Default Loans in Bangladesh

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

2023 will be the year of inflation and financial turpitude

While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer

Financial sector reforms necessary to get rid of default loans

Even though the amount of our default loans is over Tk 130,000 crore, according to the government accounts, IMF suggests it is almost over Tk 300,000 crore.

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

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

Default loan rescheduling falls to 7-year low

Rescheduling of default loans fell to a seven-year low in 2021, riding on a moratorium extended by the Bangladesh Bank to protect borrowers from the economic shocks arising from the coronavirus pandemic.

Risky loans soaring. BB’s plan? Hide figure.

The central bank is planning to sweep the bulging stressed assets under the rug when it publishes its annual financial stability report in April such that it can paint a rosy picture of the banking sector.

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

BB to bring default loans to below 8% by June 2026

Action plan has already been taken, the central bank says

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

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. 

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

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.

October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023

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

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 29, 2022
November 29, 2022

Financial sector reforms necessary to get rid of default loans

Even though the amount of our default loans is over Tk 130,000 crore, according to the government accounts, IMF suggests it is almost over Tk 300,000 crore.

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?

April 26, 2022
April 26, 2022

Default loan rescheduling falls to 7-year low

Rescheduling of default loans fell to a seven-year low in 2021, riding on a moratorium extended by the Bangladesh Bank to protect borrowers from the economic shocks arising from the coronavirus pandemic.

January 20, 2020
January 20, 2020

Risky loans soaring. BB’s plan? Hide figure.

The central bank is planning to sweep the bulging stressed assets under the rug when it publishes its annual financial stability report in April such that it can paint a rosy picture of the banking sector.

December 6, 2018
December 6, 2018

Default loans at all-time high

Banks' non-performing loans hit nearly Tk 1 lakh crore at the end of September -- the largest yet in Bangladesh's 48-year-history.

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