'Default loan in Bangladesh now over Tk 1.02 trillion'

The number of total loan defaulters in the country is now 170,390 and total amount of defaulted loans is over Tk 1.02 trillion (Tk 102,315.19 crore).

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal gave the information on Saturday in the parliament, reports BSS.

“Total number of loan defaulters in the country has been increased to 170,390 in 2018 from 111,954 in 2015. And total amount of defaulted loans has stood at Tk 102,315.19 crore (over Tk 1.02 trillion) in 2018 from Tk 59,105 crore (Tk 591.05 billion) in 2015,” he said.

The finance minister informed the House that the number of loan defaulters was increased by 58,436 and amount of defaulted loans was increased by Tk 432.10 billion during the period.