Defaulted loans at non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) escalated 26.51 per cent in the first half of 2020 because of a lack of corporate governance in absence of the central bank's proper supervision. Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the 33 NBFIs in Bangladesh stood at Tk 8,905.62 crore in June, which are 13.29 per cent of the outstanding loans, according to data from the