Dhaka, May 27 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesdy said several crisis-prone Islami banks will be merged into one under state ownership to protect depositors' interests.

"The central bank's first priority is securing depositors' assets or money. Whether banks survive or not is a secondary matter," said the governor while addressing a press conference marking the publication of the annual report of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a wing of the central bank.

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