corruption in Bangladesh banking sector

Tk 45,000cr stuck in shady loans

Directors of eight private banks borrowed heavily from each other’s banks in reciprocal lending practices fraught with serious risks. Some banks went one step further and lent thousands of crores to relatives of these banks’ chairmen or directors. 

The nine lives of a corrupt public servant

Let's delve into the hypothetical lifelines in a public servant’s career that help them indulge in corruption.

Bank directors’ tenure extension: What it means for the banking sector

The extension of the tenure of bank directors in the latest amendment of the Bank Company Act is part of the mechanism of patronising the private bank owners at the expense of national interest.

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

Tk 45,000cr stuck in shady loans

Directors of eight private banks borrowed heavily from each other’s banks in reciprocal lending practices fraught with serious risks. Some banks went one step further and lent thousands of crores to relatives of these banks’ chairmen or directors. 

July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024

The nine lives of a corrupt public servant

Let's delve into the hypothetical lifelines in a public servant’s career that help them indulge in corruption.

July 1, 2023
July 1, 2023

Bank directors’ tenure extension: What it means for the banking sector

The extension of the tenure of bank directors in the latest amendment of the Bank Company Act is part of the mechanism of patronising the private bank owners at the expense of national interest.