The Standing Lending Facility (SLF) rate and the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate have been kept at 11.5 percent and 7.5 percent respectively
June 30, 2026
Staff Correspondent
bdnews24.com
Bangladesh Bank has announced its monetary policy for the July-December period, keeping the policy rate at 10 percent as before as it aims to increase credit flow to the private sector in addition to controlling inflation.
Governor Mostaqur Rahman announced the policy for the first half of the new fiscal year at a press conference at the central bank on Tuesday.
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The new policy will seek to curb inflation while supporting private sector lending
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The stance remains contractionary, with the central bank adding targeted credit stimulus rather than broad-based rate easing
The last reduction in the policy rate came in May. Since then, the benchmark rate has held at 11 per cent.
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