Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Bankers, economists and business leaders on Saturday called for wider stakeholder consultation before Bangladesh Bank issues a major regulatory circular on a proposed special exit facility for classified loans, warning that rushed implementation could undermine both recovery efforts and business sustainability.

The call came at a roundtable titled "Special Exit Facility for Classified Loans: Balancing NPL Recovery, Business Sustainability, and Credit Discipline," organized by the International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) at its conference room in the capital.

Shah Md Ahsan Habib, professor at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), presented the keynote paper, outlining key features of the proposed...