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