Dhaka, May 6 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has held another round of talks with Bangladesh, pushing the decision on the next loan disbursement to May 23 in the board meeting of the global lender.

The virtual meeting began at 6pm on Monday and lasted for an hour and 10 minutes.

Bangladesh Bank chief Ahsan H Mansur, Deputy Governor Habibur Rahman, and Finance Secretary Khairuzzaman Mozumder took part in the discussion for Bangladesh.

The governor declined to comment on the content of the meeting.

Central Bank spokesperson Arief Hossain Khan, however, confirmed that the meeting took place.

"A virtual meeting was held with the IMF. The governor participated in it," he told bdnews24.com.

A senior official, who asked not to be ...