Bdbusinessdaily.com – The rural credit landscape in Bangladesh has shifted materially over the past several years, with more than 14.34 lakh smallholder farmers now free from outstanding agricultural loan obligations — including accrued interest — capped at Tk10,000 per borrower. The programme, active through July 2026, was launched after the current administration took power and has since extended its reach to every upazila in the country, according to figures tabled in parliament.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury presented the data during a session of the Jatiya Sangsad, responding to a scripted question put forward by Md. Ruhul Amin, the opposition representative for the Chuadanga-2 constituency. The exchange offered a rare window into the scale of state intervention in rural microfinance, a sector that has long been a flashpoint between political parties seeking to court agrarian constituencies.…