STD Circular No. 02: Reporting of loan classification in SBS-3 and Loans and Advances Distributed by Rate of Interest Statement

50119 Bangladesh Bank
(Central Bank of Bangladesh)
Head Office
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh.
Statistics Department
Statistics Department Circular No. 02 07 Poush 1431 Date: --------------------- 22 December 2024 Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.

Dear Sir,

Context of Loan Classification in SBS-3 and Interest Rate Statement.

In accordance with the Banking Regulation and Policy Department's Circular No. 15 dated November 27, 2024, the classification of loans has been divided into three categories. In this context, the following instructions are provided for collecting information related to SBS-3 and the Interest Rate Statement:

a) The following codes must be used to provide information regarding loan classification in SBS-3 and the Interest Rate Statement:

Classification of Loans | Code for SBS-3 | Code for Loans and Advances Distributed by Rate of Interest --- | --- | --- Standard (STD) | 5 | 1001 Sub-Standard (SUB) | 6 | 1002 Doubtful (DOUBT) | 7 | 1003 Loss (LOSS) | 1 | 1004 Special Mention (SMA) | 2 | 1005 Non-Performing (NPA) | 3 | 1006 Other (OTH) | 4 | 1007

b) These instructions will be effective for the quarterly report (April-June 2025) and for the monthly report starting from June 2025.

Yours faithfully,

(Ashish Kumar Roy)
Director (Statistics)
Phone: 9530135