banks in profit growth

Conventional lenders in Bangladesh fell behind shariah-based banks in 2022 in terms of profit growth mainly due to the lower interest rate regime.  

Islamic banks post higher profit despite troubles

Most of the Shariah-compliant banks in Bangladesh clocked higher profits in 2022 despite a fall in deposits and the unprecedented fund withdrawal by customers and liquidity crunch.  

Depositors withdraw Tk 11,426cr from Islamic banks in 3 months

Deposit flow to Islamic banks in Bangladesh registered a fall in the fourth quarter of 2022, the first such decline in eight years, in a sign of erosion of confidence among savers owing to loan irregularities.

Dressing Up Balance Sheets / Four more Islamic banks take BB emergency loans

Four more shariah-based banks have been found to have taken emergency funds, which are usually taken during extraordinary circumstances, in an attempt at dressing up their balance sheet for last year.

May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023

Traditional lenders fall behind Islamic banks in profit growth

Conventional lenders in Bangladesh fell behind shariah-based banks in 2022 in terms of profit growth mainly due to the lower interest rate regime.  

May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023

Islamic banks post higher profit despite troubles

Most of the Shariah-compliant banks in Bangladesh clocked higher profits in 2022 despite a fall in deposits and the unprecedented fund withdrawal by customers and liquidity crunch.  

February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023

Depositors withdraw Tk 11,426cr from Islamic banks in 3 months

Deposit flow to Islamic banks in Bangladesh registered a fall in the fourth quarter of 2022, the first such decline in eight years, in a sign of erosion of confidence among savers owing to loan irregularities.

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

Four more Islamic banks take BB emergency loans

Four more shariah-based banks have been found to have taken emergency funds, which are usually taken during extraordinary circumstances, in an attempt at dressing up their balance sheet for last year.