default loans

Money or no money, crisis persists

We are told that taka is available, and then it’s not there anymore.

Overcoming looming economic challenges in 2023

The core problems of our economy are rooted in the very nature of the country’s governance, which has long been neglected. 

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.

January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023

Money or no money, crisis persists

We are told that taka is available, and then it’s not there anymore.

January 9, 2023
January 9, 2023

Overcoming looming economic challenges in 2023

The core problems of our economy are rooted in the very nature of the country’s governance, which has long been neglected. 

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

November 21, 2022
November 21, 2022

Reforms in the financial sector necessary to get rid of default loans

Why is the amount of default loans increasing day by day?

November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022

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.

October 19, 2022
October 19, 2022

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.  

October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020

Parliamentary body recommends strict actions to recover default loans

A parliamentary body today recommended strict actions to recover default loans from persons and organisations.

August 25, 2019
August 25, 2019

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.

November 29, 2018
November 29, 2018

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.