The provision shortfall in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector surged to a record Tk聽1.7 lakh crore at the end of March 2025, reflecting a 61 per cent increase in just three months as banks鈥� distressed assets continued to surge alarmingly...
THE true extent of the vulnerability of the banking sector, weighed down by a massive volume of non-performing loans, has increasingly come to light following the ouster of the Awami League government. While the previous administration reported that non-performing loans accounted for about 10 per cent of total outstanding loans, recent data from the...
BRAC Bank will partner with DEG Impulse, Germany, to establish the first-ever SME Innovation Lab in the Bangladesh banking sector...
The capital market closed the week with a sharp decline across all indices and a steep fall in trading activity, led by a significant drop in banking sector share prices...
Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector faces deepening vulnerabilities amid looming US tariffs and stalled IMF loan disbursements, which require urgent structural reforms to protect the economy and restore financial stability, speakers said at a seminar on Wednesday...
Deposits in the country鈥檚 banking sector grew by 7.9 per cent in February compared with that in the same month in 2024...
The net government borrowing from the country鈥檚 banking sector surged in the July鈥揗arch period of the 2024鈥�25 financial year compared with that in the same period a year earlier, as it ramped up borrowing to address budget deficit ahead of the financial year鈥檚 end...
Economists, researchers and academics have emphasised curtailing non-performing loans to ensure good governance in the banking sector and make the country鈥檚 economy vibrant...
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday reconstituted boards of directors of three more private commercial banks, extending its restructuring efforts in the banking sector following the political transition on August 5...
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh fell sharply to 7.15 per cent in January, deepening challenges in the banking sector and the broader economy...
The banking sector鈥檚 provision shortfall crossed Tk 1 lakh crore for the first time in December 2024, marking a staggering 337 per cent growth in just six months due to increased distressed assets in banks, especially in private commercial ones...
The volume of non-performing loans in the country鈥檚 banking sector has skyrocketed by Tk聽2 lakh crore in just one year, reaching a staggering Tk聽3.45 lakh crore at the end of December 2024...
Deposits in the country鈥檚 banking sector increased by about Tk 35,743 crore in the three months ending in December 2024, indicating a gradual recovery of depositors鈥� confidence...
The legal framework for handling non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh has become dysfunctional, allowing wilful defaulters to exploit loopholes and delay repayment, according to a report by the task force on economic reforms...
The weighted average interest rate gap between deposit and lending rate in banking sector remained above 5 per cent for the past 10 consecutive months, depriving depositors of significant interest earnings...
The Bangladesh Bank has enlisted global auditing firms Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG to evaluate the asset quality of six banks currently mired in financial irregularities and corruption. The audit, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is part of efforts to restore transparency and accountability in the banking sector...
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh fell sharply to 7.66 per cent in November, the lowest in 41 months, intensifying challenges in the banking sector and the broader economy...
THE Bangladesh Bank tightening loan classification rules by shortening the period of overdue loans to become non-performing to six months from nine months is welcome. The rules aligned with international practices, issued in a circular on November 27, would give a clearer picture of non-performing and bad loans in the banking sector. The rules are likely to help the authorities regulate the banking sector more...
Excess liquidity in the county鈥檚 banking sector increased slightly in September after a sharp fall in the previous couple of months...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that they had no plan to close down troubled banks despite they were limping...
WHEN a renowned international credit rating agency such as Moody鈥檚 downgrades a country鈥檚 credit ranking or its outlook on the banking sector, it entails some consequences for the country. The agency on November 18 downgraded Bangladesh鈥檚 credit rating to B2 from B1, citing heightened political risks and lower growth. It also downgraded its outlook...
THE volume of non-performing loans in the banking sector had already been grim during the toppled Awami League. An even grimmer picture is reported with a staggering Tk 2.85 crore in default loans in September, which is a radical increase from what was reported earlier this year. The central bank data show that the defaulted loans shot up to...
The net sales of national savings certificates soared in the July-September period in the financial year 2024-25, as many depositors turned to such stable, low-risk investment instruments amid concerns over the health of country鈥檚 banking sector...
INSIGHTFUL but metaphorical, the statement 鈥榙epositors are the true owners of a bank鈥� captures the dynamic between banks and their depositors. The faith and confidence of...
POWERFUL business tycoons, who had been close to the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, have swindled $17 billion off the banking sector, as the Bangladesh Bank government has said in an interview with the Financial Times, during the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League. The central banker is reported to have said that the tycoons...
A crisis of confidence has gripped the country鈥檚 banking sector amid little action taken to resolve the deep-rooted challenges facing the sector and hold those accountable for years of malfeasance and mismanagement.
Six financially weak banks in Bangladesh have reportedly received a total of Tk 1,640 crore in loans from stronger banks.
IN THE late 1920s, the world witnessed the collapse of the Weimar Republic, and with it, the German economy fell into disarray. Hyperinflation, a collapsed banking system, and...
THE Awami League government, before its downfall on August 5, had revised the budget on June 6 allotting, Tk 414,080 million in the 2025 financial year, with a 9 per cent increase from the 2024 budget to accommodate macroeconomic challenges sucg as pandemic, price inflation and banking sector instability in banking. The health budget accounted for...
The amount of distressed assets in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector skyrocketed to nearly Tk聽5.5 lakh crore by the end of 2023, driven by rampant loan irregularities and the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 lax regulations and weak enforcement in the period...