Loan waiver news

Samakal alleges Krishi Bank abused the farm loan waiver; central bank to check

A Samakal investigation says Bangladesh Krishi Bank inflated small farm loans with improper interest, cut them back to qualify for the government waiver and even claimed for borrowers who cannot be found. The bank denies any irregularity.

Samakal9 November 20262 min read

Agribusiness

Farm loans of up to Tk 10,000 written off with interest for 1.43 million farmers

The government has paid off Tk 1,352.74 crore of farm loans of up to Tk 10,000, with interest, for 1,434,482 smallholder farmers.

Agricare2431 October 20261 min read

Agribusiness

Government waived the loans of 1,434,482 small farmers with interest and paid banks Tk 1,352.74 crore, finance minister tells parliament

Answering a written question from Chuadanga-2 member Md Ruhul Amin on 6 September, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said every farmer who had borrowed up to Tk 10,000 had been covered by July 2026, in every upazila of the country.

Krishi Shomoy11 September 20261 min read