BRAC Bank reflects on 25 years of growth and impact in Bangladesh
Published on July 9, 2026
BRAC Bank has marked 25 years of operation, growing from a bank founded to serve small and medium enterprises into one of Bangladesh's leading financial institutions, with a market capitalisation surpassing USD 1 billion and a record net profit of Tk 2,251 crore (approximately USD 190 million) in 2025.
Founded to serve businesses that had outgrown microfinance but lacked access to formal banking, the bank has since financed more than two million SME entrepreneurs and helped create over ten million jobs. While Bangladesh's banking sector non-performing loan ratio stood above 30 percent at the end of 2025, BRAC Bank's fell to just 2.27 percent.
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