The central bank has initiated a move to fast-track the settlement of long-standing audit backlogs involving more than Tk 750.52 billion, sources said.
Such long-standing fund impasses regarding the 1,206 unsettlement audit objections at the Bangladesh Bank (BB) remain a big concern, officials said.
Keeping this in view, a high-level meeting is expected to be held on January 11, 2026, at the central bank with its governor Ahsan H. Mansur in the chair to decide on the swift disposal of objections raised by the Directorate of Commercial Audit.
Representatives from the BB, the Financial Institutions Division (FID) and Office of the Commercial Auditor are expected to attend the tripartite meeting, official sources said.
The initiative has been taken amidst a growing concern over the accumulation of unresolved audit objections, many of them remained pending for years. Besides, questions have also been raised about the governance, compliance and financial oversight aspects at the country's apex monetary authority, a source said.
The complete list of unresolved audit objections was provided among the board members of the BB and formally placed before the board meeting, held on November 30, 2025.
Apart from that, a detailed report outlining measures taken to resolve the objections was sent to the relevant authorities on December 1, 2025.
According to officials, the initiative reflects renewed emphasis on resolving legacy audit issues and strengthening institutional accountability.
According to internal documents, the audit objections are categorised by their severity and nature of irregularity.
Of the total 1,206 pending issues, 936 cases involving Tk 367.82 billion have been classified as Serious Financial Irregularities (SFI) and some 234 as Non-SFI (non-serious) objections, involving more than Tk 378.69 billion.
On the other hand, draft audit objections and reported cases are 15 and 21 involving Tk 20.4 million and Tk 3.99 billion respectively, the documents revealed.
Among the objections, some 75 objections, related to areas where the central bank claims no direct financial involvement such as import/export and defaulted loan issues, account for the largest share amounting to Tk 652.27 billion.
On the other hand, 453 objections involving Tk 90.65 billion are related to procurement, recruitment, legal cases, and employee advances.
Besides, some 678 objections involving Tk 7.61 billion are related to financial matters approved by the BB governor or the Board under the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972.
A senior official of the FID familiar with the process said the meeting is expected to focus on prioritising a massive backlog of audit objections, fixing responsibility where applicable and setting their disposal timelines, amid broader efforts to improve transparency and audit compliance across public institutions.
"The long-pending objection cases have been a point of contention for years, spanning the 50-year period from 1972 to 2022," he mentioned, adding that the governor's direct intervention signals a desire to clean up the balance sheets and streamline administrative accountability."
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