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The Reserve Bank of India has approved a proposal by SBI Mutual Fund to acquire an aggregate holding of up to 9.99 per cent in Bandhan Bank, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday. Bandhan Bank informed stock exchanges that the RBI, through a letter dated February 25, 2026, accorded its approval to the fund house to acquire up to 9.99 per cent of the paid-up share capital or voting rights in the lender. The approval is subject to compliance with the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks ' Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights) Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025, as amended from time to time, the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, and regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, among other applicable statutes and guidelines, the bank said. The RBI has stipulated that if the applicant fails to acquire the major shareholding within one year from the date of its letter, the approval
Bandhan Bank shares extended the gains to the fifth straight session to hit a seven-month high today, rising 4% to ₹190.20. The five-day winning streak has resulted in a cumulative gain of 10%
Motilal Oswal said the bank's operating performance is "turning around", supported by stabilising margins, improving asset quality and a gradual recovery in return ratios.
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Bandhan Bank's Q3FY26 net profit fell 52% to ₹210 crore as NII and non-interest income declined, even as asset quality showed improvement
Bandhan Bank on Thursday reported a 51.7 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 205.59 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025, due to lower income and higher expenditure. The Kolkata-based bank had a net profit of Rs 426.29 crore in the third quarter of the preceding fiscal. Its total income declined to Rs 6,122 crore during the Q3 of FY26 from Rs 6,591 crore a year ago. The total expenditure increased to Rs 4,677 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 4,569 crore in the year-ago period. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) improved to 3.33 per cent of gross advances, from 4.68 per cent in Q3 of FY25. Shares of Bandhan Bank closed at Rs 142.65 apiece, up 3.37 per cent over the previous close on BSE.
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Bandhan Bank's share price declined after the private lender reported a weak set of numbers for the September quarter of FY26 (Q2FY26).
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Post tax profit of private lender Bandhan Bank has decreased to Rs 112 crore during the second quarter of the current financial as compared to Rs 937 crore in the similar previous period. Operating profit of the bank also decreased to Rs 1310 crore in the current second quarter, as against Rs 1855 crore in the similar previous quarter. MD&CEO of Bandhan Bank Partha Pratim Sengupta told reporters here that the second quarter results were transitional and the lender's profitability will improve in the coming months. "The repo rate cut has had an impact on the profitability of the bank. There has been a repricing of deposits of the bank. The focus of the bank is on CASA (current account, savings account) growth. The results of the second quarter are below internal expectations," Sengupta said. He said that the growth of the microfinance portfolio remained subdued during the second quarter. "For the bank, share of secured advances continued to rise. There has been decline in bulk ...