Low-income households, women, rural communities, and informal workers remain excluded from financial services due to deep-rooted barriers, even as the government aims to achieve financial inclusion for all adults by June 2026, according to the Bangladesh Bank.

A recently published Bangladesh Bank (BB) report shows a significant rise in financial inclusion of the rural population, especially women, in several sectors, including agent banking, deposit, CMSME, and cooperatives.

Only 28.3 percent had an account with a bank or NBFI last year, it showed, increasing from 26.2 percent the year prior.

Bangladesh has trodden a long path in its journey to ensure financial inclusion of its teeming population.