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The Crisis Orb: a live, level-anchored hazard board.
The LDC 2029 graduation monitor.
The national early-warning board across hazards.
Early warning for the haor flood basin.
The multi-hazard exposure atlas, by district.
Where hazards compound across the same places.
A priority index ranking places by combined risk.
Cropland exposed to flood, heat, and salinity.
The bank distress watch: stress signals across banks.
The disaster ledger: events and losses over time.
Bank Watch
Conventional PCB · DSE: NBL
National Bank PLC is currently facing severe financial distress characterized by significant accumulated losses, persistent liquidity constraints, and governance challenges that have necessitated ongoing regulatory intervention and board restructuring.
Tabith Awal and Nazneen Ahmad appointed as members of the Board of Directors.
Bank postponed board meeting to consider audited financial statements.
Independent Director Md. Akhter Hossain participated in the 547th Board of Directors meeting.
Bangladesh Bank approved the appointment of Md. Akhter Hossain as an Independent Director.
National Bank (NBL) was founded 1983-03-28 as the first Bangladeshi-national-owned private bank; opened first branch at Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka. Wikipedia and banksbd.org confirm 1983 establishment. Branch count 221 + 65 sub-branches per Wikipedia citing operational data; banksbd.org page shows 180 branches (likely stale). Used 221 (more recent per Wikipedia). ATM count and employee count not retrieved from primary sources; set to null. Paid-up capital and authorized capital not retrieved in accessible primary sources; set to null — EPS of -5.30 BDT (FY2024) per stockanalysis.com implies paid-up capital can be approximated but without confirmed share count from primary source we set null. Total assets Tk574,753 million, deposits Tk367,395 million, loans Tk434,420 million all from stockanalysis.com (citing Dec 31, 2024). Notable: shareholders equity collapsed from Tk23,505M (FY2023) to Tk3,687M (FY2024) reflecting Tk17,074M net loss for FY2024 per stockanalysis. NPL 60.5% of total disbursements sourced from Bangladesh Bank data as reported by Daily Star (national-bank-posted-tk-1706-crore-loss-2024-3886631); this figure appears in the same article as the loss figure. Loss per share -5.30 BDT (FY2024) confirmed by stockanalysis. Capital shortfall Tk7,798 crore at Dec 2024 sourced from TBS and Dhaka Tribune sector-wide capital shortfall reporting. Provision shortfall Tk21,921 crore (highest among private banks, as of March 2025) sourced from TBS. CAR not publicly disclosed given severe capital deficit; expected deeply negative. Chairman history: (1) Syed Ferhat Anwar appointed Dec 2023; (2) BB dissolved board again May 2024; (3) Khalilur Rahman acting May 2024; (4) BB dissolved again Aug 20, 2024; (5) Abdul Awal Mintoo elected Aug 22, 2024; (6) Melita Mehjabeen elected Feb 28, 2026. MD Adil Chowdhury joined July 7, 2025 (ex-Bank Asia President; confirmed by TBS and official NBL news). Credit rating: not found in accessible sources; given capital shortfall of Tk7,798 crore, formal credit rating likely withdrawn or deeply sub-investment grade. verification_status=partial: NPL 60.5% sourced from single press reference to BB data; total assets/loss cross-referenced between stockanalysis and press reports. Key figures not verified from official NBL annual report (NBL website has SSL certificate error, PDF not accessible).