Fourteen banks, including six state-run ones, faced a record capital shortfall in the third quarter of 2023, an indication of their fragile financial health caused mainly by a lack of governance. 

A record 15 banks, including seven state-run lenders, faced capital shortfall in the second quarter of 2023, in yet another indication of the worrying state of the financial sector.

Eleven banks in Bangladesh collectively faced a capital shortfall of Tk 32,606 crore in September, which highlighted their fragile health caused by years of irregularities.