, Jan. 13 -- owned Sonali Bank PLC posted a record Tk 8,017.36 crore in operating profit in 2025, underscoring a sharp turnaround in financial performance driven by higher income, improved governance and lower loan defaults.

The operating profit rose by Tk 2,322.80 crore from Tk 5,694.55 crore a year earlier, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Md Shawkat Ali Khan disclosed the figures during a meeting with journalists at the bank's Motijheel head office on Tuesday.

After provisioning, Sonali Bank expects net profit to exceed Tk 1,500 crore, Khan said, describing the jump in earnings within a single year as a 'major achievement' for the country's largest state-owned lender.

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