BB instructs banks to reduce non-performing loans by December
Bangladesh Bank Targets Reduction of Non-Performing Loans In an effort to boost the banking sector’s health and promote sustainable credit growth, Bangladesh Bank has instructed all commercial banks to implement effective strategies to lower non-performing loans by December 2025. This directive came from a meeting held yesterday between Deputy Governor Kabir Ahmad and the managing […]
To lower non-performing loans, banks need to enhance their legal departments.
Bangladesh Faces Soaring Non-Performing Loans In a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released in August 2025, it was highlighted that Bangladesh holds the highest rate of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Asia. By 2024, these defaults are predicted to rise to 20.2% of all outstanding loans. The NPL ratio climbed to 24.13% in the […]