Banking sector most 'ravaged' by corruption: White Paper

02 December, 2024, 12:40 pm

Last modified: 02 December, 2024, 12:50 pm

Banking sector most 'ravaged' by corruption: White Paper

02 December, 2024, 12:40 pm

Last modified: 02 December, 2024, 12:50 pm

The white paper on the state of the Bangladesh economy has named the banking sector as the most 'corrupt'. It says that the main culprits of irregularities in this sector are 'influential individuals', which has resulted in a total of 6.75 lakh crore taka of non-recoverable assets at the end of June 2024, which is 31.7% of the total loans in the banking sector.

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