IFIC Bank PLC
Profile
- Total assets
- ৳571,480,000,000
- Deposits
- ৳464,204,000,000
- Gross NPL
- 38.00%
- CRAR
- — (n/a)
- Net profit
- ৳-1,210,000,000
- Chairman
- Md. Mehmood Husain
- MD/CEO
- Syed Mansur Mustafa
- Rating
- —
IFIC Bank is in deep crisis: FY2024 consolidated net loss of Tk 121 crore, NPL of 38% (revealed by new board vs. fabricated 4.5% under Salman F Rahman), capital shortfall of Tk 9,029 crore at end-2024, and Bangladesh Bank-granted forbearance for Tk 17,000 crore provision shortfall; deposit recovery is underway and lending resumed April 2025.
Recent activity
- 2024-09-04 regulatory_action Bangladesh Bank dissolved IFIC Bank's board — which had been controlled by Salman F Rahman, an adviser to the ousted Sheikh Hasina government — and appointed a six-member reform board including four independent directors and two government representatives. ↗↗
- 2024-09-08 appointment Md. Mehmood Husain elected Chairman of IFIC Bank at the first meeting of the reconstituted board; Syed Mansur Mustafa continues as MD; bank begins reform programme. ↗↗
- 2025-04-01 circular IFIC Bank resumed fresh lending after a months-long freeze caused by liquidity pressures and regulatory restrictions following the August 2024 governance crisis; focus on export-oriented borrowers. ↗
- 2026-02-01 other IFIC Bank received approximately Tk 6,000 crore in new deposits in the six months to end-2025, demonstrating deposit recovery after Tk 5,000 crore flight in mid-2024; total deposits recovered to over Tk 51,000 crore by September 2025. ↗
Provenance & notes
Establishment: IFIC incorporated 1976 as a joint-venture between the Government of Bangladesh and private Bangladeshi and foreign investors; converted to a full commercial bank 1983; listed on DSE 1986. established_year set to 1976 (incorporation), license_year set to 1983 (commercial bank conversion). Balance sheet figures (total assets BDT 571,480 million, deposits BDT 464,204 million, net loans BDT 448,882 million, paid-up capital BDT 19,221 million) from stockanalysis.com citing Dec 31, 2024 data. Multiple sources confirm consolidated net loss of Tk 121 crore (BDT 1,210 million) for FY2024. NPL of 38% stated by the new board upon taking over in September 2024 (vs. artificially lowered 4.5% in FY2023 official filings); bad loans were Tk 3,756 crore in June 2024 and shot up to Tk 25,971 crore in March 2025 per Daily Star reporting — this confirms the 38% approximation applies to end-2024 disclosed position after reclassification. Specific npl_bdt amount not computable without confirmed gross loan denominator from official source; set to null. Capital shortfall Tk 9,029 crore as of December 2024 per New Age Bangladesh Bank data. CAR not obtained from primary source; given capital shortfall below minimum, regulatory CAR was likely negative — set to null. Net profit is negative (net_profit_bdt = -1,210,000,000); ROA and ROE not computed since both would be negative and the exact equity figure is not independently confirmed. Paid-up capital BDT 19,221 million (approximately 1,922 crore) cited by multiple sources. Authorized capital BDT 40,000 million (4,000 crore) per Wikipedia and historical filings. Government ownership 32.75% confirmed by multiple sources. Foreign ownership 0.63% per multiple sources. Chairman Md. Mehmood Husain elected 2024-09-08 at first reconstituted board meeting. MD/CEO Syed Mansur Mustafa effective 2024-06-02 (appointed by prior board, retained post-reform). Branch count 187 (main branches, per Wikipedia 2024 data); sub_branch_count 1,224 uposhakhas per Neighborhood Banking Project data. ATM count and employee count not found in primary sources for 2024 — set to null. Credit rating: CRISL historically rated IFIC 'A'/ST-2; no confirmed current rating found. verification_status=partial because (1) CAR not confirmed from primary source (likely breached), (2) exact NPL amount in BDT not confirmed, (3) current credit rating not confirmed, and (4) branch/ATM/employee counts partially unconfirmed.
Sources
- https://stockanalysis.com/quote/dse/IFIC/financials/balance-sheet/
- https://stockanalysis.com/quote/dse/IFIC/financials/
- https://www.ificbank.com.bd/aboutus/board-of-directors
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFIC_Bank
- https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/banking/mehmood-husain-elected-ific-bank-chairman-937016
- https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/banking/bb-dissolves-ific-bank-board-forms-new-board-933516
- https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/syed-mansur-mustafa-new-managing-director-ific-bank-plc-866551
- https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/IFIC-BANK-PLC-20706569/company-governance/
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/economy/264013/19-banks-suffer-record-capital-shortfall-of-tk-1.71-lakh-crore
- https://bdnews24.com/business/74e800e7ebf1
- https://www.tbsnews.net/supplement/ific-bank-receives-tk6000-cr-new-deposits-six-months-1153626
- https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/banking/how-ucb-ific-and-islami-bank-win-back-depositors-1290201
- https://www.ificbank.com.bd/news-events/ific-bank-chairman-mr-md-mehmood-husain-exchanged-views-with-all-employees-of-the-bank
- https://www.ificbank.com.bd/public/assets/investor/annual/Annual_Report_2024.pdf