Dhaka, June 17 -- Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday urged all types of media to practice responsible journalism when reporting on the country's banking sector, cautioning that arbitrary calculations of "distressed loans" create unnecessary panic among the public.

In a press release issued by the Department of Communications and Publications (DCP), the central bank clarified its position regarding recent media analyses derived from the newly published 'Financial Stability Report (FSR) 2025'.

The central bank noted that following the release of the FSR 2025, several newspapers and media published reports claiming that the banking sector's "distressed loan" ratio ranges anywhere between 45 percent, 59 percent, or even 60 percent based on their ...