Janata Bank

Beximco seeks extension of loan tenure by 10 years

Beximco has sought support from the government to extend the repayment period of its liabilities to Janata Bank over the next 10 years, including a two-year moratorium.

S Alam drains Janata branch dry

As much as 90 percent of the loans disbursed by a branch of state-run Janata Bank was for S Alam Group, in yet another instance of how the Chattogram-based business giant exerted its influence on the country’s banking sector.

Beximco leaves Janata Bank in poor health

What is the purpose of a single borrower exposure limit? It is to ensure that a bank’s fortune is not tied to the ebb and flow of a conglomerate’s business.

When will Janata Bank’s troubles end?

The state-owned bank's failure to meet any of the performance targets set by the central bank raises a red flag.

Our banking sector, where no rules apply for vested quarters

In the banking sector of Bangladesh, exemptions from rules and regulations for powerful loan defaulters seem to be the default rules.

Why keep on awarding errant defaulters?

Janata Bank must answer for its poor handling of AnonTex’s loans

Janata’s great leniency to an errant client

Troubled state-run lender Janata Bank continues to be overly lenient towards AnonTex Group, one of its five large borrowers, despite negligible loan recovery in 13 years from the garment manufacturer.

Wilful defaulters are bleeding the banks dry

Is the government ever going to stop them?

Over Tk 13,110cr anomalies in Janata Bank

State-owned Janata Bank indulged in 31 counts of “serious financial irregularities” from 2015 to 2020 involving Tk 13,110.8 crore, which is 22.85 percent of the lender’s liabilities, found a recent audit.

September 23, 2024
September 23, 2024

Beximco seeks extension of loan tenure by 10 years

Beximco has sought support from the government to extend the repayment period of its liabilities to Janata Bank over the next 10 years, including a two-year moratorium.

August 18, 2024
August 18, 2024

S Alam drains Janata branch dry

As much as 90 percent of the loans disbursed by a branch of state-run Janata Bank was for S Alam Group, in yet another instance of how the Chattogram-based business giant exerted its influence on the country’s banking sector.

August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024

Beximco leaves Janata Bank in poor health

What is the purpose of a single borrower exposure limit? It is to ensure that a bank’s fortune is not tied to the ebb and flow of a conglomerate’s business.

November 26, 2023
November 26, 2023

When will Janata Bank’s troubles end?

The state-owned bank's failure to meet any of the performance targets set by the central bank raises a red flag.

September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023

Our banking sector, where no rules apply for vested quarters

In the banking sector of Bangladesh, exemptions from rules and regulations for powerful loan defaulters seem to be the default rules.

September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023

Why keep on awarding errant defaulters?

Janata Bank must answer for its poor handling of AnonTex’s loans

September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023

Janata’s great leniency to an errant client

Troubled state-run lender Janata Bank continues to be overly lenient towards AnonTex Group, one of its five large borrowers, despite negligible loan recovery in 13 years from the garment manufacturer.

July 3, 2023
July 3, 2023

Wilful defaulters are bleeding the banks dry

Is the government ever going to stop them?

July 2, 2023
July 2, 2023

Over Tk 13,110cr anomalies in Janata Bank

State-owned Janata Bank indulged in 31 counts of “serious financial irregularities” from 2015 to 2020 involving Tk 13,110.8 crore, which is 22.85 percent of the lender’s liabilities, found a recent audit.

May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023

Janata Bank’s profit tumbles

The bank's profit fell 55.5% year-on-year to Tk 80.89 crore in 2022