Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury informed the Bangladesh Parliament that as of December 31, 2025, the total amount of defaulted loans in the country stood at Tk 5,44,831.88 crore. He also stated that loans linked to current Members of Parliament and their associated entities amounted to Tk 11,117.31 crore. The information was presented on Monday during a parliamentary question-and-answer session chaired by Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal, in response to a question from NCP lawmaker Abul Hasnat (Hasnat Abdullah).

In his reply, the finance minister presented a list of the top 20 loan defaulting institutions. The list included companies such as S. Alam Super Edible Oil Ltd., S. Alam Vegetable Oil Ltd., S. Alam Refined Sugar Industries Ltd., Sonali Traders, Bangladesh Export Import Company Ltd., Global Trading Corporation Ltd., Keya Cosmetics Ltd., Deshbandhu Sugar Mills Ltd., Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd., and Beximco Communications Ltd., among others.

According to the minister, Tk 3,330.08 crore of the total defaulted loans were not shown as defaults following court directives.