Net profit in the banking industry plunged 44 per cent year-on-year to Tk 5,279 crore last year because of the massive loss incurred by state-run Janata Bank. The state lender made a net loss of Tk 5,054 crore in 2020 as it had to keep aside a vast amount as provisions against bad debts, provisional data from the central bank showed. Standard Chartered Bangladesh posted a net