BRPD-1 Circular Letter No. 06: Resolving Existing Difficulties of Raw Jute Exporters

Bangladesh Bank Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh. Ref No.: BRPD-1 Banking Regulation and Policy Department-1 February 22, 2026 BRPD-1 Circular Letter No.-06 Date: -------------------- 14 Falgun 1432 Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Banks Operating in Bangladesh Dear Sir, Reference is drawn to your attention to BRPD Circular Letter No.-27, dated: July 07, 2022, along with the attached Memorandum No.-53.00.0000.331.38.005.21.169 of the Ministry of Finance dated June 29, 2022, and BRPD Circular Letter No.-21, dated: October 13, 2025, in the context of resolving existing difficulties of 100% foreign currency earning raw jute exporters.

2. Under the aforementioned Memorandum and Circular Letters issued to resolve the existing difficulties of raw jute exporters, the deadline for customers to submit applications to the respective banks for rescheduling of loan/investment accounts by paying a 2% down payment based on the existing loan status as of December 31, 2024, was fixed until December 31, 2025. However, it is learned that due to complications arising from raw jute exports, customers in this sector have not been able to pay the down payment and fulfill other conditions to avail the benefits mentioned in the Circular Letter and submit applications to the respective banks to date.

3. In this regard, the deadline for submitting applications to the banks for availing rescheduling benefits by paying a 2% down payment on the classified loan status as of December 31, 2025, by raw jute exporters is hereby extended until June 30, 2026. In addition, the other instructions mentioned in the aforementioned Circular Letters shall remain unchanged.

4. This instruction is issued under the powers conferred by Section 45 of the Bank Company Act, 1991, and shall take immediate effect.

Yours faithfully,

(Md. Bazlur Rahman Sarkar) Director (BRPD) Phone: 9530252