Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Bangladesh's agent banking network contracted in terms of agents and outlets in the October-December quarter of 2025, mainly due to the closure of all agent banking activities of Agrani Bank PLC.

However, deposits, loans and transaction values continued to record healthy growth, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank (BB).

As of December 2025, the total number of agents stood at 15,328, including 2,440 in urban areas and 12,888 in rural areas.

Compared to December 2024, the total number of agents fell by 4.3 per cent, with urban agents declining by 4.0 per cent and rural agents by 4.4 per cent.

All divisions recorded negative annual growth, largely due to the discontinuation of Agrani Bank PLC's agent bank...