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ACD-1 Circular Letter No. 01: Refinance Scheme for Agricultural and Rural Sector to Increase Agricultural Production and Employment Generation
Bangladesh Bank's Agricultural Credit Department-1 issued ACD Circular Letter No. 01, replacing paragraphs 3 and 4 of a previous circular concerning a BDT 10,000 crore refinance scheme. The updated policy specifies that the fund will be sourced from scheduled banks' surplus liquidity managed by Bangladesh Bank, and the scheme's duration is set for three years from the circular's issuance date. This directive, effective immediately, aims to boost agricultural production, ensure food security, and create employment in rural areas.
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Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.
Agricultural Credit Department-1
ACD Circular Letter No. 01
Date: 14 Ashar 1433 28 June 2026
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.
Dear Sir,
Regarding the policy for forming and operating a BDT 10,000 crore refinance scheme to increase agricultural production and ensure food security through economic activities in rural areas and create employment in the country.
Your attention is drawn to this department's ACD Circular No. 01, dated 08 June 2026, on the above subject.
Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said circular are replaced as follows:
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Paragraph 3. Source of Fund: Fund formed from the surplus liquidity of scheduled banks under the management of Bangladesh Bank.
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Paragraph 4. Scheme Duration: 03 (three) years from the date of issuance of the circular.
Furthermore, other provisions of the aforementioned circular will remain unchanged.
This directive will be effective immediately.
Yours faithfully,
(Signature) (Debashish Sarker) Director (ACD-1) IP: 0255685001-6/20170 Email: debashish.sarker@bb.org.bd
Phone: 88-02-9550448, 9554896, IP: 88-02-55685001-6, Fax: 88-02-9530479, Web: www.bb.org.bd