The Illusion of Inclusion: Bangladesh’s Financial Milestone Mask Deep Structural Exclusion Against UNSDG Framework
Bangladesh’s financial inclusion narrative, long hailed as a signature global development success story, is facing a critical reality check. While macro-level statistics showcase genuine quantitative milestones, such as adult financial account ownership jumping from 31 percent in 2011 to 53 percent in 2021 through mobile financial services (MFS) giants like bKash and Nagad, disaggregated data…
