Banking sector

Banking sector

Sketch: TBS

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

In the past year, BRAC bank posted a net profit of Tk2,251 crore – the highest profit record in the history of Bangladesh’s private commercial banks

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

CPD Logo. Photo: Collected

CPD raises concerns over power overcapacity, pushes for 'no new fossil' fuel policy

TBS Illustration

Nine state banks to be merged into two large entities: Governor

Representational image. File Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Banking sector pulls DSEX down at week's start

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Banking sector remains most fragile area of Bangladesh's economy: CPD

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Default loans exposed, market stability restored as banking reforms usher in new hope

Dr Zahid Hussain. Sketch: TBS

Financial-sector reform in 2025: Cleanup, guardrails and the old temptations

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Strong political pledges needed to prevent repeat of banking sector plunder: Experts