Banking sector

Banking sector

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Banks turn to retail as corporate lending piles up bad loans

Lenders expand consumer portfolios, digital services, manpower as BB eases lending rules

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Private sector credit growth plunges to record low at 4.47% in June

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Corporate profits plunge 44% as inflation, energy crisis deepen pressure

M Akhtar Hossain. Photo: Collected

National Bank appoints Md Akhter Hossain as independent director

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A budget amid fragile banking sector: How unfinished reforms could impede investment

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Zahir Uddin Swapan. Photo: TBS

Banking sector to be brought under reform commission: Information minister

Capital shortfall in 20 banks stood at Tk2.78 lakh crore in December quarter

Capital shortfall in 20 banks stood at Tk2.78 lakh crore in December quarter

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SME expansion and governance drive record profit in crisis-hit economy: BRAC Bank MD

Profits without lending

Profits without lending

Speakers at a roundtable on 25 April in the capital/ Courtesy

Banking sector at risk if former shareholders return without punishment: Experts

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Eastern Bank posts record Tk901cr profit in 2025, rewards shareholders with 28% dividend

File photo of Bangladesh Bank/BSS

Women’s employment in banking sector drops in 2025

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NPLs in banks drop to 30.6% in Q4 on aggressive rescheduling