Bangladesh banks in liquidity crisis, hit by forced merger plan

Institutions saddled with bad loans and fraud claims, leading authorities to downsize sector

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Depositors across Bangladesh are yanking savings out of the country's crisis-hit banks, despite official assurances that deposits are safe. (Nikkei montage / Source photos by Reuters and AFP/Jiji)

SYFUL ISLAM, Contributing writer

DHAKA -- Businessman Abul Kalam Azad has deposited his money at Basic Bank in Dhaka for years, trusting that the state-owned lender was a secure place to park his savings.

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