Default Loans in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bank has to provide info that people have right to know: Arafat
Bangladesh Bank will have to provide all information that public has a right to know, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Mohammad Ali Arafat, said today
The concept of a public institution eludes our central bank
BB has recently restricted the journalists’ access for no reason in sight.
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?
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.
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.
Most listed banks' profits tumble in Q3
As many as 60 percent of the banks listed on the stock exchanges have seen their profits tumble in the third quarter of the year
