STAR BUSINESS REPORT

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks to submit detailed information on agricultural and rural loans of up to Tk 10,000 so the data can be kept ready “for the next government”.

In a recent email from the central bank’s agriculture credit department, banks were instructed to provide comprehensive loan data following what officials described as an urgent directive from a BB board member.

“You are requested to send via email the data -- as of December 31, 2025 -- on agricultural and rural loans up to a maximum of Tk 10,000, including total principal, “It may be