Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury informed Parliament that Bangladesh currently has 193.25 million bank accounts, including 177.95 million savings accounts and 1.53 million loan accounts, according to Bangladesh Bank data. He made the disclosure during a parliamentary question session chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed. The minister said the government has adopted the National Financial Inclusion Strategy to ensure full adult financial inclusion by 2026, with the current inclusion rate at 64.5 percent.

Responding to separate questions, the minister said around 30 banks affected by loan defaults and illicit fund transfers abroad have engaged nine international legal firms under “no win, no fee” terms to recover funds. He also reported that as of March 2026, Bangladesh’s external debt stood at USD 78,233.448 million, while registered taxpayers increased by 11.86 percent to 13.83 million. Emergency liquidity support totaling Tk 75,903.11 crore has been provided to banks facing cash shortages.

Chowdhury added that five Islamic banks are under the 2025 Bank Resolution Scheme, with depositors being repaid up to Tk 200,000 under the 2026 Deposit Protection Act. Further actions may follow for other liquidity-stressed banks.