Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 21 -- Farm credit disbursement grew by 11.10 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2019-20, as demand for such loan has been picked up due to seasonal effects.

Disbursement of agriculture loan rose to BDT 83.05 billion in the July-November of FY '20 from BDT 74.76 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal, according to the central bank's latest statistics.

Officials said agriculture loan disbursement may increase further in the coming months as the central bank is pursuing bankers continuously for achieving the target of such loan by the end of this fiscal.

As part of the move, the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country's central bank, is set to meet with both public and private c...