Dhaka, April 26 -- A loan-recovery support committee has so far verified 20 applications of big defaulters of loan ranging from Tk3.0 billion to Tk 80 billion to facilitate recovery of the credits, as the interim government has launched a financial-cleanup drive.

Officials said Saturday the panel had reviewed the accumulated problematic and non-performing loans (NPLs) taken from different commercial banks and financial institutions in its last couple of meetings.

Some of the big defaulters have already applied for settlement of their classified loans for continuing their business operations, sources told The Financial Express.

They named Beximco Group, Desh Bandhu Group, Gazi Group, Aman Feed, Energy Pack, Zahintex, Amazing Fashion, an...