Dhaka, June 28 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formally launched a Tk 10,000 crore special refinancing scheme to boost agricultural production and ensure food security, while revising key provisions from its initial proposal.

The new directive replaces the plan to use foreign currency reserves with domestic bank surplus liquidity and reduces the scheme's duration from five years to three.

Through an Agriculture Credit Department (ACD) circular, issued today (Sunday) and sent to the Managing Directors/Chief Executives Officers of all banks, the central bank provided a comprehensive set of revised operating guidelines for the scheme. This follow-up circular replaces critical parameters previously outlined in the June 8, 2026.

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