loan defaults

Loan defaults and a world championship we did not need

Scooping up the global championship in defaulted loans is no mean feat.
10 September 2026

Default loans hit 34%, highest in 25 years

NPLs reach their highest level since 2000, reflecting irresponsible lending, political influence under previous regime
25 November 2025

First Security Islami Bank: Almost 90pc of Tk 2,254cr loan to Sikder Group sours

As much as 89.3 percent of the credit extended by First Security Islami Bank, when controlled by the major Awami League beneficiary S Alam Group, to AL-affiliated Sikder Group by violating banking rules and regulations has become defaulted.
19 December 2024

Don’t let defaulters cripple NBFIs, too

Recent figures show alarming rise in defaulted loans
14 October 2023

No excuse for rising loan defaults

Leniency towards habitual defaulters led to this situation
3 October 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our new CJ Obaidul Hassan's call to fight graft is urgent, crucial and enthusing

We congratulate the chief justice for his forthright identification of one of the main issues of concern for Bangladesh’s future: corruption.
14 September 2023