Defaulted Loans in Bangladesh

What’s really causing our non-performing loans to skyrocket?

It is alleged that a group of politically-connected people took out large loans from state-owned commercial banks (SOCBs) and intentionally defaulted on them.

Climate fund held hostage by Padma Bank / Can a defaulter prevail over the government?

Why has no investigation taken place to explore on which grounds and for whose benefit the lion’s share of the climate fund was deposited in the Farmers Bank?

The two economic problems we can’t seem to overcome

There are two major economic problems that have been plaguing Bangladesh for a long time: Rising non-performing loans (NPLs), and money getting laundered out of the country.

Defaulted loans still going up

Defaulted loans crept up last year despite the government’s attempts to subdue them -- by hook or by crook.

Defaulted Loans: Tk 50,186cr rescheduled last year

Banks rescheduled a record amount of defaulted loans last year as part of their efforts to contain bad debt and show hefty profit.

ADB to help fight bad loans

Asian Development Bank is poised to provide financial support to the government to form a public asset management company (PAMC) with a view to arresting the upward trend of defaulted loans.

October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023

What’s really causing our non-performing loans to skyrocket?

It is alleged that a group of politically-connected people took out large loans from state-owned commercial banks (SOCBs) and intentionally defaulted on them.

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

Can a defaulter prevail over the government?

Why has no investigation taken place to explore on which grounds and for whose benefit the lion’s share of the climate fund was deposited in the Farmers Bank?

July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022

The two economic problems we can’t seem to overcome

There are two major economic problems that have been plaguing Bangladesh for a long time: Rising non-performing loans (NPLs), and money getting laundered out of the country.

February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020

Defaulted loans still going up

Defaulted loans crept up last year despite the government’s attempts to subdue them -- by hook or by crook.

February 5, 2020
February 5, 2020

Defaulted Loans: Tk 50,186cr rescheduled last year

Banks rescheduled a record amount of defaulted loans last year as part of their efforts to contain bad debt and show hefty profit.

November 27, 2019
November 27, 2019

ADB to help fight bad loans

Asian Development Bank is poised to provide financial support to the government to form a public asset management company (PAMC) with a view to arresting the upward trend of defaulted loans.