Dhaka, July 13 -- The auditor of Rupali Bank PLC has issued a qualified opinion along with an emphasis of matters paragraph in its report for the year ending on December 31, 2025, flagging a massive shortfall in required provisions and multiple regulatory non-compliances, according to a disclosure made by the state-owned bank to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Monday.

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The auditor said the bank failed to recognise required provisions amounting to Tk 14,014.48 crore as of December 31, 2025, with the shortfall spread across loans, advances and off-balance sheet items (Tk 11,216.62 crore), the employees' pension fund (Tk 1,886.99 crore), investments (Tk 493.49 crore), other assets and...