Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Commercial banks have sought permission from Bangladesh Bank to publish photographs and lists of loan defaulters as part of efforts to recover defaulted loans.

The Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), representing commercial banks, sent a letter to Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday outlining the proposal.

The move follows a meeting on Nov 12 between the central bank and ABB on strategies to recover non-performing loans, where bankers were asked to submit recommendations.

After around two and a half months, ABB submitted a set of proposals, with public disclosure of defaulters among the key suggestions.

Bangladesh Bank first attempted to introduce branch-level publication of defaulters' lists in 2014, but the ...