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Published : 06 Apr 2026, 05:47 PM
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has presented the list of the country’s top 20 loan defaulters in parliament, providing a stark picture of non-performing loans in Bangladesh’s banking sector.
According to the minister, as of Dec 31, 2025, total non-performing loans in the banking sector stood at nearly Tk 5.45 trillion.
The disclosure came during a question-and-answer session on Monday.
In response to a written question from National Citizen Party (NCP) MP Hasnat Abdullah, the minister presented a detailed list of the top 20 defaulters.
The loans of the sitting MPs and their affiliated institutions from banks and finance companies amount to Tk 111.17 billion.
However, Tk 33.31 billion of that amount was not shown as bad loans, in line with the court's instructions.
The top 20 defaulters named are:
The minister said discussions are being held every three months with the banks whose classified loan rate is more than 10 percent.
Action plans are also being taken from the banks by identifying obstacles to smoother and regular loan recovery, he said.
The progress of bank-wise recovery of the top defaulters and classified loans is being reviewed in every bankers’ meeting of Bangladesh Bank, he told the parliament.
Khosru further said the central bank formulated special guidelines for banks with high classified loan rates.
Referring to a circular issued on Mar 12, 2024 to identify "wilful defaulters", the minister said policies have been issued to take action against such defaulters as defined in the Bank Company Act.
