Default loans jump 8.8pc in Q1

The non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country’s banking sector rose by Tk 10,964 crore, 8.8 percent in three months to March 31, banking sources said. The amount of NPL at the end of March 2023 stood at Tk 131620 crore, which was Tk 1, 20,656 crore at the end of December