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Classified loans reach all-time high at Tk 6.44 trillion in September
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The classified loans in the country’s banking sector hit an all-time high at Tk 6.44 trillion in September 2025, accounting for 35.73 per cent of the entire loans worth Tk 18.04 trillion disbursed by all scheduled banks.
The volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) rose to Tk 6.44 trillion as on September 30 this calendar year from Tk 6.08 trillion as on June 30, 2024, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB)’s latest statistics, released on Wednesday.
The share of classified loans also rose to 35.73 per cent of the total outstanding loans during the period under review from 34.40 per cent three months ago. It was 24.13 per cent as on March 31 this year.
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