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7 banks facing Tk 9417.43cr capital deficit

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Published: 15:51, 26 February 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
7 banks facing Tk 9417.43cr capital deficit

Staff Correspondent, from parliament: Finance Minister AMA Muhith told Parliament on Monday that among the 57 banks in the country, the total capital deficit in seven banks (four state-owned banks and three private banks) is Tk 9,417.43 crore.

Four state-owned banks –- Sonali Bank, Rupali Bank, Janata Bank and Basic Bank— are facing a capital deficit of Tk 7626.23 crore while the three private banks— Bangladesh Commerce Bank, Farmers Bank and ICB Bank— are facing a capital deficit of Tk 1791.20 crore as per the data collected on September 30, 2017.

The Finance Minister made the disclosure while responding to a tabled starred question from independent MP Md Abdul Matin (Maulvibazar-2).

The capital deficit is Tk 3,140.41 crore in Sonali Bank, while Tk 2,522.99 crore in Basic Bank, Tk 1,272.93 crore in Janata Bank and Tk 689.90 crore in Rupali Bank.

Among the private banks, the capital deficit is Tk 1,485.13 crore in ICB Islami Bank, while Tk 231.31 crore in Bangladesh Commerce Bank and Tk 74.76 crore in the Farmers Bank.


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