Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has set a target of disbursing agricultural and rural loans worth Tk 600 billion during the fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 with an aim to give an impetus to rural economy and farm productivity.

Advertisement The disbursement target is 53.85-percent higher than Tk 390 billion set for the previous fiscal.

To achieve the target within the stipulated time, the central bank also instructed the commercial banks concerned to allocate at least 4.0 per cent of their total lending to the agricultural sector in place of the existing ceiling of 2.50 per cent.

Of the total target, state-owned commercial and specialised banks have been assigned to disburse Tk 205 billion while private and foreign commercial ban...