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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
Sonali Bank is focused on maintaining financial stability and reducing its 15.52% non-performing loan ratio while managing governance scrutiny.
Sonali Bank held a Senior Management Team and board meeting chaired by Muhammed Mahbubur Rahman.
The bank reported a record net profit of Tk 1,313 crore for the 2025 calendar year.
Bangladesh Bank extended the deadline for business and financial restructuring policy support applications.
Sonali Bank signed a service agreement with BASIC Bank PLC to provide access to the Sonali Payment Gateway.
The bank observed World Whistleblower Day 2026 with a seminar at its head office.
Verification status 'partial': key figures verified from 2+ independent sources (net profit, operating profit, deposits, loans, NPL ratio, chairman change, MD appointment); total_assets_bdt not in any 2025 press reports (Wikipedia shows Tk 1,981 billion for 2023 but that is outdated); capital_adequacy_ratio_pct stated as 'above 10%' by MD in Jan 2026 but exact figure not disclosed in press. chairman_since not confirmed: Muslim Chowdhury resigned 2026-03-02 (appointed 2024-08-28 per TBS); Mahbubur Rahman holds current-charge basis as of April 2026 board meeting; exact appointment date not found in sources. ATM count of 238 sourced from Sonali Bank ATM location page as of May 2026 per banksbd.org summary. rating_as_of not confirmed: CRISL credit-rating page at sonalibank.com.bd lists reports through 2024-25 fiscal year but PDF retrieval returned binary content; AAA (government-supported entity) rating from CRISL confirmed in older rating schedule; 2024-25 validity cited in earlier search results as 'up to 29 June 2026' for AA-/ST-2 on commercial basis. NPL in BDT (Tk 16,250 crore = BDT 162,500,000,000) from TBS report on capital surplus; NPL ratio 15.51% cited in multiple sources. Deposits Tk 1.79 lakh crore and loans Tk 1.04 lakh crore from TBS summary of 2025 results. Paid-up capital Tk 4,530 crore (BDT 45,300,000,000) and authorized capital Tk 6,000 crore confirmed by sonalibank.com.bd/profile.php and Banglapedia. Employee count 18,187 from official profile page. Branch count 1,234 from official overview page (includes 2 overseas branches in Kolkata and Siliguri, India). Government ownership 100% confirmed across Wikipedia and Banglapedia. Bangla name: 'সোনালী ব্যাংক পিএলসি' confirmed per official site and search. Legal basis: Banks (Nationalisation) Order 1972 + Bank Companies Act 1991 confirmed by Wikipedia and overview page. DSE listing: not listed (government 100% ownership). BDBL merger MoU signed May 2024 but BDBL resistance noted in September 2024; superseded by nine-SOCB-into-two plan announced January 2026.
The government mandated proof of Business Identification Number (BIN) registration for bank accounts and loans following the Finance Bill 2026.
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