BRPD-1 Circular Letter No. 14: Loan Disbursement to the Leather Sector on the Occasion of Upcoming Eid-ul-Azha

Bangladesh Bank Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh. Ref No.: BRPD-1 Circular Letter No. 14 Date: 05 May 2026 22 Bangabda 1433

To, Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.

Dear Sir,

Context of loan disbursement in favor of leather traders on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.

The leather industry is an export-oriented industry based on domestic raw materials. It is a promising sector for national growth, commerce, foreign exchange earnings, savings, and value addition. Almost more than half of the raw materials used in the leather industry throughout the year come from the hides of animals sacrificed on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha every year. The sacrificial Eid of 2026 is approaching. Therefore, if there is a supply of necessary funds to raw hide (Kacha Chama) traders at this time, it will play a significant role in the purchase, conservation, and marketing of the national resource, leather.

2. In this regard, you are hereby directed to approve and ensure the disbursement of working capital loans in favor of concerned traders in accordance with the rules, based on the bank-customer relationship, for the purchase of raw hides on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. To this end, efforts must be continued to ensure the proper distribution of allocated loans and to reach the grassroots-level raw hide purchase programs involved.

3. If leather traders have previously rescheduled loans, the obligation to recover the compromised amount against the rescheduled loan status is relaxed until June 30, 2026, in the context of providing new loan facilities for the purchase of raw hides from sacrificial animals in 2026.

4. To comply with the above instructions, banks must determine a target for loan disbursement for the purchase of raw hides from sacrificial animals in 2026. The target determined for 2026 must not be lower than the target determined for the previous Eid-ul-Azha in 2025. Information on the determined target and disbursed loans must be sent to the Director, Banking Regulation and Policy Department-1, Bangladesh Bank, Head Office, by July 31, 2026, according to 'Annexure-A'.

5. This instruction is issued under the powers conferred by Section 45 of the Bank Company Act, 1991.

Yours faithfully,

Annexure: As per details.

(Gazi Md. Mahfuzul Islam) Director (BRPD-1) Phone: 9530252

Annexure-'A' Information on loans granted/available for the purchase of hides from sacrificial animals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha 2026.

Bank Name: (In Crore Taka)

Target for loan disbursement for the purchase of raw hides from sacrificial animals in 2026	Amount of disbursed loans until 30/06/2026	Number of Institutions/Traders	Reason if disbursement is not satisfactory compared to the target	Name of the designated officer for contact	Designation	Mobile No.

Signature (Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer)