{
  "id": 1945387,
  "title": "NPLs in 5 state-owned banks up by Tk6,304cr in H1 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/npls-in-5-state-owned-banks-up-by-tk6-304cr-in-h1-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:17:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/banks/417857/npls-in-5-state-owned-banks-up-by-tk6-304cr-in-h1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Severe balance-sheet distress across Bangladesh’s five major state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) continues to deepen as non-performing loans (NPLs) surged by Tk6,304 crore in the first six months of 2026, reaching a staggering Tk151,000 crore ($12.8+ billion) at the end of June. Despite six months of governance reforms, debt recovery across Janata, Agrani, Rupali, Sonali, and Basic Bank...…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}