Bandhan Bank share price: Stock trades over 1% higher; what investors need to know

In a regulatory filing, the bank said the proposal was cleared at its board meeting held during the day.

The bank will invite bids under the Swiss Challenge method for the sale of NPA portfolios with more than 180 days past due, carrying a principal outstanding of ₹3,212.17 crore as of September 30, 2025, according to the filing.

It will separately go for the auction route to sell its written-off loan portfolio, which has a principal outstanding of ₹3,719.14 crore as of the same date.

These portfolios fall under the bank's Emerging Entrepreneurs Business (EEB), including group loans and small business and agri loans, and the Aspiring Business Group (ABG), it added.

Bandhan Bank Q2 FY26 Results

Net profit of private sector lender Bandhan Bank decreased to ₹112 crore during the second quarter of the current financial year (Q2 FY26) as compared to ₹937 crore logged in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Operating profit of the bank also decreased to ₹1,310 crore, as against ₹1,855 crore seen in the similar previous quarter.

MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank Partha Pratim Sengupta told reporters 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.

Sengupta said that the growth of the microfinance portfolio remained subdued during the second quarter.

"For the bank, the share of secured advances continued to rise. There has been a decline in bulk deposits," Sengupta said.